Technology Integration

Why is professional development centered on instruction critical to the success of technology in the classroom?

• Teachers need support in making an instructional shift to integrate technology.
• Devices change, but best practices for technology integration do not.
• Content can be enhanced by technology, but without adequate understanding, technology can distract from content.
• All of the above

How do you think technology can assist you in helping students meet learning objectives?

• I am not sure how it fits into what I teach.

• It engages students. They are so wrapped up in using computers to learn.

• It helps students see things in a different way

• Students can learn and create with tech things they could not before

What does technology need to be in the classroom?

• appropriate for the learner

• fun

• a way to waste time

• cool

Technology needs to ________ the students learning process.

• desccribe

• enhance

• be aware of

• test

The use of technology in the classroom can

• Help students to find the answers to their questions

• Provide collaborative experiences for students

• Start conversations ( hook)

• All of the above

Technology in the classroom can be used to review and reinforce previously taught concepts

• True
• False

This is the highest level of SAMR, where technology is used in the creation of new tasks and ideas. (Jacobs and Moorefield, 2013, pp. 17)

• Redefinition

• Modification

• Augmentation

• Substitution

In this level, one type of technology is a direct substitute for another type, with some type of improvement in mind. (Jacobs and Moorefield, 2013, pp. 17)

• Redefinition

• Modification

• Augmentation

• Substitution

What has made this approach to professional development successful?

• Chromebooks
• Technology integrated with content
• Teacher-driven instruction
• Boring instruction

Why is professional development centered on instruction critical to the success of technology in the classroom?

• Teachers need support in making an instructional shift to integrate technology.
• Devices change, but best practices for technology integration do not.
• Content can be enhanced by technology, but without adequate understanding, technology can distract from content.
• All of the above