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= = **﻿ Technology Integration for Teachers ** toc ** by ﻿**

 **﻿ Kim N. Hicks **



= I. Working Definition by Widpedia = **Technology Integration** is the use of technology tools in general content areas in education in order to allow [|students] to apply [|computer] and [|technology] skills to learning and problem-solving. Generally speaking, the[|curriculum] drives the use of technology and not vice versa.[|[4]][|[4]]

II. Five Stages of Technology Integration by Laurie B. Diaz and Skip Atkinson
**1. Entry -** Teachers are reluctant to try new things and experience problems with discipline and resource management as they relate to technology. The computer is relegated to the back of the room and is often used for student rewards or free time activities such as playing games and exploring software. Instruction is implemented using traditional teacher-directed activities. Some common instructional technologies include blackboards, textbooks, workbooks, and overhead projectors. and they apply it effortlessly as a tool to accomplish real work. They take on new roles and incorporate new teaching strategies that include more project-based instruction, cooperative group work, and uses of computers to support curriculum. At this stage of "effective functioning," teachers have a repertoire of teaching and technology integration strategies. Interdisciplinary project-based instruction, teamteaching, and individually paced instruction are hallmarks at the Invention phase. Students work together in more collaborative ways and serve as experts to assist their peers with both curriculum and technology issues. Having experienced success and survived failure, teachers are more confident in their technology integration abilities. According to Mezirow’s theory, they have reintegrated into their professional life based on new perspectives.
 * 2. Adoption -** Teachers begin to show more concern about how technology can be integrated into daily lesson plans.
 * 3. Adaptation -** During this "adjustment stage," teachers are learning more about planning and organizing technology-connected activities for their students.
 * 4. Appropriation -** Teachers' personal attitudes toward technology become the benchmark for this milestone in instructional evolution. Teachers understand technology'susefulness,
 * 5. Invention -** Teachers experiment with new instructional patterns and begin to see knowledge more like something students must construct and less like something to be transferred.

III. Best Practices for Technology Integration
by Stephens Group LLC **4. Establish Forums and mechanisms, both within departments and school-wide, that facilitates all faculty members to share ideas and continue devopment.**
 * Jamie Efaw concludes with the following technology integrations:**
 * 1. Peer-to-peer training on available technology**
 * 2. Modeling of successful classroom techniques by more experienced instructor within the Discipline**
 * 3.** **Support, accessibility, and feedback from a trusted mentor.**

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** IV. Best Practice Videos Resources **
//Integration// __ [|Turning on Technology: Using Today's Tools to Study Yesterday's] __ A field trip from Ferryway School, near Boston, to the nation's oldest ironworks is captured with the latest tech. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">[|Learning Landscape: Kids Monitor Terrain with Tech] <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Students at this Minnesota elementary school use new technology to study the ancient ecology of a vast prairie wetland. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">__ [|A Product of Learning: Representing Their Work Through Tech] __ <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">A school uses technology to help provide top-of-the-line education for all students. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">__ [|YES Prep Demonstrates Successful Team Teaching] __ <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">In middle school, teachers pair up in the classroom to integrate their subjects. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">[|Transformed by Technology: High Tech High Overview] <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">A network of K-12 public charter schools uses rigorous projects and portfolio assessments to revolutionize learning. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">__ [|Common Sense: An Overview of Integrated Studies] __ <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">More collaboration, critical thinking, and knowledge retention are the fruits of an integrated curriculum. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">//Access// <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">__ [|Mary Scroggs Elementary School: A Wired Education] __ <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Computers and multimedia are seamlessly woven into the curriculum at Mary Scroggs Elementary School. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">//Professional Development// <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">__ [|Teacher Support: A Culture of Professional Development] __ <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Sherman Oaks Community Charter School, in San Jose, California, provides an unusual amount of support for its faculty, including 90 minutes of collaborative planning time each day. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">__ [|YES Prep Demonstrates Successful Team Teaching] __ <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">In middle school, teachers pair up in the classroom to integrate their subjects. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">__ [|An Introduction to Teacher Development] __ <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">New models for preparing educators in training focus on practical tips and feedback. //Technology Literacy and Standards// <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Much of the literature on technology-supported curriculum is interwoven with the issues of technology literacy and standards. In particular, the video above ( [|Turning on Technology: Using Today's Tools to Study Yesterday's] ) addresses ISTE NETS-S. <span style="font-family: Optima,'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The ISTE website ( [|http://www.iste.org] ) can provide additional examples.

V. REFERENCES
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 29px;">1. Dias, Laurie B., Skip Atkinson. (2001). “Technology Integration: Best Practices-Where Do Teachers Stand? International Electronics Journal for leadership in learning5(11).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 29px;">2. Efaw, Jamie (2005) pdf. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">3. Stephens Group LLC (2010) pdf.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">4. [|^][|Teachers of the 21st Century Know the What, Why, and How of Technology Integration, Jolene Dockstader, December 8, 2008]

For more information please contact Kim N. Hicks at khicks@csu.fullerton.edu.