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C Active The teacher may be The teacher controls The teacher chooses The teacher guides, The teacher serves as
the only one actively the type of which technology informs, and a guide, mentor, and
h technology and how tools to use and contextualizes model in the use of
using technology.
ar it is used. The teacher when to use them. student choices of technology. The
This may include
a may be pacing the Because the students technology tools and teacher encourages
using presentation students through a are developing a is flexible and open to and supports the
ct software to support project, making sure conceptual and student ideas. active engagement of
er delivery of a lecture. that they each procedural knowledge Lessons are students with
is The teacher may also complete each step in of the technology structured so that technology resources.
ti the same sequence tools, the teacher student use of The teacher
have the students with the same tool. does not need to technology is self- facilitates lessons in
cs complete "drill and Although the students guide students step directed. which students are
of practice" activities on are more active than by step through engaged in higher
t computers to practice students at the Entry activities. Instead, the order learning
level in their use of teacher acts as a activities that may
h basic skills, such as
technology, the facilitator toward not have been
Characteristics of the Learning Environment
e typing. teacher still strongly learning, allowing for possible without the
Le regulates activities. greater student use of technology
engagement with tools. The teacher
ar technology tools. helps students locate
ni appropriate resources
n to support student
g choices.
E
n Collaborative
The teacher directs The teacher directs The teacher provides Teacher encourages The teacher seeks
vi students to work students in the opportunities for students to use partnerships outside
ro alone on tasks conventional use of students to use technology tools of the setting to
n involving technology. technology tools for technology to work collaboratively. allow students to
working with others. with others. The access experts and
m teacher selects and peers in other
e provides technology locations, and
n tools for students to encourages students
use in collaborative to extend the use of
t ways, and encourages collaborative
students to begin technology tools in
exploring the use of higher order learning
these tools. activities that may
not have been
possible without the
use of technology
tools.
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Technology Integration Matrix http://mytechmatrix.org
Levels of Technology Integration into the Curriculum
Authentic The teacher assigns The teacher directs The teacher creates The teacher The teacher
work based on a students in the instruction that encourages students encourages
predetermined conventional use of purposefully to use technology innovative use of
curriculum unrelated technology tools for integrates technology tools to make technology tools in
to the students or learning activities tools and provides connections to the higher order learning
issues beyond the that are sometimes access to information world outside of the activities that support
instructional setting. related to the on community and instructional setting connections to the
students or issues world problems. The and to their lives and lives of the students
beyond the teacher directs the interests. The teacher and the world beyond
instructional setting. choice of technology provides a learning the instructional
tools but students context in which setting.
use the tools on their students regularly use
own, and may begin technology tools and
to explore other have the freedom to
capabilities of the choose the tools that,
tools. for each student, best
match the task.
Goal-Directed The teacher uses The teacher directs The teacher selects The teacher creates a The teacher creates a
technology to give students step by step the technology tools learning context in rich learning
students directions in the conventional and clearly integrates which students environment in which
and monitor step-by- use of technology them into the lesson. regularly use students regularly
step completion of tools to either plan, The teacher technology tools for engage in higher
tasks. The teacher monitor, or evaluate facilitates students planning, monitoring, order planning
monitors the an activity. For independent use of and evaluating activities that may
students' progress example, the teacher the technology tools learning activities. have been impossible
and sets goals for may lead the class to set goals, plan, The teacher to achieve without
each student. step by step through monitor progress, and facilitates students' technology. The
the creation of a KWL evaluate outcomes. selection of teacher sets a
chart using concept For example, in a technology tools. context in which
mapping software. given project, the students are
teacher may select a encouraged to use
spreadsheet program technology tools in
that students use unconventional ways
independently to plan that best enable them
and monitor progress. to monitor their own
The teacher may learning.
provide guidance in
breaking down tasks.
The Technology Integration Matrix was developed by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the
University of South Florida College of Education and funded with grants from the Florida Department of Education.
For more information, visit http://mytechmatrix.org.
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