INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY

1. When it is used in a seamless manner to support and extend curriculum objectives and to engage students in meaningful learning.

2. According to Jonassen (1995), this type of environment has seven aspects that make learning meaningful

   • Active: Students participate in mindful processing of information
     • Constructive: Students integrate new ideas into their prior knowledge to make sense or meaning
       • Collaborative: Students work in learning communitie
         • Intentional: Students are trying to achieve cognitive goals and objectives.
           • Conversational: Students benefit from being part of knowledge-building communities.
             • Contextualized: Students encounter learning assignments that are situated in real-world tasks
               • Reflective. Students reflect on the processes completed and the decisions made during the learning activity

3. What Are the Stages of Technology Integration?

   • According to Sandholtz, Ringstaff, and Dwyer (1997), technology integration includes five stages
     • Entry, Adoption, Adaptation, Appropriation, and Invention

4. The Barriers to Technology Integration

   • The most common barriers include time, training, resources, and support.

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