Levels of Technology Integration into the Curriculum

Technology Adoption: The teacher directs Adaptation: The teacher Infusion: The teacher creates
Transformation: The teacher
creates a rich learning
students in the conventional encourages adaptation of tool- a learning environment that
Integration Entry: The teacher uses
technology to deliver
use of tool-based software. If based software by allowing infuses the power of
environment in which students
regularly engage in activities
such software is available, this students to select a tool and technology tools throughout
Matrix curriculum content to students.
level is the recommended modify its use to accomplish the day and across subject
that would have been
impossible to achieve without
entry point. the task at hand. areas.
technology.

Students have opportunities to

Active: Students are actively Students begin to utilize Throughout the school day, Given ongoing access to online
select and modify technology
engaged in using technology as Students use technology for technology tools to create students are empowered to resources, students actively
tools to accomplish specific
a tool rather than passively drill and practice and computer products, for example using a select appropriate technology select and pursue topics
purposes, for example using
receiving information from the based training. word processor to create a tools and actively apply them beyond the limitations of even
colored cells on a spreadsheet
technology. report. to the tasks at hand. the best school library.
to plan a garden.

Collaborative: Students use Students have opportunities to Throughout the day and across Technology enables students to
Students have opportunities to
technology tools to collaborate Students primarily work alone select and modify technology subject areas, students utilize collaborate with peers and
utilize collaborative tools, such
Characteristics of the Learning Environment

with others rather than working when using technology. tools to facilitate collaborative technology tools to facilitate experts irrespective of time
as email, in conventional ways.
individually at all times. work. collaborative learning. zone or physical distances.

Students begin to utilize Students utilize technology to

Constructive: Students use Students have opportunities to Students use technology to
constructive tools such as make connections and
technology tools to build Technology is used to deliver select and modify technology construct, share, and publish
graphic organizers to build construct understanding across
understanding rather than information to students. tools to assist them in the knowledge to a worldwide
upon prior knowledge and disciplines and throughout the
simply receive information. construction of understanding. audience.
construct meaning. day.

By means of technology tools,

Authentic: Students use Students have opportunities to
Students use technology to Students have opportunities to Students select appropriate students participate in outside-
technology tools to solve real- apply technology tools to some
complete assigned activities select and modify technology technology tools to complete of-school projects and problem-
world problems meaningful to content-specific activities that
that are generally unrelated to tools to solve problems based authentic tasks across solving activities that have
them rather than working on are based on real-world
real-world problems. on real-world issues. disciplines. meaning for the students and
artificial assignments. problems.
the community.

Goal Directed: Students use Students receive directions, Students have opportunities to
From time to time, students Students use technology tools Students engage in ongoing
technology tools to set goals, guidance, and feedback from select and modify the use of
have the opportunity to use to set goals, plan activities, metacognative activities at a
plan activities, monitor technology, rather than using technology tools to facilitate
technology to either plan, monitor progress, and evaluate level that would be
progress, and evaluate results technology tools to set goals, goal-setting, planning,
monitor, or evaluate an results throughout the unattainable without the
rather than simply completing plan activities, monitor monitoring, and evaluating
activity. curriculum. support of technology tools.
assignments without reflection. progress, or self-evaluate. specific activities.