Technology Integration Matrix

Rating myself on the Technology Integration Matrix(TIM) has been a difficult task for me this week because I am not in the classroom anymore as a teacher.    I struggled if I should rate myself on where I was as a teacher 6 years ago, where I believe I would be today, or just take a teacher from my district and rate them.  Decisions, decisions!  In the end I decided to rate myself as I was 6 years ago.  Needless to say a lot has changed over the years and I am sure I did things that were not correct. 

Right Now (6 years ago)

• Active/Adoption
• Collaborative/Adoption
• Constructive/Adaption
• Authentic/Adoption
• Goal-Directed/Adaption

Now since I am no longer in the classroom I cannot say where I will be at the end of the year.  What I can do is talk about how to get teachers to take the next steps and "move up the ladder" to the next levels of the TIM. This Technology Integration Matrix is going to be a resource that will be very helpful while trying to work with teachers throughout our district.

As Director of Technology, part of my goal to to increase the use of technology integration in each of the classrooms.  Many of the teachers get frustrated and think that having their students type spelling words and playing games on the computer is enough. This TIM will help the teachers see what level they are on (and their students) and what can be done to move to the next level.  The videos are great quick examples.  The biggest problem that I foresee is the question I get all the time, "Not all of my students have a device, so how can I do what they are doing?".  Unfortunately, until I can convince the School Board of the importance of every student having a device, they will have to work with me on utilizing what we have. But just like Marc Prensky talked about in "Before Bringing in New Tools, You Must First Bring in New Thinking", teachers, schools and districts must develop their curriculum before they get the devices. Now I just need to get the teachers on board.

Technology Integration Matrix

Rating myself on the Technology Integration Matrix(TIM) has been a difficult task for me this week because I am not in the classroom anymore as a teacher.    I struggled if I should rate myself on where I was as a teacher 6 years ago, where I believe I would be today, or just take a teacher from my district and rate them.  Decisions, decisions!  In the end I decided to rate myself as I was 6 years ago.  Needless to say a lot has changed over the years and I am sure I did things that were not correct.

Right Now (6 years ago)

• Active/Adoption
• Collaborative/Adoption
• Constructive/Adaption
• Authentic/Adoption
• Goal-Directed/Adaption

Now since I am no longer in the classroom I cannot say where I will be at the end of the year.  What I can do is talk about how to get teachers to take the next steps and "move up the ladder" to the next levels of the TIM. This Technology Integration Matrix is going to be a resource that will be very helpful while trying to work with teachers throughout our district.

As Director of Technology, part of my goal to to increase the use of technology integration in each of the classrooms.  Many of the teachers get frustrated and think that having their students type spelling words and playing games on the computer is enough. This TIM will help the teachers see what level they are on (and their students) and what can be done to move to the next level.  The videos are great quick examples.  The biggest problem that I foresee is the question I get all the time, "Not all of my students have a device, so how can I do what they are doing?".  Unfortunately, until I can convince the School Board of the importance of every student having a device, they will have to work with me on utilizing what we have. But just like Marc Prensky talked about in "Before Bringing in New Tools, You Must First Bring in New Thinking", teachers, schools and districts must develop their curriculum before they get the devices. Now I just need to get the teachers on board.