Technology Matrix

For this blog post I choose the 1-1 activity for Collaborative/Adaptation.

What needs to be done by the students for the activity:

• Students use individual laptops with internet access to research poets and their poems.
• Students are encouraged to correspond with the authors to get a better understanding of the poem.
• Once the research is complete, students are to compile all of their information into an iMovie illustrating the meaning of the poem.
• Finally, students present their products to the class. 

The standards for the teacher for this activity would be:


1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

a.	promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b.	engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c.	promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
d.	model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

I would be meeting all four points because the students would be working creatively to maneuver through a digital tool in order to complete the assignment.  If students are unfamiliar with iMovie either I or another student could guide the class along.

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

a.	design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b.	develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c.	customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d.	provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Students would be able to explore which ever poet interests them and they can create the short movie in any manner as long as it explains the point.

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

a.	demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
b.	collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c.	communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
d.	model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

As a teacher I would be responsible for all four of these as well.  Keeping up to date with technology and having hands on experience with it would allow any teacher to easily meet these four standards.

4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

a.	advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
b.	address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
c.	promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
d.	develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.

Students may need to interact with other people on a blog or forum, so explaining proper internet etiquette will be important.  Communication would need to be done without slang or acronyms.  

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

a.	participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
b.	exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
c.	evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.
d.	contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.

Continued inquiry and involvement with technology inside and outside the classroom will allow a teacher to be able to fully communicate technology to their students and colleagues alike.


 As far as my level of technology is concerned, I would have to say I am at the adaptation stage.  The software we used for podcasting and recording is not new to me, but creating slidecasts and a blog is still rather new to me.  This class so far has helped me learn a few new ways to communicate online as well as reinforce what I was already experienced in.