Technology Integration Unit Planning

7 Stpes of Technology Integration Unit Planning.

Step One: Before you Start
a. What does research say about using Technology effectively?
b. How do I engage students?
c. How do I know if a lesson is good example of integrating technology?

Step Two: Identify learning
a. Review Learning Objectives
b. Define specific learning goals for the unit
c. Define where technology can be incorporated effectively

Step Three: Construct Assessment
a. What types of assessments
b. What learning do I assess

Step Four: Design Activities
a. What activities will engage students and form knowledge?
b. What strategies and technolog(ies) would best enable students to complete the task/activity?

Step Five: Design the Process
a. Identification of instructional resources and materials
b. Selection of instructional strategies for content and technology goals, i.e. direct instruction, guided practice, modeling, providing examples, cooperative learning
c. Identification of matching student activities
d. Identification of a calendar of student activities. This will help you determine which days you will need equipment or personnel support and give you a general guideline of how long the unit will be
e. Determination of how, and to whom, students will publish, present or share their learning

Step Six. Plan for Management
a. How will the available technology to student ratio be managed?
i. Managing
ii. Grouping

Step Seven. GO!
a. Give your lesson plan one final look