Reflection on Levels of Technology Integration

Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning 

In the session we learnt about different level of technology integration. Till date, I didn’t know that there is different level of technology integration that we can integrate in teaching and learning. So, after going through this lesson I found this topic the most meaningful because being a future teacher it’s essential to know different level of technology integration so as to make the lesson interesting and fun. 

Technology integration is the use of technology resources like computers, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, digital cameras, social media platforms and networks, software applications and the internet in daily classroom practices.

In the class, we discussed that the levels of integration of technologies can be in three i.e.

                     1.         Basic

                     2.         Middle 

                     3.         High. 

In the basic level, the new technological techniques do not involve a substantial change in learning and teaching process.  In the middle level, ICT replaced the traditional teaching from teacher centered teaching to the learner centered learning by providing practice questions through the projectors and other mediums in the classroom. This becomes interactive as well as informative as virtual interface comes into play. I think this process will provides enough practice and exposure to the students to learn more.

                                 Technology Integration

The role of the teacher becomes more of a facilitator. The student initiates and explores the information on the topic they have chosen. The teacher monitors and clears the doubts when needed. The high level the technology is used by students to help them through varieties of important learning processes. It allows students to make links among member of content areas and uses various learning tools and develops thinking and creativity skills.
 

When technology integration is at its best, a child or a teacher doesn’t stop to think that he or she is using a technology tool. Students are often more actively engaged in projects when technology tools are a seamless part of the learning process.
 

Before we can discuss how to shift our pedagogy or the role of the teacher in a classroom that is integrating technology, it is important to first define what “technology integration” actually means. Seamless integration is when students are not only using technology daily, but have access to a variety of tools that match the task at hand and provide them the opportunity to build a deeper understanding of content.

Thank you!