“The Technology Integration Planning Checklist”
Assessment of Lessons and Courses
Phase I: Determining Relative Advantage – Why Use Technology?
_______ Do I have topics, curriculum, or insights I have difficulty teaching?
Yes, because of the shortage of material I had difficulty in teaching some of the topics like “globalization”.
_______ Are any of the above a good match for a technology-based solution?
Yes, because in the internet I found plenty of resources.
_______ What is the relative advantage of the technology-base solution?
Plenty of resources, more appealing to the students, horizontal knowledge, up-to-date resources
_______ Is the relative advantage sufficient to justify the effort and expense of using these solutions?
Definitely
Phase2: Deciding on Objectives and Assessments – How Will I Know Students Have Learned?
_______ What outcomes do I expect of students after the instruction to show me they have learned?
Mastering the use of technology to search information about the thematic unit, very good knowledge about the thematic unit, use of
_______ What is the best way for me to assess students’ learning
Products and projects
_______ Do the assessment instruments exist or do I have to develop them?
Some of them exist already, the rest should be developed.
Phase 3: Designing Integration Strategies – What Teaching Strategies Will Work Best?
_______ Will the instruction be single subject or interdisciplinary?
Interdisciplinary
_______ Will students word as individuals, pairs, …….?
Small or large group
_______ Should activities be directed, ….?
Combination of directed and constructivist
_______ What strategies should I use to encourage female and minority students involvement?
Motivation
_______ Will students have enough time to learn the technologies before I begin grading?
Yes
_______ Do I have demonstrations of equipment and the software skills student will need?
Yes
Phase 4: Preparing the Instructional Environment
_______ How many computers and copies of software do I need to carry out the activities?
8 PCs
_______ How many computers and copies of software are available?
7 PCs and 6 copies of software
_______ Over what time period and for how long will technology ….?
30 days
_______ Do I need to schedule time in a lab or media center?
Yes
_______ Do I need to schedule projection devices ……?
Yes
_______ What other equipment, software, media and resources will I need?
Assistive Technology
_______ Are the uses I am planning legal ….?
Yes
_______ Have I provided for students’ privacy and safety?
Yes
_______ Have I made all necessary access provisions ….. disabilities?
Yes
_______ Am I familiar with troubleshooting procedures specific to the hardware or software?
Yes
_______ Have I built in time to test-run an equipment ….?
Yes
_______ Have I built in time to back up important files? Have I trained ….theirs?
Yes
_______ Do I have a backup plan if I cannot use the resources as I have planned?
Yes
Assessment of Lessons and Courses
Phase I: Determining Relative Advantage – Why Use Technology?
_______ Do I have topics, curriculum, or insights I have difficulty teaching?
Yes, because of the shortage of material I had difficulty in teaching some of the topics like “globalization”.
_______ Are any of the above a good match for a technology-based solution?
Yes, because in the internet I found plenty of resources.
_______ What is the relative advantage of the technology-base solution?
Plenty of resources, more appealing to the students, horizontal knowledge, up-to-date resources
_______ Is the relative advantage sufficient to justify the effort and expense of using these solutions?
Definitely
Phase2: Deciding on Objectives and Assessments – How Will I Know Students Have Learned?
_______ What outcomes do I expect of students after the instruction to show me they have learned?
Mastering the use of technology to search information about the thematic unit, very good knowledge about the thematic unit, use of
_______ What is the best way for me to assess students’ learning
Products and projects
_______ Do the assessment instruments exist or do I have to develop them?
Some of them exist already, the rest should be developed.
Phase 3: Designing Integration Strategies – What Teaching Strategies Will Work Best?
_______ Will the instruction be single subject or interdisciplinary?
Interdisciplinary
_______ Will students word as individuals, pairs, …….?
Small or large group
_______ Should activities be directed, ….?
Combination of directed and constructivist
_______ What strategies should I use to encourage female and minority students involvement?
Motivation
_______ Will students have enough time to learn the technologies before I begin grading?
Yes
_______ Do I have demonstrations of equipment and the software skills student will need?
Yes
Phase 4: Preparing the Instructional Environment
_______ How many computers and copies of software do I need to carry out the activities?
8 PCs
_______ How many computers and copies of software are available?
7 PCs and 6 copies of software
_______ Over what time period and for how long will technology ….?
30 days
_______ Do I need to schedule time in a lab or media center?
Yes
_______ Do I need to schedule projection devices ……?
Yes
_______ What other equipment, software, media and resources will I need?
Assistive Technology
_______ Are the uses I am planning legal ….?
Yes
_______ Have I provided for students’ privacy and safety?
Yes
_______ Have I made all necessary access provisions ….. disabilities?
Yes
_______ Am I familiar with troubleshooting procedures specific to the hardware or software?
Yes
_______ Have I built in time to test-run an equipment ….?
Yes
_______ Have I built in time to back up important files? Have I trained ….theirs?
Yes
_______ Do I have a backup plan if I cannot use the resources as I have planned?
Yes
