1. Integrating Technology into Elementary School Curriculum
Heather Light
Arkansas State University

2. What Does Integrating Technology Mean?
Integrating Technology is when tools, such as computers, tablets, or other forms of technology, are used to enhance general education and give students the opportunity to use their technology and computer skills to learn and solve problems.

3. Types of Technology Integration
Online Learning and Blended Classrooms
Project-Based Activities Incorporating Technology
Game-Based Learning and Assessment
Learning with Mobile and Handheld Devices
Instructional Tools like Interactive Whiteboards and Student Response Systems
Web-Based Projects, Explorations, and Research
Student-Created Media like Podcasts, Videos, or Slideshows
Collaborative Online Tools like Wikis or Google Docs
Using Social Media to Engage Students

4. Hertz’s Four Levels of Technology Integration
Sparse:
Technology is rarely used or available. Students rarely use technology to complete assignments or projects.
Basic:
Technology is used or available occasionally/often in a lab rather than the classroom. Students are comfortable with one or two tools and sometimes use these tools to create projects that show understanding of content.
Comfortable:
Technology is used in the classroom on a fairly regular basis. Students are comfortable with a variety of tools and often use these tools to create projects that show understanding of content.
Seamless:
Students employ technology daily in the classroom using a variety of tools to complete assignments and create projects that show a deep understanding of content.

5. Introduce Technology into Curriculum
Set a timer on a computer, tablet, or phone
Whiteboards to review
Use informational/educational videos
Allow students to play with voice to text on tablets

6. Integrate Technology In the Classroom: Outside of the Classroom:
Online Game Websites
Using educational sites to give students more technology time to play while learning.
PowerPoint
Use this as a way to help students review, could be in the form of a game or quiz.
WebQuest
This could be used to give students more technology time.
Writing
Let students write a “how-to” over a piece of technology.
Classroom Website
Having a website that students can access from home will give them the ability to see/work on future/previous assignments.
Online Grading System
A way to keep up with everything easier than paper and pencil.
Blog
Let students write things to publish in the classroom blog.
Publish Students’ Work
With parents’ permission, publish work done by students to website or blog.

7. Successful Integration of Technology
"Effective integration of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to help them obtain information in a timely manner, analyze and synthesize the information, and present it professionally. The technology should become an integral part of how the classroom functions -- as accessible as all other classroom tools." -- National Educational Technology Standards for Students, International Society for Technology in Education

8. Why Do We Need Technology in Curriculum?
Students need to have 21st century skills. These skills include:
personal and social responsibility
planning, critical thinking, reasoning, and creativity
strong communication skills, both for interpersonal and presentation needs
cross-cultural understanding
visualizing and decision making
knowing how and when to use technology and choosing the most appropriate tool for the task
Allowing students the ability to develop and use these skills is essential to their success inside and outside of the classroom.

9. Benefits of Integrating Technology into Curriculum
Technology is becoming the new norm for younger generations.
Most families have at least one device that has internet access.
It improves learning processes and outcomes for students.
Students tend to show a better understanding of the curriculum if they are able to use some form of technology that is integrated into the curriculum.
Technology grabs the attention of children.
Children need to have skills of the twenty- first century.
These skills are:
Personal and social responsibility
Planning, critical thinking, reasoning, and creativity
Strong communication skills
Cross-cultural understanding
Visualizing and decision making
To know how and when to use technology and how to choose the best tool for the task at hand

10. Computer Statistics in the Classroom
Technology in the Classroom Statistics
Data
Percent of schools that have one computer per student
3.9 %
Percent of schools that have a wireless network
54.2 %
Percent of schools that have distant learning available
19.1 %
Percent of schools that have laptops available
59.7 %
Percent of schools that have high speed internet
84.3 %
Percent of schools that have video streaming
43.4 %
Percent of schools that have one or more computers in the classroom
98 %
Percent of teachers that use the internet for instruction
77 %
Percent of schools that lend laptops to students
12 %
Percent of teachers who reported students used computers during instructional time in the classroom
40 %

11. Video – “How to build a 21st century classroom”

12. References:
Blair, Nancye. “National Association of Elementary School Principals: Serving all elementary and middle-Level principals.” NAESP, Feb. 2012, technology/technology-integration-new-21st-century-learner
Fitzell, Susan. “Seven Simple Ideas for Introducing Technology in the Classroom.” Susan Fitzell, 26 Apr ,
Haynes, Kim. “12 Easy Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom, Even for Technophobic Teachers.” TeachHUB, teachers
“How to Integrate Technology.” Edutopia, 5 Nov. 2007, guide-implementation
“Integrating Technology In The Curriculum - TechnoKids.” TechnoKids Inc.,

13. References Continued:
“Technology & Computers in Classroom Statistics.” Statistic Brain, 25 Sept. 2017,
“Technology in Schools.” National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, a part of the U.S. Department of Education,
“What Is Successful Technology Integration?” Edutopia, 5 Nov. 2007,
“Why Do We Need Technology Integration?” Edutopia, 5 Nov. 2007,
YouTube, FOCUSITca, 15 May 2014,