Share Paper: Integrating digital tools into the 3rd grade classroom

  1. Stephanie Branson, University of South Florida, United States
  2. Allison Papke, University of South Florida, United States
  3. Alexis Vlk, Hillsborough County Schools, United States
Wednesday, March 23 10:15 AM-11:15 AM Harborside Center

Abstract: This interactive presentation will share how various digital tools are being integrated in one 3rd grade classroom and how the Technology Integration matrix (TIM) was used to think about levels of technology integration. We will begin by sharing the major elements and underlying theory of the TIM matrix along with current research and development in the field of digital literacies. We will follow with a discussion of our attempts to integrate digital tools in a 3rd grade classroom and how we used the TIM matrix to think about the integration moving from teacher-directed to student-centered technology use. Our hope is ...