Technology Integration Matrix

Key:
Black: e-portfolios
Red: Storybirds
Green: Mobile Learning
Purple: Soundscapes

Colorado
Academic
Standards

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Blooms
Taxonomy

Constructi
vism

1. Number
Sense,
Properties,
and
Operations

Teacher will
show
students an
eportfolio
that was
created by
an
elementary
math
teacher
(students
will be
shown page
that has to
do with the
developmen
t of skills in
addition)
#1.c.

Students will
gather
information
from
eportfolio and
other sources
to understand
and complete
addition
problems
#3.b.

Students use
portfolio to
clarify
knowledge of
math concept
understand

2. Patterns,
Functions,
and
Algebraic
Structures

Teacher will
create a
storybird for
the class
about
patterns
using a real
life
example
such as the
patterns of
the seasons

Children will
use the Mobil
currency
exchange app
for
themselves to
get a better
understandin
g of the
patterns for
different
currencies.

Children will
listen to
soundscapes
and monitor
patterns.
evaluate

Students will be
given addition
problems that
they are faced
with every day
such as if there
are 2 children on
the playground
and there are 5
allowed, how
many more
children can
play? they will
then add their
new
understanding
to a class
eportfolio
real-world
problem
solving
Children create
a story using
storybird where
they make their
own planet with
different
patterns
student
interest
focused

Student
Use

Direct
Instructio
n

Flipped
Classroo
m

Instructio
nism

Mathematics
Teacher
explains and
shows children
how to
complete an
addition
problem

Students will
use a
recording
(music
making)
program such
as audacity to
create a
soundscape.
They will
chose a
pattern and

The teacher will

label the price
of items around
the room.
Students will
then be given a
shopping list
and be sent off
to calculate the
total cost of all
of their items.
The children
must get the
answer right to
finish. The
children will use
a calculator on a
Mobil device.
Skill based,
product
oriented

Behavior
ism

#1.b.
The teacher
will use a
Mobil app to
show the
children how
currency
exchanges
are made.
#1.b.

3. Analysis,
Statistics,
and
Probability

Children will
then create
their own
currency and
create an
exchange
rate.
#2.c.
The children
can listen to a
soundscape
and find any
patterns.
They can also
find the
number of
times the
pattern
repeats itself
and how
many parts
are to the
pattern.
#1.d.
Students will
gather
statistics
about
weather
changes and
analyze them
with the
teacher. They
will then
create a
storybird and
make their
own story of
how they
worked on the
project
#3.b.

convey the
pattern in the
soundscape.

Students carry
out
interpreting,
categorizing,
and illustrating
their
knowledge is a
storybird
understand

Teacher tells
and shows
students how
to collect
statistics (do
the project)
and turn it into
a story

Children will
collect data
in regards to
how many
times they
heard their
name at
home in a
Mobil
notepad.
They will then
compare and
discuss
statistics in
class.
Children will
read about
soundscapes
and about a
sound
making
program at
home before
the lesson
the next day.
They will
analyze the
reading at

look at
statistics that
deal with
soundscapes.

4. Shape,
Dimension,
and
Geometric
Relationship
s

The teacher
can work
with the
children to
create a
soundscape
of what they
all think the
shapes
would sound
like
#2.a.

1. Oral
Expression
and
Listening

Teacher will
read an
About Me
page from
her teaching
eportfolio
#1.a.
Teacher
will read
the class
her
storybird
that she
made
#1.a.
Teacher will
read an
article about
Flickr, Mobil
Learning,
and Mobil
devices to
the students
#1.c.

Children will
use tablets to
draw two
dimensional
and three
dimensional
shapes. (They
can look up
pictures on the
tablet for
reference). The
class will then
talk about
dimension
further

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

2. Reading
for All
Purposes

3. Writing
and
Composition

The teacher
will write a
short story
and then
direct the

Students will
find a
soundscape on
the internet that
matches
something of
their interest.
The student will
then share it
with the class.
student
interest
focused

The teacher
will read a
story that she
created on
Flickr on her
tablet. Other
students will
then be
encouraged to
share their
stories as well.

Students will get

onto the
storybird
website and
explore all of the
different
storybirds that
others have
made
students
interests of
topics
Students will
create their
own about
me
eportfolio

Student will
carry out
making their
section on a
class eportfolio

Students will
use the
storybird
website to
create a story

Teacher will
show children
how to format
and write on an
eportfolio using

Children will
be told to find
soundscapes
to match a
variety of
topics. The
children with
the most
soundscapes
found gets to
pick from the
treasure box.
work to
gain
reward
Students will
receive a
sticker every
time they
read another
students
About Me
page on the
class
eportfolio
positive
reinforceme
nt

class on how
to create a
soundscape
for the story.
#2.c.

page with the

help of a
teacher.
Students will
write out a
few
sentences
talking about
them and
their
schooling
#6.a.
Students will
create their
own stories
and make a
storybird
#1.b.
Students
will create a
story of
their own
using Flickr
on a Mobil
device
#1.b.

apply
Students will
make their own
storybird after
seeing
teachers
example
create
The children
will implement
their
knowledge of
Flickr and
Mobil devices
to create a
digital story on
a tablet
Apply

about what
they want to
do when they
get older

lecture and
example

Students will
use a Mobil
notepad to jot
down all the
main points
they learned
for the day
and what
they
personally
learned

Students will
plan and
produce a
story with a
matching
soundscape.
create

Students will
compose a
written short
story and
then compose
a soundscape
to go with it.
#6.b.

4. Research
and
Reasoning
Social Studies
1. History

The Teacher
will show
the students
an example
of a
storybird
that she
made. The
storybird will
be about a
specific

Student will
collaborate to
create a
class
history page
to the class
eportfolio
#3.b.
The students
will pick a

Students will
construct a
eportfolio page
create
Students will
judge reading
materials on Ebook Readers
and chose
materials that

Teacher will
lecture about
what history is
lecture

The students
will have to
create a
soundscape that
fits a designated
historical person
or event. He
childs work will
then be graded
off of accuracy.
skill-based

2.
Geography

historical
figure and
will
represent
factual
information.
At the end
of the story
will be a
reference/w
ork cited
page
#4.a.
The teacher
will make a
soundscape
that fits with
a specific
geographica
l location.
The teacher
will then
show the
children a
picture of
the location
while they
listen to the
soundscape.
#1.c.

historic figure
and do some
research by
reading
material on Ebook readers.
Students will
then make a
report.
#5.b.

are relevant
evaluate

Students will
get in
partners to
make a
storybird.
Their story
will be set in
a country and
will give
information
about the
country in
their story.
They must
put a
reference/wor
k cited page
at the end
#2.d.

Students will
carry out
making a
storybird,
obtaining
factual
information
and citing it
correctly
apply

Children will
be told to
listen to a
soundscape
and pick the
theme/conten
t from a list
that best fits
it. For
example the
soundscape
might include
waves,
seagulls, and
children
laughing. The
children
would then
pick the
theme

Students will
recognize and
recall their
understanding
of different
geographical
locations to
match the
soundscape to
the location.
remember

and product
oriented

Students will
use a GPS
system on a
Mobil devise.
When they go
out to the
playground
they will then
plot the
coordinates of
trees, toys,
rocks, etc.

At home
students will
read a
storybird that
the teacher
created about
different
countries.
Students will
then work on
their county
storybird in
class
Students
parents will
read a short
article about
Colorados
geography
that was
taken from
the teachers
Geography
eportfolio
before next
class

Students will
work on finding
fact about their
chosen county
and siting the
place in which
they found the
fact. This will be
used in their
storybird
reference/works
cited page
skill-based

beach from
a list that
includes
theme park,
desert,
beach, and
forest.
#2.c.

3.
Economics

4. Civics

The teacher
will use
Mobil news
cites to
show
children
where they
can easily
asses news
about
banks,
markets,
bailouts and
more.
#3.a.
Teacher will
talk about
class civics
(the rights
and duties
of the
students in
the class)
and will
show the
class the
class
civics page
on the class
eportfolio
#2.c.

The teacher
will lecture
about what
economics is
and use Mobil
devices such
as tablets to
have the
children
research

Students will
experiment on
their own with
finding and
using sounds to
create a
soundscape that
deals with civics
(bill of rights,
activists,
elections, etc.)
experimentin
g and real
world
problems

Science
1. Physical
Science

The teacher
will have the
class listen
to a
soundscape
of a
chemistry
lad before
science
time. This
will help the
kids to start
thinking

Students will
create a
Physical
Science tab
to the class
eportfolio and
record new
information
through the
year here
#3.d.

Students will
categorize and
represent
information
learned in the
correct
eportfolio tab
understand

The class will go

outside at night
(fieldtrip) and
look at stars
with and without
a telescope
real-world
experience

Students use
a sound/audio
making
program such
as audacity to
create a
soundscape
or a physical
science topic.

2. Life
Science

3. Earth
Systems
Science

about all of
the different
science
sounds and
objects.
#1.a.
Teacher will
use an
eportfolio of
a doctor to
show the
children that
eportfolios
are used by
all people
and cover
lots of
different
content
areas
#2.d.

Teacher will
read and
show the
class a
storybird
that she
found that
had to do
with the
water cycle
#2.d.

The students
will complete
a QR code
search. There
will be a
variety of life
science
questions on
a piece of
paper for the
students to
answer and
QR codes
around the
classroom
and
playground
for them to
find.
#6.a.

Students will
help the
teacher find
websites for a
class
storybird on
the water
cycle
#3.c.
Students will
look at a
picture of the
solar system
and then be
told to create
a soundscape
for the
picture.
#2.b.

Students will
show their
understanding
of the storybird
cite by
navigating it to
find a premade storybird
about a topic
in life science.
They will then
read the
storybird and
summarize it.
understand
Children find
QR codes and
connect the
answer given
from the code
to the correct
question on
their paper
understand
Students show
their
understanding
of the solar
system and
produce a
soundscape
that matches
what they see
in the picture.
create

Students use
their smart
phones to get
QR readers to
solve a QR
quest

Students will
look up
different
soundscapes
that deal with
topics in life
science and
bring the
links to
school the
next day.

Teacher will
provide a
lecture on how
to make a
storybird
pertaining to
earth system
science

Students will
listen to a
recording
about
oceanograph
y on an MP3
at home and
talk about it
in class the
next day

Teacher will
have class
complete a
citation od the
doctors portfolio
page correctly
productoriented

Students will
receive one
extra credit
point if they
can
determine
which
storybird out
of three is
non-fiction
about earth
system
sciences
positive
reinforceme
nt
Children
submit
answers via a
Mobil poll
system about

oceanography
. Each time a
child gets it
right they get
a goldfish
positive
reinforceme
nt

Differentiation
Learning
Disabilities EEOs

Teacher will
provide
materials
that will
help
students in
using Mobil
Technology
such as
assistive
keyboards

Students
without
disabilities
will help
students with
disabilities
type out
eportfolio
pages

Students will
be able to
check out
some of the
classs Mobil
learning
materials for
outside of
class learning

Gifted/
Talented

Soundscapes
that are first
created should
be interest
focused so that
the student can
focus more on
the ideas and
methods of
creating a
soundscape
than researching
unknown
information

Student will
create a real
world scenario
storybird for the
class

The teacher
will provided
an audio
read aloud
of the
storybirds
for children
who are

Teacher will
provide handson, audio,
visual, and other
learning style
aids for
activities and
lessons

Teacher will
audio record
reading at
home reading
material for
students

The teacher
will help the
student step by
step in creating
the
soundscape
and will give
explicit
directions

Student will
use storybird
for a project
and present it
to class
Students will
use MP3
players to
record
themselves
practicing,
reviewing,
and creating
things at
home to bring
to school

Students can
create
soundscapes
that last
longer or
have more
components.

Other

Teacher prints
out notes and
information
about lectures
for students

Teacher will
provide
praise and
positive
reinforcement
for each step
completed on
the storybird
Teacher will
break down
Mobil learning
activities for
children and
will provide
encourageme
nt for each
step
completed

Teacher will
provide more
researches
for children
other than
the required
Child will
create a
soundscape
of their
favorite place
or their home
and bring it
to school to
share.
Teacher will
provide
website URL
and a printed
out version of
stroybirds
that must be
read at home

vision
impaired
The teacher
will
provide
materials
about safe
and
responsible
Mobil
learning
edict for
technology

before class
for students
without
computers

For children
that are
hearing
impaired
there should
be subtitles
that say
each sound
in the
soundscape.

Reflection:
Through this matrix I realized that e-portfolios have a wide variety of uses. Other peoples e-portfolios can be used to gain
information and show format and citations. Teachers e-portfolios can be used at a teaching tool and children/the class can create
an e-portfolio to record knowledge gained and review. As a teacher it is important to use e-portfolios so that you can evaluate and
assess what children have learned and what they still need to know. E-portfolios are a great technological tool to use with
children of all ages; e-portfolios can be simplified for younger children and made more complex for older children.
Storybirds are such a fun and creative way to get information across. By having children look at and read different storybirds they
can see facts and information presented to them in a way that is entertaining and feeds into their interests. Storybirds are a good
way to organize information and create a fun representation of information and content areas to children. Also when children use
storybird they get to relay the knowledge that they have gained in a way that allows then to be creative and use pictures and
themes that interest them.
Through this matrix I found that there are so many different apps, cites, tools, and materials that are available for teachers who
want to incorporate Mobil Learning in their classroom. When I was completing this matrix I had the opportunity to do some
research on different Mobil learning ideas and materials. I was pleased to find that there is a wide variety for all different age
groups. However, one reservation that I have about using Mobil learning is the lack of funding for the school to provide children
with Mobil learning materials. Also if the school did not pay for the materials for the children some childrens families might not

be able to afford to provide their children with the materials. This in return could be embarrassing to children and families. But
this aside, I love the idea of children being able to take their learning materials with them everywhere.
This matrix has shown me the versatility of the soundscape. Through researching and finding ideas for activities in each content
area I found myself reaching to create a soundscape activity for everything. The soundscape not only allows children to be
creative and have fun but aids in the learning of content areas. It does this through involving another sense, hearing, and
capturing the children that learn best through audio. I know that I had a lot of fun creating a soundscape and think that children
of all ages would really enjoy this activity as well.