This post will explore the Technologist Module on the E-Campus Ontario website. This module is for educators to learn how to integrate technology into their classrooms in a way that enriches learning experiences for students. The module is divided into several sub section, and the overall goal of the module is a walk through of how to take a design-thinking approach in your classroom with the help of technology. The design thinking approach has 5 sections and each of these sections is a different tab in the module. Each tab has a technical explanation of the step/approach and also includes an “extend activity” that is an example of how the achieve this step in the design process.
I found this module very useful. As someone who has always found incorporating technology in the classroom very taunting, this module is definitely something I will use when it comes time for me to use technology in my next practicum. The extend activities provided hands on examples of how to apply what is being explained at the beginning of each section to give teachers a starting point if they are overwhelmed when it comes to incorporating tech into the classroom. I found the technology integration process that is suggested in this module is very realistic and could easily be adapted to any subject area. I do believe that technology integration is an important aspect of todays education because times are changing and technology is becoming such an important tool.
To better represent the information this module contained & my thoughts check out the mind map I created!