Digging deeper, one can look back at the types of technology use. Our BC Ministry of Education consulted with Bernajean Porter about 7 years ago. She helped bring an understanding to BC about technology integration. We can now identify 3 levels of integration
1. Literacy - learning the tools
2. Adapting - doing what we could already do
3. Transformative - doing what we couldn’t do before.
Our goal needs to be transformative; however, we can’t transform without learning how to use the tools. Looking at the K - 7 IRP for Math (2006), with a little creativity, you can be transformative with a Grade 1 PLO.
The PLO is compare and order numbers up
to 100 [C, CN, R, V]
The suggested student achievement indicators for the PLO include:
order a given set of numbers in ascending or descending order and verify the result using a hundred chart, number line, ten frames or by making references to place value
identify errors in a given ordered sequence
identify missing numbers in a given hundred chart
identify errors in a given hundred chart
If Grade 1 students were using a spreadsheet....
students could fill in the numbers in a 100 chart - adaptive
students could fill right for one row and compare to the original - adaptive
create a 100 chart(s) and remove numbers or make errors for their classmates to solve - adaptive to transformative - (how many charts would a grade 1 have - with a spreadsheet it removes the physical act of writing 100 numbers several times.) Students could have many tries at the activity with them as the creator. They can share their strategy for picking missing numbers.
Yes it will take a while for students to learn how to navigate a computer and spreadsheet software; however, you benefit from the learning activities - if they are crafted with purpose.
It is important to be able to use however, this is just one of the 6 capacities.
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