Observing Technology Integration in the Classroom

Class Observation Guide

Read the following questions and instructions carefully before you observe.

1. What is the lesson about?

2. What visual aids/materials/learning resources is the teacher using?

3. Observe and take notes on how the teacher presents/uses the learning resources.

4. Closely observe the learners' response to the teacher's use of learning resources. Listen to their verbal responses. What do their responses indicate? Do their responses show attentiveness, eagerness, and understanding?

5. Focus on their non-verbal responses. Are they learning and are they showing their interest in the lesson and in the materials? Are they looking towards the direction of the teacher and the materials? Do their actions show attentiveness, eagerness, and understanding?

Use the Technology Integration Form Integration Form to analyze the class you observed. Refer to the Technology Integration Matrix on p. 123. In which level of technology integration do you think the teacher you observed operated? Why?

Transformation level because the teacher encourages the innovative use of technology tools. Technology tools are used to facilitate higher-order learning activities that may have not been possible without the use of technology.

Based on the Technology Integration Matrix, what is the characteristic of the learning environment in the class that you observed? Point your observations that justify your answer.

Active learning is because the student participates or interacts with the learning process, as opposed to passively taking in the information. When given the opportunity to actively engage with the information they're learning, the students perform better.

Overall, were the learning resources used effectively? Why? Why not? Give your suggestions

Yes, the resources are used effectively because the students learn actively and effectively, and learning objectives are met at the end of the lesson.