Instructional Technology

Technology tools can include features that support reading, listening, writing, speaking, support reading comprehension strategies, scaffold language processing, increase academic engagement, and reduce or remove barriers to engagement.

Any technology tool can be made available to any student, but for some students, technology tools and accessible formats are legally required for the provision of a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) as determined by an IEP team.

Technology is any method, system, or device that is the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes. A pencil, for example, is a piece of technology. So is a smartphone. A graphic organizer is a technology, whether on paper or a computer. Not all technology is digital, but it is useful. When used to support any aspect of learning, it can be considered instructional technology.

To be effective users of technology, students should:

Become fluent in using the technology. This requires training and practice.
Become fluent in using the technology strategically. This requires understanding a strategy and practicing using the technology and strategy together.

Examples of Instructional Technology Use

Skill development in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Includes reading programs, text-to-speech, grammar, vocabulary, annotation tools, graphic organizers, concept maps, charts, data management, and progress monitoring.

Research and information literacy.

Includes online information management, virtual presence (online meetings, communication), planning, and producing high-quality products such as papers, articles, essays, and presentations.

Executive function skills.

Includes interactive communication tools, collaborative learning supports, stress management apps, self-discipline, planning and problem-solving tools, goal setting, and self-progress monitoring.

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