LoTi Framework


Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi) Breakdown
Level 0
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4a
Level 4b
Level 5
Level 6

Level 3: Infusion

Is higher order thinking and problem solving linked to critical content the focus of computer use in the classroom?

Description:
Technology-based tools including databases, spreadsheet and graphing packages, multimedia and desktop publishing applications, and internet use complement selected instructional events (e.g., field investigation using spreadsheets/graphs to analyze results from local water quality samples) or multimedia/web-based projects at the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation levels. Though the learning activity may or may not be perceived as authentic by the student, emphasis is, nonetheless, placed on higher levels of cognitive processing and in-depth treatment of the content using a variety of thinking skill strategies (e.g., problem-solving, decision-making, reflective thinking, experimentation, scientific inquiry).

Classroom Observations:

  • Student use of tool-based applications such as spreadsheets/graphing, concept mapping, and databases is used primarily for analyzing data, making inferences, and drawing conclusions from an investigation or related scientific inquiry.
  • Students are involved with different forms of "WebQuest" projects that require students to research information, draw conclusions from their research, and post them either to a web page or incorporate them into some form of multimedia presentation.
  • Students use the web for research purposes or interact with selected software applications that require them to take a position or role play an issue (e.g., Tom Snyder Productions' "Decisions, Decisions").

Teacher Comments:

  • "My students just completed a research project investigating why many middle school students never use the school's drinking fountains."
  • "I designed a culminating performance task for my 4th grade students that required them to conduct web-based research and related data gathering to support their predictions for the upcoming Presidential election."
  • "My students created a multimedia presentation that analyzed the issue of poverty among 18-25 year old adults."