Technology Integration Matrix

Colorado Academic
Standards

ISTE
Standards
for
Teachers

ISTE
Standards
for Students

Blooms
Taxonomy

Constructivism

Gamification

Flipped
Classroom

Mathematics
1. Have students
work in groups,
each choosing a
lesson to teach.
Create a storybird
about that lesson
and present it to the
class.
2. Communication
and collaboration
a. interact,
collaborate, and
publish with peers,
experts, or others
employing a variety
of digital
environments and
media.

1. Number Sense,
Properties, and
Operations

Create- students have

to become an expert
on a topic and create
a video in a way that
easily teaches the rest
of the class about the
topic.

Students will be asked

to create a storybird in a
group to explain why the
math they are learning
is important in everyday
life.

2. Patterns, Functions,
and Algebraic
Structures

Watch a lecture on
how to solve a
certain type of
problem, then
create a storybird in
class showing step
by step instructions
on how to solve
another example.

3. Analysis, Statistics,
and Probability

4. Shape, Dimension,
and Geometric
Relationships

1. Create a
storybird naming
all shapes, and
showing pictures
of where the
shapes can be
seen in everyday
life.
1. Facilitate and
inspire student
learning and

Understand- students
are being taught the
concept of shapes,
and to be able to
better identify the
shapes, real life
examples are given.

Create a scavenger
hunt around the
classroom and go
shape hunting
have students
create a storybird
outlining what
shapes they saw in
certain objects.

creativity.
b. Engage
students in
exploring real
world issues and
solving authentic
problems using
digital tools and
resources.

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

1. Oral Expression and
Listening

2. Reading for All

Purposes

3. Writing and
Composition

1. Have students
create a storybird
on a topic of their
choice and present
it to the class.
1. Creativity and
innovation
b. Create original
work as a means of
personal or group
expression.
1. Make a
storybird not only
saying why
reading is
important, but
showing students
good examples of
books to read for
every reading
level. Share the
storybird with
parents so they
know what their
child should be
reading.
3. Model digital
age work and
learning.
b. Collaborate
with students,
peers, parents,
and community
members using
digital tools and
resources to
support student
success and
innovation.

Apply- students are

using they information
they learned and
presenting it to the
class.

Have students play

charades to see who
can use the best
expressive skills.
Have students make
a storybird
explaining why
expression is
important while
speaking.

Remember- students
are not learning new
concepts, just gaining
an understanding on
how to appropriately
read for his/her
reading level.

Have a class work

together to create a
creative story. Have all

students contribute.
Once the story is made,
create a storybird as a
class.

4. Research and
Reasoning

Have students
watch a lecture on
what good websites
are for conducting
research. In class,
have students use
those websites to
research a topic and
create a storybird.

Social Studies
1. History

2. Geography

3. Economics

1.Have students
create a storybird
based on a
historical event.
Outline important
dates of the event
(ex: Civil War).
2. Design and
develop digital
age learning
experiences and
assessments
a. Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital
tools and
resources to
promote student
learning and
creativity.

Create- students will

be creating a brand
new video based on
what they learned.
The reenactment will
show their
understanding of the
material and how well
they can apply it.

1. Have students
create a storybird
presenting
information about a
country.
2. Communication
and collaboration
b. Communicate
ideas and
information
effectively to
multiple audiences
using a variety of
media and formats.

Apply- students will

have to demonstrate
their knowledge of a
country by providing
facts they researched
and presenting it in a
understandable way.

Have students write

a storybird about
important facts
about each state.
Have students
create a trivia page
at the end of their
storybird, and see
which student gets
the most trivia
questions correct.

Have students create a

storybird explaining the
currency in every
country. Then, have

students work in groups,

each group being a
different country, and
have students practice
the transfer of currency
from country to country.

4. Civics

Students will watch

a lecture at home,
and create a
storybird in class
describing the main
points.

Science
1. After completing
the unit, students
will make a
storybird showing
off what they
learned and what
they got better at.
Can be shared with
teacher, peers, and
parents.
2. Communication
and collaboration
b. Communicate
ideas and
information
effectively to
multiple audiences
using a variety of
media and formats.

1. Physical Science

Remember- students
will just be listing off
their favorite parts of
a unit, providing their
best work, and simply
summarizing what
they learned.

Students will do a
series of scientific
experiments to see
who can prove a
scientific question
the quickest.
Students will create
a storybird about
what went
wrong/right in their
experiments.

2. Life Science

3. Earth Systems
Science

Have students
watch a lecture on
the cell cycle, then
make sure the class
understands the
information by
having then create a
storybird.
1. Collaborate
with other
teachers and
make a storybird
together. Each
teacher will give a
fact about the
earth, stars, or
other planets.
1. Facilitate and
inspire student
learning and
creativity.

Understand- teachers
a working together to
explain new ideas to
students.

Students will work as a

class to make a real life
model of the planets.
Students will then
individually create a
storybird stating facts
about each planet.

d. Model
collaborative
knowledge
construction by
engaging in
learning with
students,
colleagues, and
other in face-toface and virtual
environments.

Differentiation
Learning Disabilities EEOs

Students should still

work corroboratively
with classmates, but
make sure the students
working with the student
understand the
disability, and
understand that
sometimes they need to
move at a slower pace.
Students with
physical disabilities
should still
participate in
games, but the
teacher should
accommodate the
games to less
movement, or allow
for a slower pace.

Physical Disabilities

Gifted/ Talented

Other

When viewing new

lecture videos,
watch the video 2-3
times. This will help
students with
learning disabilities
be able to process
the information
better, and will most
likely help the rest
of the class as well.

Students should
provide the same
information as the
rest of the class,
but also connect
the lessons to
their life.
Students with
speech/language
disabilities will still
make storybirds, but
they will be able to
bullet point instead
of making
paragraphs.

Apply- students will be

using information
learned in a video just
like other students. It
will just be
demonstrated
differently.

Reflection: Using storybirds are very helpful in a classroom. It gets away from the teacher always talking to the students.
Teachers can use this to give information in a non-traditional way. This may help students because some might do better by

seeing information rather than just listening. Teachers can also work with colleagues. This way all classes in the grade level will
be learning the same information, and working together will help determine what the most important information is to teach.
Having students make storybirds is a creative and fun way for students to show what they learned. Storybirds can be made in
both groups and individually. It is important to allow students to make storybirds because it allows them to be creative. Having
projects where students can use their imagination get them excited about it, and they will often provide better work.