Can I sit the fence on this one? I feel as though I fall into three categories:
To a certain extent I feel as though some of my activities and lessons are in the adoption stage. I feel as though my students sometimes require this stage for themselves before we progress together into the later stages. Students need scaffolding, and sometimes it is not appropriate to just "unleash" them into the world of technology before you have properly modeled how to use it correctly. Yes, our digital natives are very comfortable with technology. Yes, they can "figure it out" innately. However, knowing how to get from point A to point B doesn't necessarily mean it is the best way to approach that problem. Sometimes I think some lessons are best introduced at the adoption stage to help our digital natives think critically about the technology they are using.
I feel as though I am primarily living in the land of adaptation on the technology matrix. I am introducing technology into lessons and activities that I am already doing. I scaffold ways to accomplish a specific goal but then allow some choice and some independence in how the students choose to proceed. I am still planning to accommodate whether or not I can get a computer lab or not. My activities could be done with the computer and other technology OR we could do it the "old-fashioned" way if need be.
In a few sparkling, shiny moments I dip my toe into the deep end of the infusion stage. There are times that I include choice boards and independence to allow students to explore their own way towards a learning goal. It is something that I do with trepidation and anxiety, but definitely worth the push to keep extending my comfort level to hopefully one day make it to transformation!
