Choosing the right tech tools

Technology can often be a great enhancement to a lesson, but not if it's selected just for the sake of using technology. The right tool can make all the difference.

This chart (click to get the full visual) starts with the student learning goal or activity. It then asks some questions about the task (like "is this a collaborative task?" or "is this a quick in-class activity or a longer-term project?") before providing some recommended tech tools for reaching that goal. This chart is intended mostly for laptop or Chromebook users, so it's a good fit for our school, and while there is a range of intended ages within these tools, almost all are high-school appropriate. This comes from the Talk Tech with Me blog which has other great resources as well.



http://talktechwithme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Backwards-EdTech-Flow-Chart_2017.pdf