Examining Student Digital Artifacts During a Year-Long Technology Integration Initiative

Abstract

This study was situated within a year-long, statewide technology integration initiative designed to support technology integration within science, technology, engineering, and math classrooms. It examined the elements used in student artifacts in an attempt to investigate trends in digital artifact creation. Among several conclusions, this examination highlighted areas of significant improvement in student use of technology, such as an increase in the creation of PowerPoint presentations and the inclusion of multimedia elements. The study also highlighted areas for improvement, such as the low cognitive demand for content in the majority of the artifacts.

KEYWORDS:

• educational technology integration
• technology
• student artifacts
• 21st-century skills
• K–12
• technology literacy