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What is Loti?  Loti is a term referring to Dr. Moersch’s Level of Technology Implementation Framwork designed to accurately measure authentic classroom technology use.  How can we effectively incorporate Loti into the curriculum?  Pat Sine states “that it must be supported by the administration in order to be effective (In particular, the building principal).”  I agree building administrators should encourage teachers to utilize the Loti Framework, so they can be conscious of how they are using technology.  In addition, Pat had an excellent suggestion, to have teachers create a technological plan mapping out their goal, plan, and assessment.  The plan holds teachers responsible for proper use of technology in the classroom, but before we hold teachers accountable, effective technology integration must be modeled.  I think the best way to show true integration is to have colleagues who demonstrated quality use of technology in the classroom  lead workshops providing helpful tips to those in need.  Needless to say, Loti is a great tool to provoke conversation about technology integration in the curriculum.
Another tool that was discussed in class today was Semantic Nets. “A semantic net is a structure which is used to represent connections between objects.  Semantic Nets use a graph structure so that concepts are nodes in the graph.  The concepts are connected by arcs which tell the relationship between the concepts” (http://www.cwa.mdx.ac.uk/bis2040/lect5SemNets/intro.html).  This is an awesome tool, but I believe semantic nets could demonstrate different interpretations without specific direction.  A perfect example is on page 50 of the textbook.  I suppose this tool could be utilized during a class presentation (guided instruction) and self-reflection.