{"id":22157,"date":"2021-10-27T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=22157"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:44:16","slug":"using-the-technology-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/using-the-technology-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Learning Technology Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><div class='content-column one_third'><div id=\"bellows-main-edtech\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current\"><ul id=\"menu-edtech\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-15073\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-home bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-15073 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  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class='content-column two_third last_column'><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using the Learning Technology Index<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citl.mun.ca\/technologies\/guide\/\">CITL&#8217;s Learning Technology Index<\/a> is a list of software and web services that can be used in a learning environment to support teaching and learning. When considering the adoption of an external tool in their courses, instructors may refer to this index to identify the technology that will best meet the intended instructional or assessment goal. This page contains instructions for how to navigate through the Learning Technology Index. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-221570\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><strong>&gt; Getting started<\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"ac-221570\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>On the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/citl.mun.ca\/technologies\/guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learning Technology Index<\/a> home page, click<strong> \u201cTechnologies.\u201d<\/strong> The technologies (tools) are presented in a table in alphabetical order along with a brief description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/04\/Learning-Technology-Index-screenshot--1024x504.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/04\/Learning-Technology-Index-screenshot--1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/04\/Learning-Technology-Index-screenshot--300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/04\/Learning-Technology-Index-screenshot--768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/04\/Learning-Technology-Index-screenshot-.png 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/2.techpage-1024x593.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/2.techpage-1024x593.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/2.techpage-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/2.techpage-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/2.techpage.png 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-221571\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><strong>&gt; Searching by keyword<\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"ac-221571\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>If you know the name, category, or tag of the technology tool you want to learn more about, please use the <strong>search function<\/strong> located in the top right corner of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/technology-search-new-1024x309.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/technology-search-new-1024x309.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/technology-search-new-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/technology-search-new-768x232.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/technology-search-new.png 1508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-221572\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><strong>&gt; Searching by category or tag<\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"ac-221572\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>If you are not trying to locate a particular technology, but instead are looking for a tool that would best fit your intended purpose, you can conduct a search by either <a href=\"https:\/\/citl.mun.ca\/technologies\/guide\/index.php?page=discover-tools-tags\">Tag<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/citl.mun.ca\/technologies\/guide\/index.php?page=discover-tools-category\">Category<\/a> (e.g., <em>communication<\/em>). On the <strong>\u201cTechnologies\u201d<\/strong> page, select either <strong>Tag <\/strong>or <strong>Category <\/strong>to see which learning technologies are associated with the tag or category you wish to explore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"260\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/10\/Picture5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/10\/Picture5-1.png 623w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/10\/Picture5-1-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The Tag Search<\/strong> page will display a list of the tags available for the learning technologies reviewed and investigated by the CITL team. Each tag entry displays the number of tools and platforms available within that group. Click the tag to see the tools associated with it. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/tag-1024x377.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/tag-1024x377.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/tag-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/tag-768x283.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/tag.png 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The Category Search<\/strong> webpage provides a list of the categories for the learning technologies investigated by CITL. The list provides the name of the category, the number of learning technologies within that category, and a description of the types of learning technologies that fall within a specific category.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/Category-1024x506.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/Category-1024x506.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/Category-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/Category-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/11\/Category.png 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-221573\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><strong>&gt; Rating information<\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"ac-221573\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Once you select a particular technology, you can view its detailed rating based on several criteria. Three stars (\u2605\u2605\u2605) is the highest rating, and one star (\u2605\u2606\u2606) is the lowest. The \u201cprohibited\u201d sign shows that the tool is not intended to accomplish the goals of a category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/10\/Picture8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/10\/Picture8.png 624w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2021\/10\/Picture8-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the Learning Technology Index, please click <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/citl.mun.ca\/technologies\/guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22157","page","type-page","status-publish"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22157"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36427,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22157\/revisions\/36427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}