Technology Integration 101 – Frame

FRAME is a lesson strategy in which a context for studying a particular topic is established. Setting context for learning may include providing directions or creating a mood. Framing often occurs in the introductory and motivational activities to promote interest in subject areas or provide a context for approaching learning. Problems are often set in real or fantasy events that are easily accessible from the web or other technology resources. Framing is an important motivational strategy for all methods of teaching, regardless of whether the teacher, the learner, or their partnership controls the lesson. Technology resources can take learners to new settings, provide multiple views on specific events or issues, or expose learners to curious situations that can frame all learning events.