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The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells

Edutopia.org asked several innovators in the field about what practical steps teachers and administrators could take right away -- without making any major investments or waiting for policy shifts -- to improve technology integration in our classrooms. Here's what they suggest:

Edutopia.org asked several innovators in the field about what practical steps teachers and administrators could take right away -- without making any major investments or waiting for policy shifts -- to improve technology integration in our classrooms. Here's what they suggest:

"Not every educator should be expected to use all of these technologies in the classroom, but every educator should understand what these are, the potential they have in the classroom, and how their students may already be using them. "

These skills are based on the new 2009 ISTE adminstrator technology standards. The standards will provide a framework for educators to use as they transition schools and their classrooms to places of learning relevant for today's learner. This rubric will guide you in determining your level of use of technology and 21st century skills personally and with students.

video with Anne Davies demonstrating the research that "technology does enhance modern assessment strategies in fact, becoming part of the learning cycle itself."

Wow - talk about experiencial learning. These are simulations where classrooms/teams work together using technology to deal with a disaster of some sort (hurricane, volcano, etc). It involves science, math, problem solving, and technology.

a number of 'how-to' documents and presentations for a variety of web based and related technologies. a long list of tutorials - very useful

The introduction of social media means parents need to supervise their kids' use of the technology though they may not know much about it themselves

"Watch free technology training videos! Get help and answer your computer and gadget questions with thousands of video tutorials for PCs, Macs, and tons of different applications."

a conceptual model to measure classroom teachers implementation of the tenets of digital-age literacy as manifested in the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). The LoTi Framework focuses on the delicate balance between instruction, assessment, and the effective use of digital tools and resources to promote higher order thinking, engaged student learning, and authentic assessment practices in the classroom

An interesting blog about using technology to enhance Math education.

This website takes your notes and from them create flashcards.

So often when we talk about schools, students, parents and teachers, we discuss things in arm-lengths type of way. We discuss how they need to have richer and more meaningful learning experiences, how we need to provide them with the opportunities to use the technological tools in authentic learning experiences. What we don't discuss is how schools need to be places of living not just of learning. They need to be places of community where children can experience life-lessons not just academic lessons. The story that follows is about one such event that took place at our school this past year.

Read Write Think offers a free program called the Profile Publisher. Profile Publisher allows students to create and print mock-ups of social network profiles. Students can create profiles for themselves of for fictional characters. Profile Publisher includes fields for "about me," "blog posts," "interests," and all of the other profile fields typically found on a social network. Completed profiles can be printed.

Visuals about Learning, Teaching and Technology in Education. Feel free to use these images under Creative Commons License with Attribution to Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano: