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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.

Passport to Play is a fun way to keep kids' minds engaged and bodies active. Created for 3rd-5th graders, the program lets you teach your students how kids from around the world play, snack and grow.

IBM® Pass It Along is a peer-to-peer knowledge exchange network whose basic premise is that everyone has expertise to share. Anyone can package his expertise into bite-sized nuggets of knowledge called topics, which can be "passed on" to others. Over time, an informal community of contributors, experts, and learners develops around these nuggets of knowledge.

QuestGarden is an online authoring tool, community and hosting service that is designed to make it easier and quicker to create a high quality WebQuest. No knowledge of web editing or uploading is required. Prompts, guides and examples are provided for each step of the process. Images, worksheets and other documents can easily be attached or embedded in the WebQuest, and users have complete control over the appearance of the final lesson.