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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, collaborative, constructive, authentic, and goal directed (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003).

Are you looking for practical ways to improve student achievement? Strengthen teaching and learning processes with research-based instructional strategies combined with effective technology use. Twelve core strategies link to 30 classroom examples that show how to apply key research, using technology to engage learners and improve achievement.

The purpose of this course is to provide "Just in Time" training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). These standards are the basic technology skills every educator should possess. In the process, educators will develop their own skills and discover what students need in order to meet the NETS for Students, as well as the new MMC Online Experience requirement.

Welcome to the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District's METS Project wiki. The METS Project is a resource for educators seeking guidance on the technologies that align with their subject/grade level curriculum expectations.

Michigan Department of Education Michigan Educational Technology Standards (METS)

The eMINTS National Center is a non-profit, independent business unit of the University of Missouri. eMINTS offers professional development programs created by educators for educators. Leading experts have collaborated to produce programs that * inspire educators to use instructional strategies powered by technology * engage students in the excitement of learning * enrich teaching to dramatically improve student performance eMINTS changes how teachers teach and students learn. Its instructional model provides a research-based approach to organizing instruction and can be implemented in any subject area at any level.

West Virginia Technology Tool Page that has links to tools that correlate to the 21st Century Skills. 21st Century Skills are aligned to the 2009 Michigan METS.

Please share your elementary lessons that meet various aspects of the Michigan Educational Technology Standards. This project is designed to help all Michigan teachers find and share ways they are meeting these standards. If you are from outside Michigan and would like to contribute to or use these ideas, please do so.

The Starter Sheets are resources for the classroom teacher. The intention of each sheet is to introduce a tool, technology or activity that could be easily adapted for use in the classroom.

How to videos for using technology in the classroom

"Both the Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly changing, but Internet safety messages change very slowly if at all. A few years ago, some of us in the Net safety community started talking about how to adjust our messaging for the much more interactive "Web 2.0." And we did so, based on the latest research as it emerged. But even those messages are starting to get a bit stale…. Now it's time for Online Safety 3.0."

News article about one small non-profit in Southwest Michigan dedicated to helping the community with technology and recycling it. They provide low income families with refurbished computers, and now have a recycling center where people can dispose of their old electronics ethically.

Marylin Western's Technology Tips for Classroom Teachers.

Max's Toolbox 2007 is an early childhood interface to Microsoft® Office suitable for children in grades K through 5. The flexibility of the programs makes them suitable for teaching children of all capabilities. The suite of three products.MaxWrite for Microsoft® Word, MaxShow for PowerPoint®, and MaxCount for Excel.gives teachers a platform for incorporating technology across a wide range of subjects and lesson plans.

Great example of how educational links should be shared.

Being a teacher is a difficult and often thankless job. Between lesson plans, unengaged students, and new emerging technologies, teachers need help now more than ever. By visiting the 100 blogs below, they will find answers to all their questions, as well as valuable teaching resources.