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Interesting blog entry on the challenges of technology adoption by staff. Towards the end the author points out successful adoption techiques. How many times do we forget to remember these things??

Liked this, and found that the prior blogs he linked to in the article gave good examples, particularly the one on SMARTboards back in 2010. I'm hoping the "action research team" example is something we can start to work on with the PLC concept.

Save the Words offers your students a chance to "adopt a word" by becoming familiar with a handful of words from bygone eras and adopting any that they deem worth saving. It also shows students how to "increase their word power" using dictionaries, find old words in their everyday life, and appreciate the richness of a well-developed vocabulary. Visit today to adopt your favorite old word!

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 as illustrated below.

Technology Integration Matrix 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 as illustrated below.