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Stages
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Teacher Behavior
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Student Behavior
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Typical Teacher
Statement
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Staff Development & Time Needed
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Entry
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Appear not to use the technology
much
Equipment sits with dust cover on most
of the time
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Occasional use
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If I had my druthers I don’t
think I would ever look at a computer again.
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0 hours
0 experience
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Adoption
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Begin to use a few applications to
automate existing tasks
Gradebook, word processing
No change in teaching
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Expand use
No change in learning
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We are finding that students come in
to use the computers during lunch and stay late.
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30 hours
3 months
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Adaption
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Methods of presenting information
begin to incorporate technology
PowerPoint
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Work on computer is accepted and
encouraged
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It’s amazing to me how much these
kids are learning.
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30-50 hours
3+ months
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Appropriation
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Learning is changing
New methods of preparing and
presenting information.
Classroom is physically arranged
differently from traditional.
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Change in the type of work
done
Groups and project-based
learning
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I could never have anticipated that
much cooperative learning going on.
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51-70 hours
2 years
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Innovation
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New ways of using the technology are
developed to enhance the quality of the learning
enterprise
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The students are creating their own
knowledge and using their creativity to research and explain
information.
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71+ hours
2-5 years
Note: Many teachers never reach this level.
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