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Leadership, Vision, and Collaboration Technology Integration in the Classroom By: Delia Raymos Pass, ED. D http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Research/NECC_Research_Paper_Archives/NECC2008/Pa ss.pdf

The ISTE research paper I found focused on leadership and collaboration of technology integration in the classroom at an elementary level. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a school wide technology initiative on teacher’s attitudes toward computers, technology proficiency, stages of adoption of technology and student use of a web based resource with integrated teacher created lessons. The web-based resource was call, ‘The Learning Page’ ([|www.thelearningpage.org]). Teachers who participated were chosen through an elementary teacher interest survey. All teachers were white females and ages ranged from 21 to 54 years old. The research site was a kindergarten through fifth grade public school district in the southern United States. Teachers were split into two groups. One group received a professional development intervention that modeled a hands-on approach to creating technology enriched lessons based on their curriculum, while the other group did not receive the professional development. Results of the study conclude that it is important to have accountability for teachers when integrating technology into classrooms. Integration of technology also needs to be supported by a school leader such as the principal. When integrating technology into their curriculum, teachers felt more comfortable having a technology integration resource page such as The Learning Page and their Collaborate and Create page (www.collaborateandcreate.org).