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Stage 1 - Entry
Stage 2 - Adoption
Stage 3 -Adaptation
Stage 4 - Appropriation
Stage 5 - Invention
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Stage Comparison Chart
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| Stage | Activities | Required Teacher Skills | Classroom practice and Structure | New and Experienced Teacher Standards | Learning paradigm |
| 1 - Entry | Plugging hardware together, installing and using software | Willingness to try! | N/A | 10.1, 10.4 | N/A |
| 2 - Adoption | Student and teacher use of technology to prepare documents, find things - basic tasks. | Basic hardware management, productivity applications - is comfortable using simple tools alone | Traditional Instruction | 10.6 | Teacher-centered, didactic |
| 3 - Adaptation | Use of technology to present materials and direct instruction. | Intermediate hardware and software use - is comfortable using the tools in front of students | Traditional Instruction | 10.5, 10.6 (should include 10.2, 10.3, 10.10, 10.16) | Teacher-centered, didactic |
| 4 - Appropriation | Direct student use of technology in individual and collaborate projects | Must be comfortable in supporting student use of technology | Collaborative learning and student-centered project-based instruction | 10.7, 10.10 (should include 10.8, 10.9) | Student-centered, collaborative |
| 5 - Invention | Supply new technology for students to select in projects and other work. | Must be able to design, appropriate, and assess new technology tools where appropriate for instruction | Student-directed instruction | 10.12 | Student-directed, discovery |