Abstact
This action research study explores how an understanding of the current state of technology use by teachers can contribute to enhancements of integration of technology into the curriculum. Study results indicate that although teachers were able to use technology for basic tasks, they were not able to use technology to develop and implement teaching strategies that impact student learning. Recommendations to improve technology integration by teachers include increasing teacher awareness of the benefits of technology integration, recognizing needs of teachers for technology integration to occur and improving technology-based professional development for teachers.

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Computer artifacts are anything but socially neutral learning tools. The presence of computer-based technologies not only influences the thought processes of both teachers and students, but also affects the rhythms and ordering of classroom life. This article describes one teacher educator's efforts to structure occasions for teacher candidates to press beyond habitual and ordinary ways of making sense of relations of classroom practices and educational uses of computers. Joining the conversation are the voices of seven teacher candidates who participated in the Mediating Technologies Module.

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This research project examined how to develop and sustain online, asynchronous learning communities in continuous intake, distance education environments for learners in grades 7 through 10. The study is an action research project that is based upon in-depth, qualitative data. Interviews were conducted with distance education teachers, administrators, and field experts. Open-ended questionnaires were administered to students. The focus of the research was upon teachers belonging to one of the nine provincial distance education schools. The study findings are summarized in the Study Recommendations. The results of the research are intended to support the development of online, asynchronous learning communities at the South Island Distance Education School (SIDES) for continuous entry learners.