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1. TIM Tools Administrative Center<\/strong> Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n Getting Started<\/strong><\/p>\n Customization<\/strong><\/p>\n Managing Members<\/strong><\/p>\n Working with Data<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. TUPS<\/strong> 3. TIM-O \/ TIM-LP \/ TIM-R<\/strong> Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n TIM-O<\/strong><\/p>\n TIM-R<\/strong><\/p>\n TIM-LP<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. ARTI<\/strong> 5. Report Tool<\/strong> 6. Survey Tool<\/strong> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column_inner type=”4_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”TTAG Header Blurb Text” _builder_version=”3.11″ saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”15999″ custom_padding=”||0px|”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text Body” _builder_version=”3.15″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As teachers increase integration of technology in their classrooms, they begin to take more responsibility for ensuring its effective use with students. The Action Research for Technology Integration tool provides a framework for teachers to design and conduct their own action research projects. ARTI guides teachers through the five basic steps of an action research project including: identification of a question, description of the context, data collection, analysis, and the creation of findings. In each step, ARTI guides teachers in recording the necessary details that are then saved to a central database for each instance of TIM-Tools. The following describes how teachers use ARTI.<\/p>\n Select the Action Research for Technology Integration (ARTI)<\/strong> from the TIM Tools main menu. The ARTI Dashboard<\/strong> will open. You will be presented with a list of all your existing proposals.<\/p>\n To edit an existing proposal, click the Edit<\/strong> button. To view a PDF of the proposal, click the PDF<\/strong> button. To delete an existing proposal, click the Delete<\/strong> button. The Published \/ Not Published<\/strong> button will toggle the state of the proposal. Unpublished proposals are available only to the author.<\/p>\n To begin a new proposal, select Create New Proposal<\/strong> from the ARTI menu.<\/p>\n To create a new proposal, enter a title in the text field and click the Create New Proposal<\/strong> button. You will be taken to the Introduction window.<\/p>\n The Introduction window offers a link to an Overview of the Action Research Process and the opportunity to indicate the user\u2019s years of teaching experience, including years using technology. When you\u2019ve entered this information, select Inquiry<\/strong> from the ARTI menu to begin the five steps of the action research process.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Identification of the Action Research Inquiry<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Inquiry<\/strong> section, teachers specify a question related to how their technology integration efforts influence student learning. This question could relate to a single lesson, a unit, a project-based activity, use of a particular simulation or strategy, etc. This question could also relate to a whole class, specific group or individual child. The section also provides the means for identifying the target students, the focus of classroom efforts, methods of assessment, and behavioral and affective outcomes. When you have completed this section, select General Context<\/strong> from the ARTI menu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. Identification of the Classroom Context<\/strong><\/p>\n The next four menu items capture general information about the classroom context, hardware and software used, and teaching and learning questions. Check boxes, radio buttons, and drop-down menus provide guidance and a controlled vocabulary for describing the context. Work through these four windows one at a time. When finished with all four Context windows, select Data Collection<\/strong> from the ARTI menu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. Data Collection Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n This section provides a menu of data collection methods for teachers to consider for use in their inquiries. When finished, click Data Analysis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. Data Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n In this section, teachers synthesize and interpret their data to formulate findings. For each finding they create, ARTI records a title, keywords\/phrases, and a description. Each research project can lead to several findings.<\/p>\n Once you have formulated a finding, click on the Create New Finding<\/strong> button and enter a description and keywords. The finding will be created and displayed in the Fidings list below. You can edit or revise findings at any time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5. Implications and Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n In the last section, teachers are directed to create implications or actions based on their findings in the previous section. As with findings, each implication or action has a title, keywords\/phrases, and a description of the implication or action. Click the Create New Implication\/Action<\/strong> button to begin. 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\nThe Administrative Center provides for management of the TIM Tools suite of applications. <\/em><\/p>\n\n
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\nThe Technology Uses and Perceptions Survey provides essential information for planning technology infrastructure and support and identifying the perceptions and PD needs of teachers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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\nThe ARTI tool provides a framework for teachers to design and conduct their own action research projects.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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\nThe Report Tool allows a school or district to create TIM-LP, TIM-O, TIM-R, or TUPS reports.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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\nThe Survey Tool allows a school or district to create internal or external surveys on new topics as needed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
TIM Tools Administration Guide<\/h1>\n
ARTI Introduction<\/h2>\n
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Figure 1. ARTI Dashboard.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/New_Proposal.jpg\")
Figure 2. Create New Proposal window.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Arti_Intro.jpg\")
Figure 3. Introduction window.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ARTI_inquiry1600.jpg\")
Figure 4. Inquiry window.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Arti-Context.jpg\")
Figure 5. Answering general questions in the four Context windows.<\/em><\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ARTI_Data_Collection.jpg\")
Figure 6. Data Collection window.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ARTI_Create_New_Finding.jpg\")
Figure 7: Create New Finding window.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ARTI_Implication.jpg\")
Figure 8. Describing implications or actions on the Implications and Actions tab.<\/em><\/p>\n