Time to Learn Technology integration takes time. Consequently, teachers must be given the time to learn and time to practice using their new skills. The National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council, a former interagency advisory council to the federal government, prepared an analysis of time it takes teachers to reach the various ACOT™ skill levels. 14 SKILL STAGE DESCRIPTION TIME REQUIRED Teachers typically learn the fundamental aspects of using new technology, including the basics of configuring hardware and software. None Teachers concern themselves with ways to use the technology to support traditional instruction. 30 hours Teachers integrate technology into existing classroom activities. The emphasis is productivity. Students use word processors, databases, and some graphics programs to create familiar products of instruction. 45+ hours training, 3 months experience, just-in-time support Teachers begin to develop new approaches to teaching and learning that make the most of the technology available to them. A teacher's mastery and skill level have developed to enable the creation of new learning activities not possible without the technology. 60+ hours training, 2 years experience, just-in-time support Teachers no longer try to adapt instruction to technology but adjust their fundamental perceptions of instruction. Teachers who reach this stage reflect on the actual craft of teaching, and their classroom strategies may become quite different. 80+ hours training, 4-5 years experience, just-in-time support