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LoTi Digital Age Survey, Profiler and Observer Tools<br />Step One:Access the LoTi Lounge at: http://www.lotilounge.com/<br />Step Two: Click on the link that says: “MEMBER LOG IN”<br />Step Three:User Name: lotiguest Password: lotiguest<br />TEAM UP, EXPLORE THE TOOL AND CONSIDER THESE QUESTIONS:<br />Did you find this instrument interesting, engaging, challenging, or provocative? Would the teachers at your school?<br />Is it worth knowing how our teachers and school leaders do on an instrument like this? Why or why not?<br />Benefits<br />The LoTi Digital-Age Survey has a variety of unique benefits that make it the leader in online technology assessments:<br />The only nationally-validated technology needs assessment instrument in the country<br />Aligned both with ISTE’s National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Teachers and Administrators, and with the initiatives set forth by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.<br />Provides participants with specific, customized feedback in three dimensions affecting technology use in the classroom: Current Instructional Practices (CIP), Personal Computer Use (PCU), and LoTi (Levels of Teaching Innovation)<br />The ONLY assessment instrument measuring teacher's current instructional practices. Research has shown a statistically significant relationship between current instructional practices and student achievement on standardized test scores.<br />Provides aggregate school-wide needs assessment data to identify current education technology profiles and establish goals<br />Includes a database of professional development recommendations that enables teachers to match their LoTi results with CUSTOMIZED professional development offerings according to their assessed needs<br />Can be used as part of an ongoing and comprehensive technology evaluation plan<br />Has been the subject of over 50 doctoral dissertations <br />