For my evaluation tool, I chose the Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) which was developed by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida College of Education (http://mytechmatrix.org). I chose this matrix because it illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed, authentic, and collaborative. The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells. As a classroom teacher looking at this very complex matrix, I was, at first overwhelmed. Then I realized that the matrix simply shows you five desired characteristics of a great learning environment (on the left) and the degree to which technology mediates and facilitates those characteristics, with the ultimate goal of "transformation"- where technology adoption has made students innovative, unconventional, collaborative, problem-solvers. However, the TIM is not suitable for evaluating individual technologies. Therefore, I adapted the matrix into a survey that seeks to evaluate how well a particular technology helps students move toward the "transformative characteristics." The survey questions can be downloaded here.