This formative study is based on focus group interviews with nearly 200 teachers at 30 Iowa high schools during the spring of 1998. During the one-day site visits at each school, data was also collected from students, the principal, the technology coordinator (where available), and the district's technology plan. Teachers were asked about how they use technology, how they define technology integration, what motivates them to integrate technology, what barriers they face, how technology is changing teaching and learning, and what they believe the future holds for technology in education. Findings indicate Iowa teachers are progressing well with instructional technology integration. Iowa is ahead of the national average with most types of technology in the schools, including the ratio of students to computers. Teachers see computer technology as a tool to help them better accomplish their educational goals. The enthusiasm teachers have for learning is the biggest factor motivating them to integrate technology into the curriculum. Students are also enthusiastic about using technology, and teachers say this translates into increased learning of content for students. Teachers everywhere face difficult barriers as they attempt to integrate technology, including inadequate training, inadequate access to technology, and lack of time to learn and use technology. Despite barriers, technology makes it possible for teachers to become facilitators of learning rather than lecturers. Both teachers and students are taking more responsibility for their own learning, and there are more opportunities for individualized and hands-on learning. (Contains 72 references.) (AEF)