Reading
Assignment 3
My Reflections on Technology Integration
Technology integration is described in the article
as when a "teacher consciously decides to designate certain tasks and
responsibilities to the technology." An example of this that was
provided in the article was the chalk board. Teachers depend
daily on the chalk board although we may not think of it as
technology. But technology by definition is using evolving
knowledge to improve the system that the knowledge applies to.
(Teaching with Technology)
As the article discusses, the integration of
technology must be done thoughtfully and with purpose. To
integrate new technology successfully in the classroom the experience
must be meaningful for students or they will not retain the information
in their long term memory. This article expanded my views on
technology and what it is. When we think of technology we
generally think of computer but technology is much more.