This document discusses integrating technology into teaching and learning. It explains that educational technology, or edtech, involves using technology to introduce, reinforce, supplement and extend students' knowledge and skills. The document also discusses how edtech can help bridge the digital divide in education by exposing students to modern communication technologies. It provides examples of how technologies like discussion forums, small group activities and computer literacy can help develop students' higher-order thinking skills. Finally, the document discusses how computers can serve as useful tools for teachers, by providing information, enabling communication, supporting constructivist learning paradigms, and situating learning.