The document discusses the importance of technology integration in the classroom. It notes that students are comfortable with technology, but teachers often lack training and resources to implement it effectively. The document advocates for technology use because it can enhance lessons and help students develop 21st century skills. Some challenges to integration are lack of current technology, time for proper implementation, and not enough resources for whole classes. Strategies are provided for teachers to observe technology use, attend training, and get assistance to overcome barriers to integration.

1. By: Sarah Hobbs
UHCL Graduate Student

2.  Students are very use to the technologies
they have available on a daily basis.
 Many know how to use technology better
than their teachers and parents.
 They use technology all the time. They are
very mobile and plugged in throughout many
of their activities.

3.  Try to integrate technology but many lack
current technology resources
 Many feel that they lack training on the
technologies that they have.
 Many feel like they don’t have time to
implement technology effectively
 Many do not have enough resources for an
entire class.

4.  Should be implemented into the classroom
because it can help teach all types of
learners.
 Can help enhance already strong content
lessons.
 Helps students receive the 21st century skills
they need in order to be successful in the
workplace.

5.  Help increase student participation
 Reach students at their level
 Take students to places where we can not
travel as a class
 Increase understanding of difficult topics
 Add support to topics discussed in class
 Provide additional learning opportunities to
support higher level thinking

6.  Technology integration is not where students
attend a technology class.
 True integration means that learning is
supported through the use of technology.
 Technology and its benefits can not take away
the benefit of having a strong knowledgeable
teacher.
 The Strongest teachers use technology
to ENHANCE learning and move
students to new levels of
understanding!

7. Step 1 –Determine
relative advantage
Step 2- Assess tech teks
Step 3- Decide objectives
and assessments
Step 4- Design
Integration strategies
Step 5- Prepare
instructional environment
Step 6- Analyze results
Step 7- make revisions Retrieved from Roblyer
and Doering2013

8.  Interactive white boards
 games
 Ebooks
 Virtual field trips
 Math and reading support programs
 Geocaching
 Online videos
 Blogs
 Social media
 Tutorials
 simulations

9.  Visit other teachers using technology and
observe them. Don’t forget to ask questions.
 Attend professional development for specific
technology concepts/programs
 Ask the technology specialist for assistance
and training
 Ask administrators to provide additional
training.
 Watch online tutorials and videos

10. Teachers are required to use technology in the
classroom, according to PEDAS requirements.
Technology TEKS are also a part of each grade level
curriculum and should be included as part of
instruction.
Students need to be able to see technology at work
and produce work with it especially as they move
into higher level classes, that assume they know
basic technology skills.