WCBOE Definition of Technology Integration:  

Technology integration incorporates technology tools to teach content using effective instructional practices. Technology can empower students to think critically, solve problems, and evaluate more effectively.  Good integration is characterized by how and why technology is used, not by the amount or type of technology.

Technology Integration looks like:

Teachers:

     See that knowledge is something children must construct rather than something to be transferred

     Meet the needs of all students

     Are facilitators

     Collaborate with colleagues, coaches, TRTs, and administrators

Students:

     Have an active role

     Apply what they learn in authentic situations

     Use the technology for a purpose that is clear to them

     Collaborate to maximize learning

Lessons:

     Should be seamless

     Can be interdisciplinary project-based

     Promote higher order thinking

     Are supportive of curriculum and standard-based

Support Personnel Provide:

     Administrative support

     Adequate and dependable equipment

     Reliable network

     Technology resource teachers