Integrating Technology into Education (reflection)

The technology integration into activities Is one of the most major concerns about educational technologists as well as the instructional designers as they both aim to improve learning and performance of the learners. While this concept seems initially strait forward  as its name suggests, it is actually more complicated. In order to have an effective technology integration to any educational context it is not enough to think only about using the technological tools. The reason why is because sometimes the misusing of technology within the classroom distracts students attention to the actual topic instead of enhancing the efficiency of the lesson. To insure the effectiveness of technology integration into the lesson or activity it is important to consider two main aspects. 1. The integration meets the 6 educational technology foundation pillars. And 2. The components of technology integration which include the technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge about the topic that has to be taught.

In summary, the main idea behind applying technology into education is not to just for the purpose of using technology, you do not have to use any kind of technology unless it adds more value to your lesson or activity.