Technology Integration in the Classroom : Article one

In recent years technology integration in the classroom has been a debatable topic. The argument has not been if we should be integrating technology into the classroom, rather how we should be integrating technology. In the article by Soledad Mackinnon, "Technology Integration in the Classroom, Is There Only One Way to Make it Effective?" you will discover two ways to integrate technology. The first being directed instruction, which uses technology to drill and practice previously learned skills. The other option is constructivist instruction, which means that technology would be used to help the students analyze, investigate, collaborate, share, build, and generate on what they already know. The article concludes that there is no right or wrong answer, yet it is the educator who will ultimately make the difference.