Necessity for Technology integration and use into schools

A lop of research has been done regarding the issue of technology integration and use into schools. Many arguments have been made about the impact that technology has on the teching and learning process. If we make a deep search on the isue concerning the benefits that technology can provide teachers and students with then we will realize that technology integration and use into schools is a necessity. Technology can provide teachers with many tools that can help them prepare for their lessons, increase productivity, improve instruction and most important can make teachers capable of providing their students with a better education and consequenlty, improve students' learning and achievement

Technology can provide students with many benefits as well. A broad array of technological tools and educational software can be used in the teaching and learning process that will help students develop critical thinking skills, motivate students, promote interaction and collaboration and increase students' achievement. Using technology in the classroom will make students acquire new roles than the ones of being the passive receivers of information. It will make them active participants in the learning process, who take responsibility for their own learning and depend less on their teachers. Consequently, technology use will make a transition of the teachers' role as well, from being the managers and controllers of the classroom to being the guides and coaches of the students, who provide students with advice and move them to the right direction by being on the side of the classroom.

The issue of technology integration and use into schools raises another important issue: "Are teachers today, provided with the necessary training in the effective use of technology in the learning environment?"