Which strategies are most effective for teaching and learning with technology?

We have learned a lot of different strategies to integrate technology into the classroom. Mainly we have learned the many different ways in which we can use technology to help students learn. We have learned how to use podcasts, movies and many other technologies to help us. One concern that I have is that I will not be able to use an array of different strategies because I do not really understand how some of them work. I do want to be able to many different strategies, so that is one thing that I need to learn more about.

How can you effectively integrate technology into your teaching and learning?

The main way to effectively integrate technology into teaching is to integrate it into the lesson plans. Sometimes technology can take the same fate as doing worksheets or any other in class activity, that is that it becomes busy work. The main goal is to use technology in the lesson in such a way so that it connects to the lesson and helps the student learn about the material.
Mainly I need to learn how to use technology better. If I am going to use technology when I am a teacher, I need to know how to use it and one of my concerns is that I will not have adequate knowledge on how to correctly and effectively use technology.

Why might it be important for students to learn with technology?

Mainly what i have learned in class and from being in the field is that it is very important for students to learn with technology because technology is becoming more and more important in general. Technology has developed substantially in recent years and shows no sign of letting up. In the coming years technology will become more prevelant amongst the high school age group. We need to utilize technology to our benefit. Technology is something that students will understand and we an use that to help them learn. This also goes back to our discussion on digital natives. Students now are digital natives, and they will become even more savvy with technology in the coming years. My main question on this essential question is how to keep up with new technology. In the coming years technology will advance at a rapid pace and it will be very hard to keep up with it.