Technology Integration Article:

The article I found that focused on technology integration was based on technology relating to business students during their practicum classes in college and how integrated technology affected them as a whole. I found this article to be quite interesting because it was still relating to how technology is being integrated in today’s society, but how their findings were so closely related to how students and teachers feel when they are able to integrate technology in an educational setting. The article discussed how the technology enhanced the effectiveness of the instruction in their college courses and how the professors and other students proficiently integrated the technology. With this integration the students were had increased comfort levels on using technology more in their everyday lives other than what they were using it for previously, as well as helping the students to be able to positively relate to technology because we are impacted by it every day. The article went on to say that the students knew that technology was used every day, but they were able to see benefits from using it effectively when it was integrated in a positive manner into their lessons. They were able to learn about software that was available to them for free that they were unaware of that would later help them teach future business courses in a school setting. In the authors’ conclusion, they stated that the success of using technology lies with the students feeling comfortable with using it throughout their lifetime. 

My peers could find this valuable because we are all struggling to include technology into the curricula. I thought my peers would find this valuable because we are always thinking from the teacher side of the spectrum. I found this article to be from the student side of the spectrum and it informs the teacher that having technology helps them to succeed in their class assignments once they were able to use it properly and overcome the fear of incorporating technology into their lives. 

Citation: Cauley, F., Aiken, K., & Whitney, L.. (2010). Technologies Across Our Curriculum: A Study of Technology Integration in the Classroom. Journal of Education for Business, 85(2), 114-118. Retrieved August 24, 2010, from ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ID: 2074244681).