Integrating technology means rethinking teaching and learning in relation to the computer, in much the same way that businesses and other organizations have had to rethink what they do and how they do it. The Internet is not a classroom. The World Wide Web is not a textbook or a television set. It is an engine for expanding participation in the learning process. Learning is highly social.
Students look for information in books, in magazines, on the Internet.
They talk with classmates about yesterday's homework. They ask the teacher to explain a new concept one more time. They show things to each other. They argue about ideas. Using technology can transform these activities and increase their power to support learning.