An outside observer would view the use of technology as a seamless component of the lesson. Imagine that an outside observer is looking at your use of technology.
Students work toward a lesson-relevant goal.
When kids are spinning their wheels and appear disinterested, something is wrong. With fully integrated technology, students should have a specific, lesson-related goal when they are working. The technology activity is a logical extension of the lesson. A real problem is being solved by the use of technology. Technology should make a lesson easier to teach, more fun to learn, or stick better in the brain.