Technology integration does not happen in a particular location but in a specific type of learning environment. To construct an environment ripe for integration, we must think differently about teaching and learning. Many think that technology integration is most likely to occur in learner-centered classrooms in which the teacher acts as a facilitator. Students participate in mindful processing of information. They are responsible for the results and may use the computer as either a cognitive or productivity tool to achieve those results.
Students integrate new ideas into their prior knowledge to make sense or meaning.
They use computers as cognitive tools or to produce student media. Students work in learning communities in which each member contributes to the group's goals, and they work to maximize each other's learning. Using computers for conferencing or using software that supports cooperative work can facilitate collaboration. Students are trying to achieve cognitive goals and objectives. Computers allow students to develop activity organizers and use software that supports the goals and objectives they are trying to accomplish.