In the 21st Century, integrating technology in education is about:

• PEOPLE not technology
• Connecting, Communicating, Collaborating, and Creating within a globalized world
• Expanding the learning environment beyond four walls and exploring new virtual frontiers
• Engaging learners with current data, dynamic interactive media, real life issues, and people from around the world
• Developing skills for lifelong learning and continually changing information and technology
• Customizing and differentiating instructional practices with technology to optimize learning for ALL
• Re-tooling the educational process for the demands of a new century of teaching and learning with technology
• Applying the best educational research about learning, engagement, motivation, and the brain through technology
• Knowing one's own technology style and skill-set to find the best technology tools to match one's needs