I think last class was interesting. We took technology integration, what I thought I could define, and broke it up in extensive detail to have a new and improved definition. I took for granted many of the components of what goes in to technology integration. As we discussed technology apart from integration and tried to combine the two, it was much more clear. I think in my field of study, what I may have considered to be technology integration, may just be considered assistive tech. Assistive tech, in my field seems to be much more prevalent than the integration of technology across a curriculum area. Many of the technology that other classroom teachers include in their lessons may not be compatible for some of the needs/ assistive technologies my students are already using. Coming up with a “unit” for technology integration is still something that poses a little confusion when it comes to directing it toward my population of students. I think technology integration has become such a big part of educating our youth, and when it works, it is great! However, sometimes when trying to integrate a piece of technology, I feel that it can make the lives of teachers more difficult, then easier. Learning a new piece of technology and then trying to teach a lesson and/or unit with it may be more time consuming and cumbersome, than using some of the simple technologies we take for place (i.e. Microsoft office, overhead).