{"id":326,"date":"2016-08-02T19:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2019-04-05T14:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T18:37:36","slug":"lets-talk-about-technology-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/lets-talk-about-technology-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Talk About: Technology Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lets-talk-about-Technology-Integration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-327\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lets-talk-about-Technology-Integration-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Let's talk about Technology Integration\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lets-talk-about-Technology-Integration-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lets-talk-about-Technology-Integration-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lets-talk-about-Technology-Integration.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"audioBoom player\" src=\"\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/boos\/4890933-let-s-talk-about-technology-integration\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAAo2oVc1oUoA\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this podcast, I talked about three different approaches teachers give coaches when talking about technology integration. \u00a0After you listen to the podcast, I would encourage you to think about your approach to technology integration. \u00a0Do you use technology as a help for the teacher or to engage your students? \u00a0When thinking about using technology, do you plan out how you will try it in the classroom? 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