The full impact of a comprehensive integration of technology in the classroom is characterized by one educator thusly: "The infusion of technology has been a great blessing for the school and will have staying power. Learning has been totally transformed. We expect that this will pay tremendous dividends as the progress of these students is measured through standardized tests and other methods for the remainder of their school career" (Fox 24). Example No. 3. Technology is ubiquitous, and its use is not only common business practice throughout the known world, its use in educational settings has become commonplace as well. It would be irresponsible for teachers to ignore potential opportunities to improve their delivery of educational services using the vast array of information resources that are readily available. Therefore, in an era characterized by calls for increased accountability on the part of teachers to improve academic outcomes, using technology in curricular offerings represents a timely response to a professional obligation. Indeed, taken to its extreme, this "why" extends to the use of many things that are commonly used and taken for granted in the modern classroom, including things such as electric lights, heating and air conditioning, modern waste management practices, and so forth, that all contribute to an environment that is conducive to the learning process. Therefore, from a strictly pragmatic perspective, it is important to integrate technology in as many ways as possible into curricular offerings as a way of satisfying the need to use evidence-based approaches as required by recognized best educational practices (Stone & Gambrill 109).

Conclusion

The research showed that in the Age of Information, there are a number of compelling reasons that support integrating technology into curricular offerings, including its ability to reduce the digital divide and increase access to information for learning disabled students, the cost effectiveness of the approach as well as it being a timely response to a professional obligation....

The research also showed that teachers today enjoy a cornucopia of technological solutions that can facilitate the delivery of educational services as well as the administration of classrooms and communication with other stakeholders in the system, including students, other teachers, administrators and parents. Taken together, it just makes good sense to use existing approaches to integrating technology into the curriculum as well as to seek new opportunities to integrate technology into future curricular offerings in the 21st century classroom.
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