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essential is that your students' needs, and your own, motivate your use of new technology tools.

"Don't just use it for technology's sake. Have a reason."

"Pick one tool that resonates with what you're already doing in the class," he says. The key is to choose a tool that's appropriate for one of your assignments or projects. Draper adds, "Then run with it. Really focus on that one tool for a period of time. When you're ready to expand, that's great. But take baby steps. Use the tool with something that you're already doing."

 Integration is the seamless merging of technology and instruction in a way that leads to higher student enagagement and therefore, higher achievement

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