Admin can also influence teacher prep prgms. Too many Ts tell us in interviews their idea of tech integration= PPTs & whitebds #edtechchat
— Lyn Hilt (@L_Hilt) April 23, 2013

It's great when teachers use PowerPoint to stay organized or excel to help with calculations. It's really cool to shoot a video of a lesson, or even create a guided Web quest where students go out and find answers to a worksheet using the internet, but it isn't really technology integration. These things are just remakes of old teaching tools. A PPT is easier than rewriting your notes on the chalkboard, over and over, and it can be better if you are using videos, and other multimedia elements, but unless the students in your classroom are interacting with your slideshow, then it isn't tech integration. Students should be engaged with technology, experimenting, failing, succeeding, and learning using technology.

That doesn't mean you should stop using PowerPoint, or that you should make quick videos of yourself reteaching a pivotal concept to post online. It just means that you can do more. Web quests and online quizzes are great tools. They are easy to grade, allow you to give your students quick feedback, and can be good learning experiences, but this sort of activity isn't the kind of 21st century tech integration that makes a difference in learning. It is just a new way to create the same ol' stuff.

Need some ideas? Try these sites:
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm
http://shoutlearning.org/
http://www.web20labs.com/
http://www.classroom20.com/