Technology and Curriculum

"In short, the theory and practice of technology integration need to be inextricably connected to the processes and products of curriculum development." (p. 99, Rethinking Technology in Schools, by Vanessa Elaine Domine)

What? You mean we don't start with the technology and then figure out what we could teach using it? I know, I know, this is what we've been told over and over again. In fact, I remember my university profs way back in the 80's saying the same thing. First, know what you want to teach. The pedagogy comes first. Then, begin to think how you would like to deliver the lesson. What tools would be the best way to achieve understanding in your students? It may very well be some sort of technology, but it might not. We need to be open and aware of our context, our students, and be intimately connected to the curriculum and then think of how we will do it.