The implementation of technology into the theatre classroom must be well-planned, organized, and carried out in a comprehensive manner. The following ideas are intended to help teachers in the process of implementing technology in public school theatre programs. These thoughts and strategies are not exhaustive; rather, they are intended to inspire ideas for using technology in the arts. 

Technology Supports Traditional Learning Goals

• By offering additional means for teachers to accommodate different learning styles and paces. For example, interactive technology enables students to learn at their own pace, making decisions within the structure of the program about what, and how, they learn.
• By motivating students to learn in new ways. The excitement of exploring the Internet can spark new interest in theatre.
• By encouraging students' self-direction. Students can make the choices of what and how to research online, how to use technology such as still photography and video cameras, and how to plan and create online journals. 
• By giving special needs students more opportunities to collaborate with peers. Internet and interactive technologies can be a rich source of peer coaching and cooperation among students. Learners take on different tasks in working towards common research or production goals.

Technology Provides New Learning Tools in Theatre

• By providing students with valuable, new creative tools, such as still and moving film, video, and sound equipment.
• By offering students efficient, exploratory ways to research the contributions of performers, theatre history, trends, and styles with the Internet's network of library catalogs, campus information systems, directories, databases, archives, and other interactive media technology.
• By enabling students to communicate with actors and theatre technicians, teachers, and students around the world in online discussion groups, list servers, bulletin boards, and email.
• By providing a new way for students to document and assess their learning. Students can keep computer journals, practicing basic keyboarding and computer skills.

Steps for Integrating Technology into Theatre Education

Schools must develop comprehensive plans for integrating technology into their curricula. An effective plan is based on the shared vision of teachers, administrators, parents, community members, and technology experts. Technology should strengthen a district's curricula and strategies for teaching the Theatre TEKS, providing another means of engaging students in meaningful learning. When a technology plan is in place, teachers might consider the following strategies for making the most of these new learning tools. If a plan is not yet in place, many of these strategies can prepare teachers and students for future use of technology.

• Create a theatre environment that emphasizes collaboration.
• Develop theatre activities that incorporate challenging, authentic tasks with technological tools used as supports when they add significant value to the learning experience. Learning the content of the Theatre TEKS should be the primary goal; incorporating technology should be secondary.
• Seek opportunities to collaborate with other theatre teachers; work in teams to design and implement technology-supported projects.
• Join students in learning new technology that expands learning in theatre, demonstrating problem-solving and thinking skills that show students positive ways to approach new learning challenges.
• Design activities so that every student has something to offer. Draw from your knowledge base of students' strengths and needs to foster success and to bolster specific areas of learning.
• Develop assessment procedures  to monitor and learn from each student's progress.