Students who are not educated in the modern advances of our technological society will be ill-prepared for the world of work in the 21st century. It is therefore incumbent upon all educators to modify traditional curriculum to reflect contemporary technology. School technology education programs today are being developed to reflect the needs of our technological society. In the immediate past, teaching content for this field was derived from the traditional industrial trades and called industrial arts. Now, teaching content is derived from modern industry, encompasses a broad, holistic approach to education, and is called technology education. Technology education provides a balance between the intellectual and the applied phases of student experience and establishes a platform whereby all curriculum areas can be integrated together and commonalities explored. Technology education as a teaching strategy can be used in a myriad of ways to enhance classroom teaching. It offers teachers the opportunity to integrate various areas of study and brings to the learning environment practical and realistic possibilities for student learning. (20 references) (CML)