Behaviorist learning theory has an important role in today’s classroom. The first thought that comes to mind is behavior management of course. The students in my classroom (a 1st grade inclusion classroom on a military post in Hawaii) have a great deal of trouble with following classroom and school rules. Many of the students in my classroom go home to highly unstructured home environments due to parental deployments, or frequent moves. The inconsistencies at home spill over into school, and negatively impact the classroom environment, and of course the academics. The behaviorist learning theory gives teachers home that they can change behaviors with hard work and a watchful eye on their students. I know that rewarding students for approximations of the behavior I want will eventually lead my students to behaving in the way I wish them to, so that they can earn the rewards. I believe that before any other accomplishments can be expected, teachers need to get classroom management under control, then teachers can focus on academics, and integrating technology into the various subject areas.
Technology fits directly into the behaviorist learning theory in several ways. First of all, technology use can be a great motivator for students, therefore teachers can use technology as a reward for work completion, good behavior, etc (Orey, 2001). On a more advanced level, teachers can use software programs which reward correct answers or time spent in the program, which increases the likelihood that the student will respond in the same way in the future (Orey, 2001). This keeps the students actively engaged in their learning, and allows for repeated contact with the curriculum, which helps to reinforce the knowledge for use later (Smith, 1999). The use of technology also provides easier access to materials and resources, which can be rewarding to students. Finally, through the use of blogs, wikis, or other web 2.0 resources, students could receive feedback from people other than their teachers who are interested in rewarding good work (through incentives or positive comments) as well as improving upon what the student is currently able to do. By broadening who can give feedback on work, teachers help to bring the community into the classroom to reward good work, and create incentives for high-quality work in the future. 
The behaviorist learning theory does have its place in the modern classroom, and links well with technology. The only thing that teachers need to be aware of is that behaviorism, like any other theory, does not explain everything that goes on in a classroom, and often times teachers must be prepared to look deeper into a problem to find a true answer. 


Resources
Orey, M. (Ed.). (2001). Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Retrieved from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Main_Page
Smith, K. (1999). The behaviourist orientation to learning. In The encyclopedia of informal education. Retrieved from http://www.infed.org/biblio/learning-behavourist.htm