This course constitutes an introduction to basic issues involving Informatics and educational technology. It consists of theory and lab exercises. The theoretical part of the course provides the background to issues such as the following: designing the integration of technology in education, main types of educational software, assessment criteria for alternative educational software tools, educational programming languages, the Internet and education, robotics and education, AI, social impact of the Internet and aspects involving children. The lab involves practice in implementing educational presentations with interactive activities for early childhood and using Web tools for retrieving relevant data.