Acknowledgement

       I would like to express my gratitude to Dr Abdel Rahman Al-Mekhlafi from the UAE University, my thesis adviser,  who encouraged me to launch the first curriculum page in his fruitful course " Advanced Readings in Educational Technology" and provided me with help and guidance  to employ the suitable model for technology integration in my dissertation.

          Also, a word of thanks is due to the great professors and instructors from the UAE University who shaped my research skills in the field of Educational research such as Professor Abdelmenem Hassan, Professor Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Professor Saddik Gohar who taught me in the College of Education in Egypt and was a member in the advising committee of my dissertation at the UAE University as well.  

Special thank is due to other members of the advising committee of my dissertation, Dr Hala Elhoweris for her help and support throughout the whole process of preparing and validating the instruments of my dissertation whose suggestions for modifications together with other suggestions sent by other dedicated members such as Dr Mohamed Shaban and  Dr Ali Ibrahm, the Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, improved the efficacy of the dissertation instruments. 

Last but not Least, a word of thanks to my dissertation adviser Dr Negmeldin Alsheikh my dissertation adviser for his help and support throughout the whole process of the dissertation and his insightful courses as an instructor in the PhD Program, College of Education, UAE University.