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The undergraduate degree in Business Administration aims to give a comprehensive view on the functioning of businesses, preparing students to work in administrative or management tasks. The objective of this study is to see how the use of technology can help teaching the IT itself to Business Administration students and to verify the expected gains for their professional lives. IT is increasingly present in our private, social or professional life, and these students -- digital natives -- seem to have a natural ability in the use of digital technology. This paper discusses the importance of IT in the teaching-learning process, it examines some academic and technological risks arising from these practices and reports as a case study an experience by the author in the subject. It concludes that the use of technology can bring gains in knowledge, but the risks must be measured and minimized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]