This researchinvestigated efficient use of instructional technology in Ethiopian  education.The aim was to substantiatefactors hindering cost-effective and proper use of technological resources inEthiopian education. For that purpose, a systematic desk-review was made on research works held across schools in different cornersof the country were selected and revitalized.  Situationaldiscourse analysis was used in reviewing the concerned studies. Units of analysis were research findings derived from diverse institutional research works. The revisited findings denoted most of the determinants in selecting and usinginformation and communicationtechnology to have been weak infrastructural supplies, shortage in internet connectivity and low level of preparation in using the technology. Pedagogic non-alignment of the ICT resources, shortage in access to the technology, and fluctuation in electric power, weakness of managerial support and weak collegiality among the staff were found to be pressing determinants of instructional technology implementation. Though the researches were held in different places at varying times, the results indicated individual, institutional, technical and managerial issuesas daunting issues on the efficacious use of instructional technology.