  We prove that every complete connected immersed surface with positive
extrinsic curvature $K$ in $H^2\times R$ must be properly embedded,
homeomorphic to a sphere or a plane and, in the latter case, study the behavior
of the end. Then, we focus our attention on surfaces with positive constant
extrinsic curvature ($K-$surfaces). We establish that the only complete
$K-$surfaces in $S^2\times R$ and $H^2\times R$ are rotational spheres. Here
are the key steps to achieve this. First height estimates for compact
$K-$surfaces in a general ambient space $M^2\times R$ with boundary in a slice
are obtained. Then distance estimates for compact $K-$surfaces (and
H-$surfaces) in $H^2\times R$ with boundary on a vertical plane are obtained.
Finally we construct a quadratic form with isolated zeroes of negative index.
