The use of Technology in Classroom.
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We are living in modern world, with more facilities around in every walk of life. Things are getting more easier now, in previous century the world has seen the change that is technology that had brought people closer, and the way it had impact the life of people is quite visible, like other part of life technology has shown its impact over the education as well. This article will define how technology has changed the scenario of education as well. The way technology has changed the complex task into few steps are the values that brings it in education as well. Now a day’s most complex and critical task of numbers is done by technologies.
Following are some of the most important impacts that technology has brought in education.
It help the students to develop their interest. Student will gain more interest in their education. More than enough information storage. Learning management system. Promote interactive teaching environment. More info graphics and more knowledge.
Teaching aid:
Technology acts as the excellent teaching aid that has rapidly changed the learning environment. The way teacher delivers their material today is changed because they can carry their data as well as they can also deliver their material to students. The old chalkboard are now replaced with projectors and computers. Now, every class in any modern institutes have now aided with audio and visual. Most teachers in every session are now using the PowerPoint for their work presentations because it creates interest and makes work more informative.
Accessibilities to information:
Another important thing to know is that there are more information available with internet as compare to whole libraries of the world. This is how the technology had brought change in accessing the information. The database and information are strong over the internet. The acquisition of knowledge internet is more preferable.
Eliminated the constraints of Space and time:
The concept of E-learning and distance learning has now accepted across the globe. Space and time are the two of the most important things that becomes the hurdle in acquiring the degrees for many students. But now with internet and few bucks to spend you can enroll yourself in distance learning education programs. The geographical locations are now eliminated and people are now studying far from their universities. Keeping all the above things in mind, we can easily say that, so far technology has not only bring us together but also created more room for batter education.
Influences of technology on education:
According to reports and serves in developed countries there are more than 48% schools that have projectors in their classrooms. More the 28% have interactive whiteboards in classrooms and 64% have digital cameras available with them in classes. There are more than 9% in fourth grade, 10% in eighth grade, and 19% in twelve grade who are using computers on daily basis.
The other side of Technology:
Universities like Princeton, Gorged Washington Cornell and many other have banned the use of iPad due to the allocated use of bandwidth More than 64% use emoticons in their school work in daily basis at their school or Universities. Many other use slang’s and abbreviations and other shortcuts in their school works.
