Technology in Education

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Introduction

Technology, as we all know, is helping and improving many disciplines of life. Technology, in Britannica Encyclopedia, is defined as the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life. (Britannica, 2009)

Using technology in education for the purpose of better understanding is a positive step taken by most of the schools, colleges and universities all around the world. Technology can play vital role in improving education systems. You can see electronic gadgets and computers being used in schools, colleges and universities. Audio visual tools are developed to teach complex topics to students in fun way. Faiza Abdur Rab, in her articles ‘Recreational Activities vs. Studies’ said that the lifestyle and education had become more competitive as science and technology is progressing (Rab, 2009). This advancement had brought many noticeable changes in methods and approach of learning and education. This progress is making people of the developing countries to meet the challenges of world. This is also helpful in improving the style and standards of living.

Technology in Education

Classroom, typically speaking, is a place with a chalk board on from wall and desks places orderly facing towards that board. Nowadays, classrooms do have many other types of teaching equipments more attractive. Technology has given us projectors, color screens, computers and laptops to make learning more colorful and more interesting than before. Use of multimedia projectors, and power point slides made learning mathematical and physics principles easy. Students can get a better view of graphs and pictures. Internet brought whole world just a click away. Students are not bound just to a single book anymore. They can ...

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...capabilities to use information technology in schools but in a way that enhances learning abilities in students of different intelligence standards.

Conclusion

Technology, either in form or gadgets in form of media or internet, if used properly can make big differences to make education learning far better than its current standards. Technology helps you in making things easier; everything is under your finger tips. It saves your time, you can more in less time, a finish a book you need hours or may be days, search the same thing on internet you fin results in just a fraction of second.

Use of modern methods does not mean discouraging old methods of learning. Technology is just more enriching the system of education. Technology is use bring new innovations in educational system. To make learners meet the challenges of new eras with more confidence.

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