Importance Of Technology And Education

Technology and Education In the 21st century technology has become an essential need for the human being. Whether it be with the invention of the cell phone, the computer, the automobile technology has become a tool that makes life easier for our everyday lives. One place where technology seems to be drastically changing is in schools. With the technology increasing in schools many students are starting to do better in school, starting to pay more attention in class and had an increase in enjoyment at school. As well with new technology, schools have never been a more exciting and innovating place to be, especially with the help of equipment like the smart boards and online websites like E-learning. This leads us to the hypothesis of this …show more content…
In this particular article written by William McCoy of Demand Media, it gives us five positive effects of technology which are Research, Globalization, Educational Games, Web Seminars and Distance Education. McCoy explains many enlightening topics about technology, for example he explains the benefits of having Web seminar by saying, “Not every school has the resource and budget to send its students on Field trips relate to the course of study. But thanks to technology students can use the internet to virtually attend web seminars put on by museum and other educational institutions”. I found this an excellent point in favour of technology because it would be cost-friendly opportunity for students to see the outside world from inside the classroom and add an extra layer to their education that they would not be getting anywhere else. The University of SMU also lists some ways technology can benefit how teachers teach their classes. It lists some great techniques for them to increase the overall quality of the class. For example it says one way we can improve the quality by introducing Classroom Response Systems (Clickers) because it encourages student’s engagement by using electronic devices to record their answers to multiple choice questions. This gives a different vibe to classroom making it more energetic rather than lethargic, as well for test or quizzes it would show whether or not the students’ needs more help on the subject or if the teachers can move on to another lesson based on their results and the speed in which we can access the mark which is almost instantly. (Since it could take a while for teachers to mark quizzes and assignments) A third secondary resource I used for this particular report was a well written essay by ww.ncrel.org were