the age of technology the 21st century where the world is going digital. It is now not only a nicety but a necessity to place computers in the classroom, where they can be available, allows students to use them as a tool. Students need to use technology, not only as a tool to solve problems, but also as part of the learning process. Research has shown that children are "active" learners, its not just about ‘chalk and talk’ for reaching childrens needs in their learning and in the classroom. It…
Students use various forms of technology in their free time. Whether it be a cell phone or a tablet, these students possess unprecedented levels of skill with information technology; they think about and use technology very differently from earlier student cohorts. (Kvavik, 2015). Yet despite this fact, technology is not utilized as a learning tool in the classroom. Compared to students’ use of technology outside school, in-school technology usage is much less intensive and extensive (Lim,…
Some may argue that computers, video games and iPhones are harmful to students because it is eating away at their attention spans. Others may argue that technology is helpful because it allows for 24 hour access to the classroom. At the end of the day, technology is a tool. It only provides teachers with a more modern teaching method for students. In other words, you can productively use a screwdriver to tighten up some screws, or you can attempt to hit a nail into a piece of wood with it. In…
Educational Startups The Next Game Changers In India The development and expansion of technology have revolutionized every human activity, including the exchange of knowledge and information. Today, the format of education has been changed altogether after the advent of IT and innovative developments in mobility technology. A few educational startups gave a smart makeover to the education sector in India. And one of the new means that is widely gaining opportunity in India is K-12, a term used…
Schools now are integrating the use of electronics more and more. There is a belief that this can be helpful to children or it could be harmful. Before the use of electronics in schools the only way to write your notes and turn papers in were to handwrite them. There was never a different way to have your notes rather than writing them until the introduction of electronics now days. The use of electronics in the classroom has many pros to it and can be very helpful to the students.…
acknowledge the dangers of this obsession, and I hate what junk food does to me; however, I just cannot seem to get enough of it.* Similar to how junk food has become an integrated element of my adolescent life, technology has also established a sound foundation in my everyday lifestyle.* Technology is everywhere. It is in our schools, in our homes, even in our pockets. In a culture that focuses on scientific progression and increasing efficiency, technological advances have drastically…
Home corner Role-play with integrated Technology (ICT) - First activity in depth: Purpose: Pretended play is supported by several theorists like Erikson (1950), Freud (1958), and Piaget (1962), who discussed the importance of this type of play in developing the children’s cognitive, social and emotional skills (Mindes & Donovan, 2001). Vygotsky was perhaps the most famous theorist in addressing the pretend play as the “leading factor in development,” noting that in play, children develop a range…
Educators face many hurdles going down the technology implementation road. Caution signs pop up spontaneously, and concerned citizens make multiple reports that must be reviewed and analyzed. Some speed bumps are placed thoughtfully to calm the traffic, while other devices are in place to ramp up with speed of implementation. In order to implement technology resources in schools, the six critical issues that must be tackled in order to ensure students are gaining essential 21st century skills…
ICTs include a broad extent of technologies in the advanced era. ICTs are relevant to technological devices and materials that are engaged to communication, creation, dissemination and management information (Nordin, Embi & Yunus, 2010; Thierer, 2000). These technological tools and resources cover radio, television, computer, Internet, social networks and etc. In the former decade, enhancing of the practicality of teaching and learning in all levels and in both academic and non-academic contexts…
At the point when students are utilizing technology as an instrument or a backing for corresponding with others, they are in a dynamic role instead of the quiet part of the beneficiary of data transmitted by an instructor, course reading, or telecast. The student is effectively settling on decisions about how to produce, acquire, control, or show data. Technology use permits numerous students to be effectively contemplating information, making decisions, and executing aptitudes that are run of…