It’s not just students who crave more education technology, but teachers too.
Technology is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s education system. Technology is considered as a new subject of education because it is equally important. It has become an essential part of our education. Technology has made education readily available and today we have numerous choices to clear our doubts. It has made education easier and accessible to every student and has modernized the teaching — learning environment. Students can quickly learn whatever they want on an online platform or with the help of educational apps. Technology has upgraded the level of education and giving new opportunities to students in every field.
Students nowadays want to gain most of the education through technology as it is fun for them and its make them easier to find information quickly and accurately. Such advancements like e-books are partially replacing traditional textbooks. Instead of taking tuitions, students can learn from ‘one-to-one’ videos anytime and anywhere. Such things make them excited to learn more things and gain knowledge from different videos and written materials. Students undoubtedly enjoy using technologies such as VR and tablets, which hold their attention with videos, graphics and other media. And also students would like to learn from smart boards and projectors in classrooms as it inspires them to continue learning with such innovative things. Technology can be looked at positively because it helps students to learn new things in different ways, research anything at any moment and will benefit them in future also, but at the same time technology can be manipulated in negative ways also. Students may find themselves distracted by using it in wrong ways like playing games and watching inappropriate things. Such actions can lead them on a wrong path and can badly affect on their studies. The excessive use of technology also leads increscent in the cyber crimes and frauds and students mainly youngsters perform such type of things for their revenge and enjoyment and in order to gain money. And such actions can make them addictive also towards it. Technology no doubt is one of the strongest tool contributing in today’s education system but that doesn’t mean students start misusing it, they should remember to use it for the target purpose of study only.
In today’s time it’s not just students who want gain education through technology but teachers also crave to teach through it because technology empowers them to develop creative and interactive classrooms and gives them access to innovative resources. Also, new technologies attract the attention of students. Teachers can make class more interesting and maximizing by teaching them through smart boards that will encourage students also to concentrate and interact in the class. A smart board can make lessons more engaging and makes easier for students to understand. Teachers enjoy technology because it offers plenty of tools to enhance classroom learning. Teachers can find multiple materials and can reach that towards their students to learn extra new things. Technological advancements in the classrooms and online classes make the teacher’s job easier to let every student understand each and everything more conveniently. And it also builds a strong interrelationship between teacher and student.
Many new edtech platforms have entered the world where tutors can provide content about their skills and learners can access them and educate themselves. One such of a unique platform named Pedagog where anyone with a specific skill which they feel is worthy of learning by others can open their accounts and reach a wider market place and get a passive income source as they could find many learners looking to learn that particular skill. This initiative to provide an education market place online allowing instructors and learners to earn and learn respectively is run by European International University and already has amassed large number of growing users.
We can certainly look technology in the positive ways but on the same time it is a challenging job for teachers to find appropriate material, making files and to have the proper knowledge of certain technological aspects. Sometimes, it’s a hard job for them in comparison to teach them in personal.
In conclusion, technology in education is very important and useful to enhance skills and develop thinking of students. Technology is very useful nowadays as it gives many new opportunities in every field of study. It helps students in developing their interest to learn new things and gives both teachers and students chances to build up their knowledge and skills by engaging themselves in online courses.
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