TECHNOLOGY:

A BOON
OR
A BANE
MARIO ANGELO E. MUYCO JR.
 TECHNOLOGY

-refers to all the ways people

use their inventions to satisfy
their needs and desires
 BOON
A thing that is helpful.
A pleasant thing.
A benefit.
A blessing.
An advantage
 BANE
A source of harm or ruin.
A curse.
A disadvantage.
A trouble.
A burden
What benefits did
technology bring?
What disadvantages did
technology bring?
 Technology:
Boon or Bane?
 TECHNOLOGY AS A BOON

Technology is a blessing for

man. With technology, there is a lot
that we can do which we could not
do then.
•Communication
•Transportation
•Recreation
•Appliances
•Instructional Materials
 When not used properly,
technology becomes a detriment
to learning and development.
I n education, technology i s bane
when:
• The l e a r n e r i s made t o accept as
Gospel t r u t h infor mation they get
fromthe I n t e r n e t
• The l e a r n e r s u r f s the
I n t e r net f o r pornography
• The l e a r n e r has an u n c r i t i c a l mind
on images f l o a t i n g on t e l e v i s i o n s
and computers t h a t represent
modernity and progress
• The t v makes the l e a r n e r a mere
spectator not an a c t i v e
p a r t i c i p a n t i n the drama o f l i f e .
• The l ear n e r get s g lued
f o r computer-assisted
unmind f u l o f t he worl d
develop the ab i l i t y
others
t o h is comput e r
instruction
and so f a i l s t o
t o re la t e t o
• We make use o f the I n t e r n e t t o do
character assassination o f people
whom we don’t like .
• Because o f ou r c e l lu la r phone s , we
spend most o f our time i n the
class ro om o r i n the wo r k p lace tex t i ng
• We use, overuse and abuse t v o r
f i l m viewing as a s t r a t e g y t o k i l l
time
Technology contr i b u t es to o
much t o the improvemento f
the teaching -learning
process and t o the
humanizationo f l i f e .
Technology i s made f o r
man and not man f o r
technology.
 The integration of technology in the
instructional process must be gearedtowards:

• I n t e r a c t ive and meanin g f u l

learning
• The development o f c r e a t i v e and
c r i t i c a l thinking
• The development and nu r t u r ing o f
teamwork
• E f f i c i e n t and ef f e c t i ve tea ching
Thank you for l istening!