IMPORTANCE OF

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Intended Learning Outcome

Establish the importance of educational technology in
facilitating teaching and learning
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Intended Learning Outcome

Establish the importance of educational technology in
facilitating teaching and learning
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Technology is the need of the day. Every technological

reform is a small step towards advancement. Every
invention in the technology is a step towards the progress of
mankind. Centuries ago, people never thought of working
on a computer. Generations of the past would have the
hardly imagined being able to communicate with people on
the other side of the globe. But there were some intelligent
minds who dared to dream of revolutionary discoveries that
they made the ‘impossibles’ possible.
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Benefits of Technology in Education

 Instructional Effectiveness
 increase in student achievement
Students appear to be much interested when more
senses are involved in lesson presentation and
activities.
They learn more when they see and read, hear, and
experience exercises designed for them.
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Benefits of Technology in Education

Active Learning
Interactive technologies supply stimulating
environments that encourage student involvement in
the learning process.
Students enjoy playing games, solving problems, and
working interactively with computer lessons,
modules, and practice exercises.
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Benefits of Technology in Education

Critical Thinking
The structure and use of technology can promote
higher-level thinking skills.
The learner-participants are assisted to remember,
understand, apply, synthesize, evaluate and create.
Technology can design exercises to enrich their
thinking skills, making decisions and testing the
credibility of such decisions through reflective and
reasonable thinking
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Benefits of Technology in Education

Cooperative Learning
Well-structured cooperative learning activities can
foster the development of leadership abilities,
teamwork and improved self-esteem. These
conditions will uplift the ego of the slow learners and
give a sense of achievement among the bright ones
through helping others to improve their learning.
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Benefits of Technology in Education

Communication Skills
Communication skills can be enhanced by using
technology in small groups and by integrating
telecommunications into the curriculum.
Exposure to correct pronunciation, diction and
enunciation will encourage the students to emulate what
they hear.
Exposure to good and correct grammar will enable
them to get used speaking and proper communication
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Benefits of Technology in Education

Multisensory Delivery
Technology supplies information through multiple
sensory channels , allowing the students with various
learning styles to assimilate and apply knowledge.
As the experts say, the more senses are involved, the
better assimilation of knowledge and learning.
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Benefits of Technology in Education

Multicultural Education
Telecommunications make it possible to expand
classroom “walls” and link students and teachers in
national and international exchanges.
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Importance of Technology in School

Children conversant with technology show

improvements in their writing, reading and math
skills.
Technology has also contributed to the decrease in
drop out rates, improvement student attendance and
enhancement in their learning abilities.
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Importance of Technology in School

Technology in school benefits the children during

their higher education. It lays strong foundation of
the successful professional life of an individual.
Computers can offer livelier explanations of various
subjects. The internet is ocean of information, which
can be harnessed for the rendition of information in
school.
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Importance of Technology in School

The inclusion of technology in the process of

learning makes learning an enjoyable activity, thus
inviting greater interest from the kids.
The knowledge from all around the world can be
better brought about for the children and can be
better assimilated by them.
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Importance of Technology in School

The administration processes, the official procedures

of school can be simplified by means of technology.
Schools records, the information about all the
students and the teachers and also other school
employees can efficiently be maintained by means of
the advanced technology.
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Importance of Technology in School

The data pertaining to the school employees can

efficiently be maintained by means of the advanced
technology.
The school could have a library system, which, by
the utilization of technology, can be maintained in an
efficient manner.
On similar line, the attendance records of the pupils
and teachers can be maintained by means of a student
database.
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Importance of Technology in School

The school can host a website of its own, holding

information about the school. The introduction of
technology in schools can thus result in a decreased
use of paper and in bringing most of the school office
work in an e-format.