THE IMPORTANCE OF

TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
Benefits of Educational Technology

 Improves overall skills in Math, Reading, and

Writing

 Breaks the mundane learning cycle, learning

becomes more interesting

 Prepares students for the future

What is Educational Technology?

Educational Technology is a way for teachers to

deliver content to students, different direct and
face to face. In doing so, teachers will use
mechanism of informational technology to deliver
educational materials.
How do we use technology in the classroom?

 Deliver lessons
 Research within the classroom
Who uses technology?
 Teachers
 Students
 Administrators
 Parents
Impact of technology in education.
 Develops a positive attitude towards learning
 Increases skills of students
 Increases work skills for the workforce
A few ways to use technology in the classrooms.

 Create a web page to display student

assignments, writings, and art work
 Videoconferencing with classrooms around the
world
 Spreadsheets to keep classroom data organized
 Spreadsheets to make math more interesting
 Publish a class newspaper
Potential Problems.
 Distracts some students
 Can be very expensive to keep updated
 Not all teachers are comfortable using
technology, creating inconsistencies
 Teacher are not properly trained
Making sure the use of technology is successful on
your campus.

 Teachers need to be properly and continuously

trained.
 Administrators need to set clear goals for the
use of technology
 Technology selections need to be useful instead
of troublesome
 Provide the appropriate technical support for
teachers
Goals for teachers using technology.

 Understand what technology you are using

 Determine how this technology will better serve
your goals and objectives
 Make sure the technology is enhancing your
lessons
 Is it clear that the technology will directly
encourage the learning of all students