Impact of Technology to Education

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Title: Impact of Technology to Education Abstract: Shortly after the internet explosion of the 1990s, technology was immediately integrated into the classrooms. Technology, even though symbolizes advancement in human knowledge, was seen as a setback by many educators. Many efforts have been established to help educators realize the benefits of technology and ways of implementing them in the classroom. This advancement created a constantly expanding gap between the student’s perception on the use of technology within the learning atmosphere, and the teacher’s perception and limitations. Introduction: The student teacher dynamic has drastically changed since the introduction of technology based class structure. The instructor is no longer the king of the classroom but rather a middleman between information and student. Instead of a passive sponge soaking up knowledge, the student has now become an active informational architect, procuring, rearranging and displaying information. Two-thirds of teachers surveyed at the turn of the century stated that they were not comfortable using technology, leaving tech-savvy students in a position to assist the teacher in technology based lesson plans. Through this the personal development is happened harmoniously. Of course technologies damage the rank of teachers at the classes, but the aim of teachers is to develop children's knowledge. Objectives: To be able to distinguish the positive and negative effects of technology to education. Methodology: Survey and Questionnaire Results: The use of technology in education has had a positive impact on the students, educators, as well as the educational system as a whole. Many positive impacts have been observed by officials in the field. A report by government officials suggests that technology has the following effects of the classroom and students: 1. Change in the roles of
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