Positive Effects of Technology in Education

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positiveTECHNOLOGY IS BENEFICIAL IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION Good evening, everyone In a moment, I'd like to share some of my thoughts on education in the context of the new global community . * Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences. - Freeman Dyson * Technology has certainly changed the way we live. It has impacted different facets of life and redefined living. * Undoubtedly, technology plays an important role in every sphere of life. * The importance of technology in schools cannot be ignored,with the onset of computers in education, it has become easier for teachers to impart knowledge and for students to acquire it. * The use of technology has made the process of teaching and learning enjoyable. * Computers offer an interactive audio-visual medium. PowerPoint presentations and animation software can be used to present information in an interactive way. * Interactive media have proven to be useful in increasing students' concentration levels. * With technological aids, they can make easy-to-remember notes and a creative presentation of the information they have acquired. * It won't be wrong to say that application of technology has made a student's life easy. * It's easier for students to carry a tab or laptop than carrying big fat books to school. An iPad is less bulkier than a pile of notebooks or an ebook reader much lighter than a book. * Computers enable better and more storage of information. If you weigh chalk, board, books and notebooks against technology, you find that technology can substitute for any and all of these. * Digital libraries require no physical space and students and teachers sitting in different parts of the world can access the same library at the same time. * The
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