Important of Technology in Education

There are countless reasons why technology is a key aspect of learning in the schools. Whether we like it or not, technology is everywhere and in order for our students to survive in post-secondary education and the business world, they must know technology.

• Using technology in the classroom gives teachers and other faculty members the opportunity to develop their student's digital citizenship skills. It's one thing to use mobile devices, it's a completely other thing to know how to use them correctly and responsibly.

• Technology helps students be more responsible. Owning your own device or borrowing the school's devices gives students the opportunity to improve their decision making skills as well as taking ownership of a valuable (and often times expensive) device. Again, this needs to be complemented by proper digital citizenship training to see the best results.

• With technology, student can access to other information outside of the books and it can gives student many different ways to learn a concept. Teacher can come up with creative ways to teach their students that keeps their engaged. Technology has changed the learning environment be more easier and fast so that learning is more hands-on. Schools throughout the nation are diverse in income, and often kids don’t always get the opportunity  to use the technology in their learning session. The implementation of technology in schools helps close that gap. 

• Other than that is,  technology is necessary to succeed outside of primary and secondary education. Whether we are aware or not, technology s an essential concept to learn. because it changes so quickly, children are better learn about it sooner. It is a primary part of every industry, and there is no way around it. These days, technology means more than just learning basic computing skills. Technology has made itself part of every aspect of our lives today, and the students who understand it are the ones who succeed in the business world in the future.

Reference: Tyler Wantulok.(2015, February 12) How Important is Technology in Education. Pine's Cove Top 10 Reasons. https://marketing.pinecc.com/blog/the-importance-of-technology-in-education-pine-coves-top-10-reasons