Use of Computer/Technology in the Classroom… How it Benefits the Educational process.
Sept 4, 2019/MI
College Gan Campus / PGDE Batch-2 /ITC/ by Mariyam Nadeema Ali
The term
Technology enriched that learning is used to define the claim of technology to
teaching and learning. It is an extensive set that isn’t essentially
demarcated, however it is converting instructing and instructive establishments
elsewhere acknowledgment. Consequently it is intolerable to be disregarded! It
can also define as, the “wings” that will permit the
educational word to fly beyond and quicker than ever before, a life changer.
This article will explore how the use of computer/technology in the classroom, benefits the educational
process.
Top Six Benefits of using Technology in the Classroom.
1. Expands engagement
Integration of technology in the classroom
enables to, students to be more motivated in the subjects they are studying. It
provides diverse opportunities to make learning more amusing and pleasant in terms
of teaching similar things in an advanced mode.
2. Tutors Can
Engrave the Education Experience
Students, who are involved as well as interested
in things they are learning, are estimated to have greater information retaining. The
computer-generated tutoring help the student learn at their own pace, through tools
such as websites, apps, learning games, e-books, and digital resources can
support classroom learning requirements. Altered practices of technology can be used to investigate
with and adopt what works best for students in terms of remembering their understanding.
3. Encourages individual learning
Each one has a different learning styles and
capabilities and technology offers greater opportunities to make leaning more
operative to all with diverse needs. For instance, students can learn at their
own speed, analysis problematic area or avoid forward if they need. Technology
also offers more opportunities for careworn or disabled learners. Providing entrance
to the internet contributes learners’ entrance to an extensive assortment of
resource to lead inquiry in altered methods, results increase the engagement.
4. Encourages collaboration
Students are able to practice collaboration
skills through getting elaborate in diverse online tasks. Example, working on different
group projects by getting collaborated with others on discussion or forums, or sharing
different leaflets or documents on their computer-generated learning
environments. Technology inspires collaboration among students in the
classroom, school and even other classrooms around the world as well.
5. Students can learn useful life skills
through technology
Use of technology in the classroom is
beneficial for both teachers as well as students to develop vital skills.
Students can advance different skills by working with virtual activities to be
successful in future. 21ST centuries learning is based on critical
thinking, solving composite problems, collaborating with others, developing
leadership and intellectual skills, cultivating motivation and proficiency as
well. In addition, technology also enables to develop necessary capabilities
such as, learning to identify different trustworthy sources from internet,
writing e-mails, maintaining accurate online manners as well as creating
creative and productive presentations. These capabilities are vital that can be
established in the classrooms too.
Technology enables to improve teaching, by
applying numerous online resources. Teachers can apply different trusted
applications to enrich traditional methods of schooling in order to keep
students actively engaged on learning. Cybernetic lesson plans, online
assessments, and grading software enables teachers to save their limited time.
There could be enough time for working with struggling students. In addition,
it allows cybernetic learning environment in schools that enriches
collaboration as well as sharing information among teachers.
Conclusion
The study
concludes that, the 21st Century
has made boundless progresses since then, and children of today have unique
technology tools at their clearance, as today’s technology empowers students to learn at their own bound.
Students can learn bestowing to their capabilities and needs. It is also
greater for the teacher as it provides him/her enough time to effort
independently with students who might be careworn.
Using technology at school has become a necessary across all
grades k to 12, and through higher education as well.
