why technology is important for education? benefits?

1. THE IMPORTANCE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

2. 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

3. How do we use technology in the
classroom?
 Deliver lessons
 Research within the classroom

4. Who uses technology?
 Teachers
 Students
 Administrators
 Parents

5. Impact of technology in education.
 Develops a positive attitude towards learning
 Increases skills of students
 Increases work skills for the workforce

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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