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1. THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE
21ST CENTURY EDUCATION

2. • The term “ 21st century “ has become
the central part of education thinking
and planning for the future.
• Administrators and Teachers are
actively searching for ways to prepare
students for the future, and the
educational system has been evolving
faster than before.

3. IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO PLAY
THEIR ROLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY
WE ARE A PART OF, THE FOLLOWING CAN
BE CONSIDRED WHEN DECIDING HOW
EDUCATION WILLlOOK IN OUR SCHOOLS
AND CLASSROOMS

4. 1. INSTRUCTION SHOULDBE STUDENT CENTERED
- Education is no longer about
listening to the teacher talk and
absorbing the information.
- In order to be able to acquire new
information as problems arise.

5. 2. EDUCATION SHOULDBE COLLABORATIVE
- Students should be encourage to
work together to discover information,
piece it together, and construct
meaning.
- collaboration should be dynamic.

6. 3. LEARNING SHOULD HAVE CONTEXT
- Students are encourage to learn in
different ways, the teacher still
provides guidance as to the skills that
need to be acquired

7. THE ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY IN 21ST CENTURY
 Technology allows 24/7 access to
information
 Constant social interaction
 Easily created and shared content
- In this setting, educators can leverage
technology to create an engaging and
personalized environment to meet the
emerging educational needs of our
current generation.

8.  USE TECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVELY TO
DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN 21ST CENTURY
SKILLS
USE TECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVELY TO
SUPPORT INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND
LEARNING
USE TECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVELY TO
CREATE ROBUST EDUCATION SUPPORT
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATE EDUCATION AS A FUNDAMENTAL
BUILDING BLOCK INTO EDUCATION

9. IMPORTANT FUCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
 IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING
- Educational technology analyzes
the process of teaching thoroughly
 ANALYSIS OF THE TEACHING –
LEARNING PROCESS
- Educational technology aims at
analyzing the process of teaching-
learning thoroughly

10.  IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING
- Educational technology analyzes the process
of learning and the related theories
 ENHANCING GOALS OF EDUCATION
- Educational technology helps in enhancing the
right objectives in the light of a changed
circumstances and changed environment

11.  TRAINING TO TEACHERS
- The changed type of environment with new
curriculum and new materials is to be handled by
the teachers .
 DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM
- Curriculum is the total teaching-learning
environment, which has to be modified and
remodeled in the light of latest thoughts

12. - Educational technology can do this job of
developing a suitable curriculum appropriately.
 DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING-
LEARNING MATERIALS
- Everything in the society including values of
life need be reflected in the materials. Only right
types of materials will able to modify the behavior of
the learner suitability making him a fit person for the
society.

13.  TEACHING – LEARNING STRATEGIES
- The strategy plays an important role in the
hands of a teacher in ever teaching-learning
process
- The knowledge of those strategies is a
must for every teacher
 DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIO – VISUAL
AIDS
- Audio-visual aids have always played an
important role in the teaching-learning process

14. - The software aids, the hardware aids, the
computer and other such appliances, equipment
etc., to be used in the present type of teaching -
learning environment
 HELP IN OVER ALL IMPROVEMENT
- Educational technology helps in locating
the problems in the different areas of education.
It also helps in remedying the draw-backs.

15.  IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS Of THE
COMMUNITY
- It helps in providing equal education
opportunities to backward people,
disadvantaged students and deprived sections
of the society
- Educational technology aims at identifying
the needs of the community from time to time.
Then it tries to improve the community in every
possible way.

16. FROM:
ALESSANDRA KEITH
V. ORLANES 