The document discusses the use of technology in elementary education. It notes that elementary teachers now use tools like televisions, DVD players, and computers to make lessons more engaging for students. Examples provided include using CDs and DVDs created by the Department of Education and television programs to supplement lessons. The most updated technology is computer-aided instruction using PowerPoint, which allows teachers to pause, rewind or advance slides to help students better understand topics. Studies show that students taught using computer-aided instruction improved their proficiency by at least 15%. The document concludes that technology plays an important role in helping educators deliver quality education and prepare tomorrow's leaders.

1. THE ESSENCE OF TECHNOLOGY TO BEED PROGRAMThe Bachelor of Elementary Education Program caters to pupils aged from seven to twelve. At this stage of a pupil’s life, he is very eager to learn new things apart from his home. He is also capable of creating new things and new ideas based on observations and sometimes through readings. Nowadays, a child gets most of his learning or knowledge through multimedia. Books and magazines are not enough though, to promote learning. Elementary teachers now use the television set and the video compact disk player as tools to explain their lessons. This kind of strategy involves this what we call technology.The use of multimedia in teaching was the onset of technology-based instruction. From the chalk and chalkboard method to the pen and cartolina approach, elementary teachers now use the E-media strategy. This strategy makes use of electricity together with devices or gadgets like television set, video-compact disk-digital video compact disk player ( VCD – DVD ) and compact disks to catch the attention of pupils, especially in topics that seem to be abstract, unobservable and complex in real life. Compact disk ( CD’s ) are PSSLC based created by the Department Education which are presented in some seminar – workshops and others are available in some private entities like the FUSE or Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education, Incorporated, who also provide the educators with complementary manuals where the lessons can be seen. The E-TV or sine-eskwela produced by the top tele-communication company – the ABS -CBN is also a great big help to elementary educators. It shows and share topics taken from the learning competencies of the Basic Education Curriculum. The presentations are very appealing to elementary pupils because real-life situations are created. Some of the lessons are presented as animation, which are children’s favorite. Of course, if it’s interesting for pupils, knowledge will be enhanced and further development of mind and ideas will be seen in them.The most updated technology is called computer-aided instruction. In this type of teaching strategy, the needed presentation is being done in the power point presentation in the operating system of a computer unit, where the teacher can pause, rewind or forward the slide so that pupils can understand the topic or the lesson better. Still, other method is the cropping of a particular picture or text from a compact disk (CD) or from the internet and transferring it to the powerpoint presentation to give emphasis to the principle being discussed. These strategies work better for elementary pupils who are really amazed in such approaches. Studies and researches showed that pupils taught using the computer-aided instruction increased their proficiency level by at least 15%.Indeed, technology plays a very important role in the life of educators today. It lessens the preparation of cartolina - visual aids, so with the time – consuming writing – cutting - and – drawing of related pictures and illustrations, which are very easy with the use of proper technology. It arouses pupils interests to better understand the lessons. It can be a teaching tool that will increase the awareness of learners. Technology and progress go together. A technology – based instruction shows that education is already nearing better quality. An educator or teacher in the BEED Program fulfills the real essence of technology in classroom instruction when he applies it, which clearly emphasized that quality education is what he delivers to his clientele – the pupils.Lastly, being educators, the future of tomorrow’s leaders lie in our hands and technology is our partner to make these things happen.