This document discusses the importance of technology in education. It outlines four key benefits: 1) Technology prepares students for their professional futures as it will be integral to most careers. 2) Technology can motivate students and track their progress instantly. 3) It allows for social elements that can make learning addictive through competition and sharing. 4) Technology provides convenience over traditional heavy textbooks by allowing curriculum to be accessed on lightweight devices. The conclusion states that education is increasingly being delivered through technological tools in addition to traditional teaching methods.

1. Importance of
Technology in
Education
By: Carphel Lie
Saaverda Tampus
EDUC2D
(3:30-4:30 pm)

2. Importance
of
Technology
in Education
Future
Motivation
Social
Convenience

3. Technology will be used in every aspects of
the professional lives of current students.
 Future –As an
educators they
have a
responsibility to
introduce,
encourage, and
help students to
master
technology, as
well as subjects,
as it applies to
school and the
future.

4. Technology tracks and reports student’s
progress instantly.
• Motivation-
Similarly
students who
use technology
are motivated to
improve
performance.
Just playing
games at home
and trying to
beat high scores
in math use the
same
psychology.

5. Using technology to make education
have social elements that can make
learning very addictive.
Social - Creating a social
element to educational
technology can allow for
healthy competition
amongst peers both in the
same classroom or across
the country. Students
could use avatars to hide
possible confidentiality
breaches

6. These conditions can lead to chronic problems
throughout adulthood.
Convenience-
Having children
carry heavy
backpacks, text
books, and binders
isn’t very efficient.
A new lightweight
laptop weighs less
than 5 pounds and
can have an internal
storage capability of
more than 2 million
illustrated pages.

7. The school of 10 years ago looks very different from
schools today. Also, students are being inundated with
technology at a very young age. The transition has
already begun. Education of the future will be delivered
with current information delivered through traditional
teaching methods and fantastic technological tools.

8. References
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