The term “21st century” has become the central part of educational 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 ever before. Creating a 21st century education system is about making sure that all students are prepared to succeed in a competitive world – a world with plenty of opportunities for highly skilled individuals and limited options for everyone else. Globalization has opened up the world and allowed people to connect in new and exciting ways. We blend traditions and create unique belief systems and also transmit our values and cultures without the expectation of them being adopted by our audience. As always, at its core, the role of education is to prepare students to become active, successful, and contributing members of society. Instruction should be student-centered Instead of passively receiving information, the students would gather information on their own, under the guidance of their teacher. Different learning styles are encouraged, and students have an enhanced sense of motivation and responsibility. They engage in many different types of hands-on activities, as well as demonstrate learning in many differentways. Learning is about discovery, not the memorization of facts. In order to prepare students to play their role in the 21st century society we are a part of, the following can be considered when deciding how education will look in our schools and classrooms. Education should be collaborative Students must learn how to collaborative with others. Students should be encouraged to work together to discover information, piece it together, and construct meaning and should learn how to recognize the different strengths and talents each person can bring to a project, and change roles depending on those attributes. Schools should also be collaborating with other educational institutions around the world to share information and learn about different practices or methods that have been developed. Learning should have context Students are encouraged to learn in different ways, the teacher still provides guidance as to the skills that need to be acquired. The teacher can make a pint of helping students to understand how the skills they are building can be applied in their lives. Students will be so much motivated to learn something that they can se the value in. We need to take a more general approach and teach them the skills that they are useful in any situation. Technology is a tool, a way for fact-based learning and allows students to do a lot of the research using the internet and various tools. The Role of Technology in 21st Century Learning: 1. Technology allows for24/7 access to information 2. Constant social interaction, and 3. Easily created and shared digital content.

2. The term “21st century” has become the central part of
educational 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 ever before. Creating a
21st century education system is about making sure that all
students are prepared to succeed in a competitive world – a
world with plenty of opportunities for highly skilled individuals
and limited options for everyone else.
Globalization has opened up the world and allowed
people to connect in new and exciting ways. We blend
traditions and create unique belief systems and also transmit
our values and cultures without the expectation of them being
adopted by our audience. As always, at its core, the role of
education is to prepare students to become active,
successful, and contributing members of society.

3.  Instruction should be student-centered
Instead of passively receiving
information, the students would gather information
on their own, under the guidance of their teacher.
Different learning styles are encouraged, and
students have an enhanced sense of motivation
and responsibility. They engage in many
different types of
hands-on activities, as
well as demonstrate
learning in many different
ways. Learning is
about discovery, not the
memorization of facts.

4. In order to prepare students to play their
role in the 21st century society we are a part
of, the following can be considered when
deciding how education will look in our schools
and classrooms.

5.  Education should be collaborative
Students must learn how to collaborative with
others. Students should be encouraged to work
together to discover information, piece it together,
and construct meaning and should learn how to
recognize the different strengths and talents each
person can bring to a project, and change roles
depending on those attributes. Schools should
also be collaborating with other educational
institutions around the world to share information
and learn about different practices or methods that
have been developed.

6.  Learning should have context
Students are encouraged to learn in different
ways, the teacher still provides guidance as to the
skills that need to be acquired. The teacher can
make a pint of helping students to understand how
the skills they are building can be applied in their
lives. Students will be so much motivated to learn
something that they can se the value in. We need
to take a more general approach and teach them
the skills that they are useful in any situation.

7. Technology is a tool, a way for fact-based
learning and allows students to do a lot of the
research using the internet and various tools. The
Role of Technology in 21st Century Learning:
1. Technology allows for24/7 access to information
2. Constant social interaction, and
3. Easily created and shared digital content.

8. It is important for our students to learn in a
global classroom, acknowledging that the
classroom extends beyond the physical walls. Our
students are more inclined to find information by
accessing the internet though cellphones and
computers or chatting with friends on a social
networking site. As our digital capacity expands
and our training in technology grows, teachers will
begin to utilize technology to better meet the
needs and interests of students though technology
application and instruction.

9. There is a call for action to integrate
technology as a fundamental building block into
education in three broad areas:
1. Use technology comprehensively to develop
proficiency in 21st century skills.
Knowledge of core content is necessary, but no
longer sufficient, for success in a competitive world.
Used comprehensively, technology helps students
develop 21st century skills.

10. 2. Use technology comprehensively to support
innovative teaching and learning.
To keep pace with a changing world, schools
need to offer more rigorous, relevant and engaging
opportunities for students to learn – and to apply
their knowledge and skills in meaningful ways.
3. Use technology comprehensively to create
robust education support systems.
To be effective in schools
and classrooms, teachers and
administrators need training,
tools and proficiency in 21st century
skills themselves.

11. Important functions of Educational Technology
1. Improvement of Teaching
Educational Technology analyses the process of
teaching thoroughly. It tries to find out the different variables
of teaching, their interlinks, effects upon each other,
relationships, theories of teaching, phases of teaching
principles of teaching and etc. By developing the theories of
teaching, it helps in improving the quality of education.
2. Analyses of the Teaching- Learning Process
Educational Technology aims to analyzing the process
of teaching-learning thoroughly. It tries to find out the
different variables of teaching their interlinks effects upon
each other, relationship etc.

12. 3. Improvement of Learning
Educational Technology analyses the process of
learning and the related theories. It facilitates more and
more of learning in less time. It takes the help of various
empirically established generalizations from psychology,
sociology, and etc.
4. Enhancing Goals of Education
The objectives of education are being reviewed and
revised with the passage of time. Educational Technology
helps in finding out the right objectives.
5. Training to Teachers
The changed type of environment with new curriculum
and new materials is to be handled by the teacher.

13. 6. Development of Curriculum
Keeping in view the objectives of education, which have
been finalized by education technology thereafter, comes
the question of developing right type of curriculum
7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials
Teaching-Learning materials are also as important as
anything else in the teaching-learning process. They have to
be in accordance with the environment of the learners.
8. Teaching-Learning Strategies
A strategy plays an important role in the hands of
teacher in every teaching-learning situation. The strategy
has to be the right one, which should be according to the
materials and is able to bring about effective teaching
learning.

14. 9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids
Audio-visual aids have always played an important role
in the teaching-learning process. They need be used
according to the times.
10. Help in Overall Improvement
Educational Technology helps in locating the problems
in the different areas of education. It also helps in remedying
the draw-backs.
11. Identification of Need of the Community
Educational Technology identifies the needs of the
community. It helps in providing equal education
opportunities to backward people, disadvantaged students
and deprived sections of the society.