The document discusses the role of educational technology in 21st century classrooms and schools. It states that instruction should be student-centered, education should be collaborative, and learning should have context. It also notes that technology allows 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created and shared digital content. Finally, it outlines 11 important functions of educational technology, including the improvement of teaching and learning, enhancing educational goals, training teachers, developing curriculum and materials, identifying community needs, and overall improvement of the educational system.

2. Role in the 21st Century in
Classrooms and Schools:
1.) Instruction should be student-centered
2.) Education should be collaborative
3.) Learning should have context

3. Role of Technology in 21st century
Learning:
1.) Technology allows for 24/7 access to information
2.) Constant social interaction, and
3.) Easily created and shared digital content

4. Important
Functions

5. 1.) Improvement of Teaching
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, maxims of
teaching.

6. 2.) Analysis of the Teaching-
Learning Process
It concerned with various phases of
teaching. The principles of teaching
and the maxims of teaching are also
evaluated by it. It tries to establish
better relationship between teaching
and learning.

7. 3.) Improvement of Learning
It facilitates more and more of learning
in less time. It takes the help of various
empirically established generalizations
from psychology, sociology, physical
sciences, engineering etc.

8. 4.) Enhancing Goals of Education
The objectives of education are being
reviewed and revised with the passage
of time. It helps in enhancing the right
objectives in the light of the changed
circumstances and changed
environment.

9. 5.) Training to Teachers
The change type of environment with
new curriculum and new materials is to
be handled by the teachers. Right type
of training to the teachers is the need
of the hour.

10. 6.) Development of Curriculum
Curriculum is the total teaching-
learning environment, which has to be
modified and remodeled in the light of
latest thoughts.

11. 7.) Development of Teaching-
Learning Materials
Only right type of materials will able to
modify the behavior of the learner
suitably making him a fit person for the
society.

12. 8.) Teaching-Learning Strategies
The different strategies are being
evolved by educational technology. The
knowledge of those strategies is a must
for every teacher.

13. 9.) Development of Audio-Visual
Aids
It played an important role in the
teaching-learning process. They need
be used according to the times. The
software aids, the hardware aids, the
computer and other such appliances,
equipment etc.

14. 10.) Help in Overall Improvement
It helps in locating the problems in the
different areas of education. It also
helps in remedying the draw-backs,
things are improved thoroughly and
there is better control over the process
of education.

15. 11.) Identification of Needs of the
Community
It helps in providing equal education
opportunities to backward people,
disadvantaged students and deprived
sections of the society. It tries to
improve the community in every
possible way.

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