Educational technology plays an important role in 21st century education by engaging students in different aspects of technology to develop future skills. It allows 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created and shared digital content. There are three broad building blocks in education - using technology to develop 21st century skills, support and innovate teaching and learning, and create robust education support systems. Important functions of educational technology include improving teaching, analyzing the teaching-learning process, enhancing educational goals, training teachers, and improving learning through developing curriculum, teaching-learning materials, teaching strategies, audio-visual aids, and identifying community needs.

1. Role and Function of
Educational Technology in the
21st century Education
Prepared by: Espinosa, May Ann A. BSED-2 8:30-9:30
am M-F

3. In 21st century
education, student are
being engaged in
different aspect of
technology to develop
skill for the future. Thus,
school are making sure
that all student are
prepared to embrace the
competitive world by
trying to figure out what
must be considered to
prepare students in the
21st century society that

4. PROJECTED
MATERIAL

5. Overhead Projector
These are transparencies or slide
that are prepared from copy and
are shown on screen. An
overhead projector is a device,
which throws transparencies are
image usually 8 ½ in. x 11 in. On
clear acetate or transparent
plastic which have been
prepared for an overhead
projector presentation.

6. Rules to be aware of Projected Media
•Practice giving your presentation using your visual aids to check how
well they project.
•Stand off to one side of the overhead projector while you face the
audience.
•Face your audience and not the screen.
•Do cover the transparency when you are done using it.
•Bring a spare bulb in case of burn out during presentation.

7. Consideration of playing the role of
education
• Instruction should be student-
centered.
•Education should be
collaborative.
•Learning should have context.

8. The role of Technology in 21st
century Learning
•Technology allows for 24/7 access to
information
•Constant social interaction, and
•Easily created and shares digital
content.

9. Important function of Educational
Technology*Improvement in Teaching
-It tries to find theories of teaching, by developing the
theories it helps improving the quality of education.
*Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process
-Aims at analyzing the process of teaching-learning
thoroughly that establish better relationship between
teaching and learning.
*Enhancing Goals of Education
-It helps in enhancing the right objective.
*Training for Teachers
-Right type of training to render valuable teacher.
*Improvement of Learning
-It facilitates more and more learning and
related theories in less time.

10. *Development of curriculum
-The total - Learning environment that has to be modified
*Development in Teaching-Learning Materials
-Reflected to the materials.
*Teaching Strategies
-Accordance to bring about effective teaching learning.
*Development of Audio-Visual Aids
-To be used in the present type of teaching-learning environment.
*Help in Overall Improvement
-Helps in locating in different area of education.
*Identification of needs of the community
-Providing equal education opportunities to backward people.

11. Three broad building blocks
in education
•Use technology comprehensively to
develop proficiency in 21st century skills.
•Use technology comprehensively to
support and innovate teaching and
learning.
•Use technology comprehensively to
create robust education support system.