The document discusses using gadgets as technology tools in education. It defines technology and educational technology, noting that technology can enhance relationships between teachers and students when integrated effectively. It then defines gadgets and tools, providing examples of common gadgets used as technology tools in classrooms like computers, smartphones, cameras, and interactive whiteboards. The document outlines advantages, like bringing fun and applicable education to the classroom, and disadvantages, such as potential access to inappropriate content or reduction in students' thinking abilities.

1. Dr. Shafqat Ali

2. Topic
Using Gadgets As Technology Tools
Submitted to
Dr.Shafqat Ali
Submitted By
Zunaira Basharat
Program
M.Phil Education (eve)

3. Content
 What is technology?
 What is educational technology?
 Why technology is important in education?
 What are gadgets?
 What is a tool?
 Gadgets that used as Technology tools
 Advantages of Using gadgets in classroom
 Disadvantages of Using gadgets in classroom

4. Technology is the application of knowledge and skills to make
goods or to provide services. It includes the tools and machines
that people use to convert natural resources into items they
need.. It also includes the methods they use to convert their
resources. Technology therefore is both product and process.

5. Educational technology is "the study and ethical practice of
facilitating learning and improving performance by creating,
using, and managing appropriate technological processes and
resources".

6. Technology has the ability to enhance relationships between
teachers and students. When teachers effectively
integrate technology into subject areas, teachers grow into roles
of adviser, content expert, and coach. Technology helps make
teaching and learning more meaningful and fun.

7. A small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an
ingenious or novel one.

8.  A tool is any physical item that can be used to achieve a goal,
especially if the item is not consumed in the process.

9.  Desktop/Laptop Computers
 Smartphone
 Cameras
 Projectors
 Interactive whiteboards
 Response pads
 Videoconferencing system
 Podcasts
 GPS Receiver
 Online grading tools
 Mp3 audio players and portable

10.  Computers in the classroom include any digital
technology used to enhance, supplement, or replace a
traditional educational curriculum. As computers have
become more accessible, inexpensive, and powerful,
the demand for this technology has increased, leading
to more frequent use of computer resources within
classes, and a decrease in the student-to-computer
ratio within schools.

11.  Accessing the web on the go is becoming increasingly popular
and necessary for students - and this, in turn, brings to light the
role of smartphones. A recent survey revealed that well over
50% of college students had their own smartphone, while a
slightly lower percentage carried high-end feature phones. For
toddlers and preschoolers too, there have been a spike in the
number of Android and iPhone apps for kids.

12.  The value of cameras in education goes way beyond
this apparent benefit. Teachers from all over are using
digital, handheld cameras to monitor and record the
activities of students in class, as well as on outdoor
trips. Electronic portfolios are also being created to
help organize and store these images and recordings.

13.  Document projectors help in displaying high-clarity images of
text pages, graphs, figures, and other educational material on a
large screen/board, where it can be viewed by even large groups
of students with ease.

14.  Interactive whiteboards are finding increased acceptance at
academic institutes all across the globe. These touch-based
boards can be used to visit websites, view informative image
galleries, or even to make drawings. Plus, all files on the
interactive whiteboard can be easily saved.

15. A response pad facilitates such interactions on a real-time basis.
For instance, during a classroom quiz, students can use the
response pad as buzzers. During a multiple-choice test, these
pads can be used by students to submit their answers as well.

16. With the help of remote audiovisual conferences (usually hosted
on a computer), instructors from any location can address
students from multiple classrooms simultaneously.
Videoconferencing is also used by teachers to collaborate with
each other.

17.  Missed an important lecture of your favorite teacher? If the
class had been recorded in a podcast, you have no reason to
worry. In fact, students can even create podcasts of their own!
Many sophisticated mobile apps for kids have podcast features
too.

18.  Apart from ensuring that a touring group of teachers and
students are never lost, the receiver also serves as a weather
forecasting tool. GPS receivers are generally designed to
withstand relatively rough usage.

19.  These have made the regular tasks of professional teachers a
whole lot easier. Right from attendance reports and seating
arrangements in class, to marksheets and overall progress
reports of students - all of them can be prepared via these tools
The online reports can be directly sent to parents/guardians too.

20.  MP3 audio players and portable weather stations are two other
frequently used tools and gadgets in the domain of
contemporary education.. It’s all about ‘smarter’ education in the
present - and technology definitely has a more than important
part to play in it.

21.  The information highway
 Bring some fun into the classroom
 Applicable education

22.  Access to inappropriate content
 Loss of skills
 Reduce students thinking ability
 Some time its become time consuming