How to use technology in education?

By reading this blog you will get an idea on how to use technology in today's classroom, There are few suggestions from the latest trends in technology worldwide, I hope you like it.

“Education is the only weapon that you can use to change the world “these wise words are of Nelson Mandela who devoted his life in the welfare of his people. There have been many such people like him ho bought a change in the world and have managed to leave an influential impact on people, with education as their weapon. Education can open your mind for endless abilities to do a critical analysis of almost anything.

Early education commenced under the supervision of a guru or Prabhu. Initially, education was open to all and seen as one of the methods to achieve enlightenment. The same tradition is followed in the modern age with the guru as a teacher and the only thing that has changed is the method of teaching and learning. Today’s generation knows how to make learning fun, so includes modern factors in their learning.

Using technology in education has become very common all over the world, the use of physical hardware, software, and educational theoretic to facilitate learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. It covers several domains including learning theory, computer-based training, online learning, and mobile technology.

Today with the modernization of class, If used wisely there are a plethora of ways to include technology in education, you don’t need to be a professional tech-savvy but the points discussed below will be very useful

          Make the explanation Multimedia oriented

Multimedia and presentation are already a part of our educational curriculum. We can add a variety of multimedia elements to the concepts; if a presentation is shown instead of explaining theory then it could capture the attention of students for a long time. If your presentation contains more written part then students will lose interest.

           Use podcast

Podcast for all our academic lessons can aid us with the teaching process in the long run. Especially, motivational podcasts, interviews and online courses. All the students will be able to watch that number of times and it will also be beneficial for students who were not able to attend class due to some reason.

        Usage of virtual reality

Visualizing is the key to concept building, we can use Google cardboard which provides us to stream videos in 3D, all the students will take an interest in watching any historical place, any time-lapse video or chronological order of certain geological phenomena.

        Using virtual manipulative tools

 

We can reinforce mathematical concepts with virtual manipulative. ‘Thompson Math Notebook’ is a virtual manipulative tool that allows students to understand complex concepts. Students in classrooms will not only be comfortable but excited for hands-on learning as well.

        Using online tests and surveys

While learning in the process students will enjoy giving tests online also we can encourage students to create forms, quizzes of their own related to academics with a tool like Google forms.

Education is going through continuous change bringing technology into the classroom this improves the quality of education with a higher extent, there is a lot of technology in education ideas available to teach and engage students. However, finding out which one works for students and implementing them will fetch us more benefits, unfortunately, schools in rural areas are still struggling to incorporate technology into their infrastructure.