Technology In The Classroom – For Better Learning!

Almost everyone around the world is exposed with what the advancement of technology and science has offered this generation. Children who are under aged and old people that seem to forget a lot of stuff are using different kinds of gadgets for their past time. Although there have been a lot of serious talks about exposure to radiation, electrical and possibly poisonous metal, the majority of the population believe in what technology can do and change for the better.

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Using Technology For Education

Admit it! Going to school is, most of the time, boring; especially in gloomy days wherein the universe is telling you to stay in bed and procrastinate. However, when your teacher introduces you to new and exciting things like watching a movie that is related to your lesson or encouraging you to bring your laptops for better visualization of your topics then you’d feel more cheerful because you know that you’ll actually be seeing things in motion and not just words in the huge blackboard. When technology in the classroom is introduced, students learn thoroughly because they can understand audibly and visually what the teacher is emphasizing.

Visual Materials

Visual is something to do with the eyes. As an example of technology in the classroom, TV or television, you are entertained by what you see. What you have constantly imagined for years are now pictured out in a wide black box that associates light fractions into visible shapes, sizes and color. In the previous decades, projectors were used by teachers; although this is still considered as technology, the output is so old school.

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Laptops, desk tops, smartphones, tablets and iPads are now popularly used too and are also considered as technology in the classroom. These are gadgets that are individually used and can establish better research and visual for the student although smartphones are highly discouraged because its main purpose is socializing and or texting which are a distraction.

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Audio Materials

Technology in the classroom doesn’t necessarily mean seeing or visualizing only. Radios, cassettes, speakers and other audio devices used for conveying voice lessons or messages are also good materials to stir up the interest of the student and encourage them to imagine. When audios are used there are two things that are being focused on – imagination and listening skills.

This kind of technology in the classroom teaches students to widen their perception of the world and make something out of the lines or verses that they hear in the audio files. Moreover, listening skills are as important as visual understanding because one can never comprehend something without listening to the tone of the voice or the stresses that the author is using.

No matter what kind of technology in the classroom is introduced to the students, it is highly recommended to watch out for abusive use. Yes, there are advantages in using advanced gadgets inside the school but this can also lead to other unpleasant characters of a student such as laziness and inability to think complexly.

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Glossary:

advancement of – development of

serious talks – insightful discussions

gloomy days – low-spirited days

things in motion – action

wide black box – television

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