The Importance of educational Technology by Rupinder kaur

Importance of Educational Technology

Educational technology is a systematic and organised process of applying modern technology to improve the quality of education (efficiency, optimal, true, etc.). It is a systematic way of conceptualising the execution and evaluation of the educational process, i. e. learning and teaching and help with the application of modern educational teaching techniques. It includes instructional materials, methods and organisation of work and relationships, i.e. the behaviour of all participants in the educational process. The term “teaching resources” is commonly used, although they are not synonymous. The word technology is derived from the Greek word “techno” which means the willingness, skills, knowledge of the way, rule, skill, tools and “logos” which means science, word, learning, mental state. There is no single term for educational technology. Different countries use different terms and synonyms as educational technology, educational equipment, AV resources, the technology of teaching...
Terminological differences mostly occur on the grounds of the approach to the technical characteristics and the use of modern appliances, and not their actual application in teaching i.e. their actual pedagogical application. For this reason, there are different opinions among teachers in the field of social and technical sciences. Therefore, the application of educational technology requires knowledge from several areas: pedagogy, psychology, didactics, computer sciences, informatics... Because of this diversity, there are also different perceptions of educational technology, where every author defines the concept of educational technology, according to their needs. Educational technology is still not being applied sufficiently, mostly for reasons of lack of school equipment necessary resources and insufficient qualification of teachers for the implementation of these funds.
Educational technology has three domains of use:

• Technology as a tutor (computer gives instructions and guides the user),
• Technology as a teaching tool and
• Technology as a learning tool.

Depending on the use and benefits, the research by Lowther suggests that education technology has not yet taken its place, in spite of their recommendations. This is probably the reason for the statute of the social company and state that children in poorer areas very rarely use the Internet as a learning tool. Today’s children use modern technical equipment from an early age so that they are coming in with new educational technologies at school will not be a problem. In studies, we can find out that more students use modern technical equipment. Serious research on the influence of education technology on cognitive processes was conducted.
When using educational technology we should be primarily focused on the educational value of the tools and applications we use, how adequate they are in the acquisition of knowledge, whether there is an interaction between users and tools, and if we have positive effects in using them. A number of authors suggest that we should focus on five areas of software programs that have the potential to strongly influence children’s learning experience:

1. The educational value of the program,
2. Its ability to engage children in learning,
3. Ease of use,
4. Interactivity between the child and programs,
5. The possibility that a software program monitors the progress of the child.