ELT 2 & ICT: Thinking Activity

ELT 2 & ICT: Thinking Activity

Why is it necessary to use Technology in Education? (One reason. You can give more than one)

  Technology is very important in education to create new and innovative practical syllabus, improve the security of students, students data management and analysis and performance reporting and teachers training programs.

Use of technology in education increased the level of accuracy in educational materials to a higher standard. Uses of new technologies are expanding. New computer programs and mobile apps are all playing their role to solve daily life problems.

For example, if students or teachers are writing notes on Microsoft Word program then the spelling and grammatical mistakes (red & green underlines) can be found easily. So, the level of accuracy is very high when we learn on computers or when we teach students by presentation or animations and data visualization.

What is the difference between 'using' and 'integrating' technology? How can we integrate technology?

'Using' and 'Integrate' both are very similar but they have big difference. According to dictionary 'using' , ' the act or practice of employing something for particular purpose.' and 'Integrate' means ' to combine to form or create something.' Using Technology means teacher Use technology for teaching making a blog website presentation application form etc. Adjust for helping for teaching it call to using where integrate means both are used Technology. It's a two way of using Technology like online task online quiz making a Portfolio making a block using an inspiring it calls integrate. Teacher and learner both are using Technology in same way.

Can technology replace teacher?

Teacher and technology both are significant in the process of teaching and learning. Technology is better for leaning in new style, it gives you information but don't guide like teacher.Teacher connect the dots with current situation and explain it. Thus Technology can't replace teacher.