My Journey Using Technology
Martes, Marso 3, 2015
I chose this title of my blog because as I reflect on my experience with my Ae class, I realize that I am reflecting
on a journey…my personal journey into the world of digital technology. Like any
journey, some of the most memorable experiences come from side trips; on
these we are often confronted with places and experiences that take us out of
our comfort zones, changing us forever. Here is where we often meet new
strangers who often become lifelong friends. I find this journey very exciting and memorable.I was able discover things about the computer that I've never seen before and it made me realize that the world of technology has no limits.
Information and Communications Technology in Education
“Technology
is many things. It is the pencil we use. It includes the eraser for the white
board in our classrooms”, (Cunningham) . Before technology
in education is simply this way. A very natural thing no one can question but
not until modern world came.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft
on April 14, 1975. In 1980, Microsoft formed a partnership with IBM that allowed them to bundle
Microsoft's operating system with IBM computers, paying Microsoft a royalty for
every sale. It became largely successful. It
develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. It
became popular to every mankind. It is not only used for communication and fun
but mostly it used for researches in school that’s why it became vital to every
children and youth in and out of school. And this is technology.
During the early 20th
century, technology became fundamental to mankind. People were totally hooked
in to it and it was something like a virus widely spread in the whole world. Technology
was used at school and businesses worldwide for such typing, researching,
downloading/uploading, etc.
In education, computers are always
important, in teaching and learning process. School cannot get rid of growing
demands of computers that were used by the students to study well. Example,
instead of going to the library and read books, students prefer to do some
research in the internet using their computers. With just one (1) click, the
information they need is there. There’s no more writing but instead printing
the document is easy. “Technology will provide students with access to
information and the tools to produce substantial work”, (Forcier)
Technology on the side of the
teachers is truly a big help to make their work easily such us in grading,
researching lessons on the internet, viewing educational movies, power point
presentations, etc. “The computer is a valuable tool in teaching written and
spoken communication to students who are culturally and linguistically
different”, (Forcier) .
Another
thing that goes viral is the so called on-line education. This provides the
students especially in master’s degree to go online education due to distance
of work place and unavailability of time to attend the school during weekends.
They used online education to submit assignments and to catch up with the
activities they missed. However, according to (Kearsley) , “One thing that is
not very helpful in understanding online education is the way computers have
been used in the past for learning application”.
I can say that the rapid and continuous pace
of change in technology is creating both opportunities and challenges for
schools. At the same time, the pace of change creates significant challenges
for schools.
Bibliography
Cunningham, C. Perspectives Instructional
Technology for Teachers. Coursewise Publishing Inc.
Forcier, R. C. The
Computer as an Educational Tool. New Jersey, Columbus, Ohio: Merill, an
imprint of Prentice Hall.
Kearsley, G. On
Line Education Learning and Teaching in Cyberspace. Wadsworth.
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