Educational Technology
Pearly Dawn G. Manaois
BEEd G2-1 Day
TECHNOLOGY
Technology is a broad concept that deals with the usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects the ability to control and adapt to the environment. In human society, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances predate the two concepts. People's use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorically discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology)
Technology is the use of science in industry, engineering and the like, to invent useful things or to solve problems and in additional it is a machine, piece of equipment, method and the like, that is created by technology. (© 2013 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated)
Some advantage and disadvantage of technology are the following:
Advantages
Reach a much larger audience from greater geographic locations
Help disabled and geographically isolated students
Help students with busy schedules, freedom to work at home on their own time
Decrease overcrowded classrooms
Offer more classes at peak demand times of day and week, increasing flexibility in class scheduling
Decrease paper and photocopying costs, promoting concept of "green revolution"
Access to students of everything instructors present in the classroom
Train students to learn new technology skills they can use later in the work place
BEEd G2-1 Day
TECHNOLOGY
Technology is a broad concept that deals with the usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects the ability to control and adapt to the environment. In human society, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances predate the two concepts. People's use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorically discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology)
Technology is the use of science in industry, engineering and the like, to invent useful things or to solve problems and in additional it is a machine, piece of equipment, method and the like, that is created by technology. (© 2013 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated)
Some advantage and disadvantage of technology are the following:
Advantages
Reach a much larger audience from greater geographic locations
Help disabled and geographically isolated students
Help students with busy schedules, freedom to work at home on their own time
Decrease overcrowded classrooms
Offer more classes at peak demand times of day and week, increasing flexibility in class scheduling
Decrease paper and photocopying costs, promoting concept of "green revolution"
Access to students of everything instructors present in the classroom
Train students to learn new technology skills they can use later in the work place