Archive for October, 2010
Technology has got havoc influence in every aspects of our life. From work place to educational institute technology is a must. Previously we used to learn from books and consult libraries for further reference. Now technology is replacing textbooks.
Laptops, ipods, mobile phones are replacing text book as a learning tool. Internet connectivity has created a complete revolution in the field of education. Education technology is being used for effective teaching and mentoring. Teachers develop their skill by searching updated information from internet to reach their students.
Nowadays distance education has become very famous. Laptops along with internet connectivity helped universities in reaching more students in a very short time. Visual learning is extremely effective in learning. Power point presentations are being prepared by teachers to make every thing very clear to students.
More over online learning has helped in interacting students with teachers in different parts of whole world. Technology has made whole world smaller in size. Nowadays students can learn by sitting in their homes. They don’t need to come out of their house. In a way it is saving a lot of time. Thus students can use that time in other activities.
There are different online social networking sites like Orkut; face book keeps students busy for hours. These are all social technology which helps the students to communicate with others.
There are different free internet tools which help in promoting a collaborative, social and sharing approach to learning. All these tools help in effective learning. All these have made learning more interesting and effective for all students.
