Planning For Technology “Integrating Technology in School”

Technology can help to make decisions about teach delivering, improved and effective school management. For the more effective purpose, the scope of the knowledge and resources classroom and the textbook can be replaced by online lessons and digital resources. Consider the technology teachers can carry out assessment and access data easily when they need.

Let the teachers to prepare the skills to integrate digital technologies and new approaches into their teaching and let the teacher to realize the importance of technology in learning. When the technology has purchased, manage technology infrastructure, services, tools and resources with right schedule by administrator or man who manage those.

Today, many of education department gained the benefits of using technology in the classroom as an innovative way of teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (in college). Using technology can improve the learning and outcomes for student. Schools with a good developed vision for learning and manage their technology in support of their teaching are more likely benefits.

The value of technology is has not valued if the teaching process was not comply the purpose. Any method, any tools that used to complete the purpose can be more had value then high technology. The plan to integrate technology in school must be effectively prepared.

Technology In School

Computer based technologies could provide support for thinking processes. Computer-based technologies has opportunities to provides for acquiring problem-solving skills when student is trying to use computer tools to accomplish a task. Technology can provide for acquiring complex concepts, such us representing abstract concepts. Technology was stimulate motivation and self-esteem. Through personal experience or a review of the literature, many innovators perceived the dramatic effects that technology can have on students' interest in class activities and their sense of their own capabilities.

The technology have supported teacher to prepare students for the bright future. A higher education and the world would be infused with technology. The Schools have a responsibility to give students using such technology that they will need after graduation.

Technology has supported many sectors, such as medicine, manufacturing, entertainment, travel, finance etc. These sectors now operate in ways used technology. People need to find  information, connect to other people, communicate and services when and where they need to. Recent technology developments that supported education include:

Classroom assessment tools that helps teachers to know what children can and can’t understand in real time. Videos help teachers to learn more about the successful techniques and approaches  to excellent teaching in the classroom. Games and interactive software developed to help acquiring skills and knowledge. Online learning is an important alternative today. These approaches can support flexibility and choice in the curriculum and extend learning beyond the school environment.

Edutainment

Entertainment content is mostly entertaining but sometime have some educational value. Edutainment (Educational entertainment) is content that designed to educate as well as to entertain or content with educational value. Edutainment is the act of learning through various media, such as computer, software that educates and entertains.  

Movies and videos have used in the classroom as teaching tools as well because people enjoy watching movies and videos. There is a high interest level and videos produces visually stimulating material that engages the students. In the classroom, teachers can use a music video to teach relevant slang and idiomatic expression in a natural way. 

Movies are a rich wealth of authentic dialogue, and The scripts show the everyday language and cultural accurate expressions which give learners a real world view. In the classroom the teacher can provide one section of a movie script for learners to follow. Read it aloud for the classroom, having the students repeat the words after for accuracy. Then have the students practice with a partner. Entertainment content delivered through media such us audio, video, text example, Television program has provide people many entertainment it’s may has educational value.

Educational Games

Educational games are games that designed with educational purposes or have educational value. Educational games are games that are designed to teach people about certain subjects, understanding concepts, exploring. All types of games designed in an educational environment. Game types include board, card, and video games. An educational video game is a video game that provides educational value to the player.

Generally, children more like to play games much time, it’s the reason that educational games mostly designed for the children but, there are many game for adult. The point is educational games designed with educational purpose.

There are many website provide educational games for children, we can get those freeware or have to purchase. One of most popular is “EducationCity”, educationcity is the leading provider of e-learning resources for schools and families in the UK. The game can be played online, we can take free trial game then purchase to get more games. Educationcity has two features game for primary school that supported or can be practice at school and game for families that the child can play at home.

Today’s technology have supported education’s media, many games can be played on computer, smartphone, tablet etc. for example as we know that android has many user in the world and there are many games for android platform.

Why is Education So Important?

Education is not only for society, but important for the individual as well and education provides satisfaction to. Education is a means to focus individuals into the context of the human effort. It allows them to see what the world is around them. 

Education is important for many reasons to an individual includes give the person direction and aspiration. The point is, without education we are segmented from each other. 

Some reason :

• Helps you to be more financially secure. 
• Teaches you how to handle responsibility. 
• Develop social skills for interacting with people you do not normally interact with.
• Helps you realize your potential.
• You make new friends and the friendships could last a lifetime. 
• Makes you  better understanding of the world.
• Learn time management skills.
• Teaches you organizational skills.
• etc