Importance of Technology within the Educational instituation

These days, technology is becoming an important component  and a rich subject to debate. Every day there is some new gadget or software that should make our lives easier and improves the technology and software that already exists on-hands. However making live easier is not the only role technology.

Technology is playing an increasing role in education. As technology advances, it is used to benefit students of all ages in the learning process by addressing their different styles and learning preference. Technology used in the classroom helps students to adsorb the material. For example, since some people are visual learners, projection screens linked to computers can allow students to see their notes instead of simply listening to a teacher deliver a boring long lectures.

Software can be used to supplement class curriculum. The programs provide study questions, activities, and even tests and quizzes for a class that can help students continue learning outside the classroom.

Also technology has become part of many curriculum subjects, even outside of computer and technology classes. Students use computers to create power point presentations and use the Internet to research topics for research, papers and essays.

Students also learn to use the technology available to them in computer and tech classes as we are learning in Educ 560. This ensures that after graduation we will be able to use the technology in the work setting, which may put us ahead of someone who didn't have access this huge world.

As technology advances, students have better access to educational opportunities like these. Because when something new and "better" is revealed, the "older" technology becomes more affordable, allowing it to be used in the Lebanese public educational system that has tight budget.

Technology has also advanced to help children even before they've started school. Educational video games and systems for young children helps them prepare for school and in some cases get a head start on their education; such as the ABC games, singing, drawing games. That are widely used by parents every where even on cell-phone or ipads, iphones.

Of course in Lebanon we are always against improvement. Therefore, there are people who may say parents are spoiling their children by technology. Instead of being able to add a long column of numbers in their heads, for example, they turn to a calculator. Regardless of these arguments, technology has an important part of today's society whether positive or negative. So why always focus on the negative side of technology. By incorporating it into the classroom, students will be better equipped to transition from the classroom to the work place. Because nowadays there isn't any job without any technology background.