Using gadgets as technology tools
- 2. Topic Using Gadgets As Technology Tools Submitted to Dr.Shafqat Ali Submitted By Zunaira Basharat Program M.Phil Education (eve)
- 3. Content What is technology? What is educational technology? Why technology is important in education? What are gadgets? What is a tool? Gadgets that used as Technology tools Advantages of Using gadgets in classroom Disadvantages of Using gadgets in classroom
- 4. Technology is the application of knowledge and skills to make goods or to provide services. It includes the tools and machines that people use to convert natural resources into items they need.. It also includes the methods they use to convert their resources. Technology therefore is both product and process.
- 5. Educational technology is "the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources".
- 6. Technology has the ability to enhance relationships between teachers and students. When teachers effectively integrate technology into subject areas, teachers grow into roles of adviser, content expert, and coach. Technology helps make teaching and learning more meaningful and fun.
- 7. A small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one.
- 8. A tool is any physical item that can be used to achieve a goal, especially if the item is not consumed in the process.
- 9. Desktop/Laptop Computers Smartphone Cameras Projectors Interactive whiteboards Response pads Videoconferencing system Podcasts GPS Receiver Online grading tools Mp3 audio players and portable
- 10. Computers in the classroom include any digital technology used to enhance, supplement, or replace a traditional educational curriculum. As computers have become more accessible, inexpensive, and powerful, the demand for this technology has increased, leading to more frequent use of computer resources within classes, and a decrease in the student-to-computer ratio within schools.
- 11. Accessing the web on the go is becoming increasingly popular and necessary for students - and this, in turn, brings to light the role of smartphones. A recent survey revealed that well over 50% of college students had their own smartphone, while a slightly lower percentage carried high-end feature phones. For toddlers and preschoolers too, there have been a spike in the number of Android and iPhone apps for kids.
- 12. The value of cameras in education goes way beyond this apparent benefit. Teachers from all over are using digital, handheld cameras to monitor and record the activities of students in class, as well as on outdoor trips. Electronic portfolios are also being created to help organize and store these images and recordings.
- 13. Document projectors help in displaying high-clarity images of text pages, graphs, figures, and other educational material on a large screen/board, where it can be viewed by even large groups of students with ease.
- 14. Interactive whiteboards are finding increased acceptance at academic institutes all across the globe. These touch-based boards can be used to visit websites, view informative image galleries, or even to make drawings. Plus, all files on the interactive whiteboard can be easily saved.
- 15. A response pad facilitates such interactions on a real-time basis. For instance, during a classroom quiz, students can use the response pad as buzzers. During a multiple-choice test, these pads can be used by students to submit their answers as well.
- 16. With the help of remote audiovisual conferences (usually hosted on a computer), instructors from any location can address students from multiple classrooms simultaneously. Videoconferencing is also used by teachers to collaborate with each other.
- 17. Missed an important lecture of your favorite teacher? If the class had been recorded in a podcast, you have no reason to worry. In fact, students can even create podcasts of their own! Many sophisticated mobile apps for kids have podcast features too.
- 18. Apart from ensuring that a touring group of teachers and students are never lost, the receiver also serves as a weather forecasting tool. GPS receivers are generally designed to withstand relatively rough usage.
- 19. These have made the regular tasks of professional teachers a whole lot easier. Right from attendance reports and seating arrangements in class, to marksheets and overall progress reports of students - all of them can be prepared via these tools The online reports can be directly sent to parents/guardians too.
- 20. MP3 audio players and portable weather stations are two other frequently used tools and gadgets in the domain of contemporary education.. It’s all about ‘smarter’ education in the present - and technology definitely has a more than important part to play in it.
- 21. The information highway Bring some fun into the classroom Applicable education
- 22. Access to inappropriate content Loss of skills Reduce students thinking ability Some time its become time consuming