Write@Home
Winter 2015

Technology

concept: a girl surrounded by Internet, networking and digital transformation

These days, technology has brought about a great deal of progress and change in every field. Why should education not take advantage of technology in industries? Technology has done many things for mankind in today’s society, especially for education associated with schools. That is to say, technology can be utilized by both teachers and pupils to improve methods of teaching and learning.

Numerous research studies show using technology in schools can increase student engagement. If technology is applied properly in schools, students are motivated by these important instruments. Furthermore, students prefer to utilize this learning method instead of using pen and paper as traditional education. Hence, for this reason, technology should be utilized in schools.

Cutting-edge facilities should be used in schools because they can contribute to accessibility to learning materials readily. A wide variety of studies shows that technology has a positive effect on easy access to information and should be included in classroom instruction. Therefore, technology not only assists any student access to a huge of human knowledge but also, can help teachers gather more informative data to evaluate the learning of students as quickly as possible.

On the other hand, some people claim that technology should not be utilized in classrooms because it lowers academic standards. They believe the countries in which technology has been used too much in their education systems, have lower grades in comparison with the countries using technology moderately. Although the presented argument seems valid, the result should not lead not to the use of technology in classrooms. With all this considered, we should not take technology out of schools, which can have significant effects on the timing and convenience of the learning process and assessing progress not only for students but also for teachers.

To sum up, despite some people arguing that using technology in education systems leads to a decline in academic achievement, I believe it should be utilized in classrooms since it can promote students’ motivations as well as their inspirations and facilitate access to information. As a result, when these students who have been educated with technology find jobs, they can positively affect their societies in terms of economic and social aspects. In a nutshell, as technology can play a significant role in educational systems, we can put it at the center of our education systems as the best choice.