Uplifting Education through Technology

 

in the classrooms, students become more engaged and involved in school-related activities(Oquias, 2011).In addition to mobile devices, the internet also plays a very vital role in helping thestudents in their education. According to a study conducted by Project Tomorrow (2011), havingaccess to the internet, students would be able to research information and access online textbooks,which in turn can help the students perform better inside the classroom. Furthermore, through theuse of the internet, pupils would be able to communicate and collaborate with classmates forschool work.

Kajrekar (2008) asserts that “t

he most significant aspect of the web for education atall levels is that it dissolves the artificial wall between the classroom and the real world. Studentsand teachers can establish interactive communication with anybody or any source, making

learning more relevant to their lives’ interests and concerns.”

 Additionally, with the use of the internet, teachers are able to communicate with theirstudents more easily, and allows them to distribute learning materials such as assignments,exercises, and tests to their pupils, as suggested by Clegg and Bailey (2008). Likewise, throughthe use of the internet, instructors would have access to a vast amount of resources such as pictures for illustrations, various texts for class readings and so forth.Consequently, the Department of Education had employed a project in which all publicschools in the country be connected to the internet (Calleja, 2011). DepEd Secretary ArminLuistro maintains that

“it’s not enough that we merely continue building classrooms andtoilets… The real revolution in education which has long

-term effects can only be done through

information technology.”

 As of 2012, 95 percent of public high schools have computer labs, butonly 57 percent have access to the internet, says the Department of Education (2012). For public

 

elementary schools, however, only 4 percent are equipped with e-Classroom packages, theDepEd adds.Students benefit from utilizing computers in their education by making school workeasier; likewise, the instructors benefit from the usage of technology in teaching. Gone are thedays when instructors need to write out the topics on the chalkboard, prepare a Manila paper todisplay a text or show flash cards for Math drills. Now, presenting topics to students is as easy asa click on the keyboard, as the text or illustration immediately unfolds onscreen in a slideshow presentation (Labro, 2008). This not only makes preparing visual aids for class more efficientand less time-consuming, but it also helps keep the flow of discussion inside the classroom moreinteresting and more engaging to the students.The modern classroom now requires the use of computers, the internet and mobiledevices practically in every school activity. With this idea in mind, the Department of Educationhas planned to modernize the Philippine classrooms in line with its K to 12 program. Today,education at all levels are gearing towards a computer-centric learning environment. Through theimplementation of technology inside the classroom, teachers and students can yield positiveresults within the learning environment and true-to-life situations.

 

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