The best method for improving educational standards is to utilize every tool available, including state-of-the-art technology. Computers and the Internet have expanded the way in which education can be delivered to the students of today. Today’s networking technologies provide a valuable opportunity to the practice of learning techniques. Educators are discovering that computers and multi-based educational tools are facilitating learning and enhancing social interaction.
Computer based telecommunications can offer enormous instructional opportunities, but educators will need to adapt current lesson plan to incorporate this new medium into all the classrooms. The only problem is that some of today’s schools are hindered by an under-powered technology based curriculum and, in order to stay competitive, the American educational system must do a better job of integrating.
School systems often consider acquiring an enterprise computer network, but justify its purchase by applying it to routine administrative tasks, or take period by period attendance. Curriculum improvement is the best strategy to achieve high yield results; technology is especially useful in this regard. Technology can provide a unique and compelling curriculum resource that challenges every student. For example, science textbooks are notoriously out of date. In contrast, the Internet offers students a vast pool of current scientific data. Most of the time the Internet makes learning fun, unlike the plain fashion of the “almighty” textbook. This shows that the Internet may have a greater impact to education than to learn that information from a typical textbook.
Distance education when involves audio- video system can linkage between teachers and students even in remote areas. Video conferencing allows groups to communicate with each other. Desktop video conferencing promises to bring student together from geographic and cultural distances face to face via computer. Students in New York City will be able to learn about an Indian culture, not only through books, but also from Indian students.
Microsoft has created new programmes designed for educational purposes like “Encarta World Atlas” and “Encarta Encyclopedia.” Instead of looking for a particular country and simply finding out where it is in a regular atlas, students can type in the name of that country, and not only will they find out where it is, but they will obtain more information about that particular country. Instead of having volumes and volumes of heavy encyclopedias, Microsoft has placed all of these massive books into one light CD. This makes education an enjoyable task. With “Microsoft Works” student will be able to cut and paste their way to make interesting multimedia research documents. The computer programme also offers a spell-check, thesaurus, and other helpful features which make writing a paper easier. The traditional top-down, uniform distribution approach is almost never the best way because it limits innovation. Most educational boards should be open to any new idea that technology has to offer.
Technology is not meant to replace teachers, it is there only to serve students to make tedious tasks easier. Therefore, this technology should be offered to every student trying to get ahead of the competition. In doing this, it needs the support of teachers. Teachers must take a leadership position in designing and implementing a technology powered classroom curriculum, investing time and energy to become familiar with available resources.