Educational Technology tools
Introduction:
Nowadays, technology and education are quite inter-related. Almost every teacher has some favorite technology tools that he / she use to involve the students in the lecture. With the advancements in the field of technology, the educational tools are also constantly evolving along with the addition of some better functionality and features. Therefore, it is difficult for a teacher to stay updated with the technology and utilize the most useful and newest tools. The educational tools can be characterized into various categories. Here, some of these tools will be discussed.
Technology Peripheral Equipment:
• Cloud Computing
• Social Networking tools
• Web 2.0 tools
• Classroom Instructional Media
Cloud Computing:
Cloud Computing uses the central remote servers and Internet in order to store the applications and data. Generally, the term ‘cloud computing’ is used for anything that provides the hosted services all over the World Wide Web. It enables the individuals to access their data and precious files from anywhere just with an Internet connection. This technology provides very effective computing by using a centralized data storage, bandwidth and processing. The most common example of cloud computing is Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo mail and so on. You can use the services just by connecting to the Internet.
Nowadays, many businesses are offering ‘virtual storage space’ which is a form of cloud computing. The students can use this technology in order to store their precious information. This would allow them to access their required information from the Internet even in the situations of data losses from their hardware devices.
Social Networking tools:
With the rapid prevalence in our daily life, institutes still hesitate to use the social networks as an educational tool. There is a wide range of social media tools that can be used to make even better and more interactive environment in the classrooms. These tools enable the teachers to engage students in inventive ways by stimulating discussion and encouraging collaboration even among some soft-spoken students.
Different social networking tools possess distinct features. For example, Symbaloo provides the classroom resources management for the teachers. EDU 2.0 provides the course management system and teachers are able to share the quizzes, experiments, assignments, videos, lesson plans and other contents in a shared folder. Another tool Edublogs is quite similar to WordPress blogging platform and it only supports the educational content. Moreover, you will find a large number of other social networking tools that are currently used by the teachers and offers various different features and functionalities.
Web 2.0 tools:
Web 2.0 tools provide an easy way of sharing, collaborating, editing and creating the online content generated by users. The teachers and students do not have to download and install these tools and they can effortlessly learn them within minutes. For example, Video tools allow the user to integrate the useful videos into shared presentations and projects. Next, Presentation tools make it easier for both the students and teachers to edit, create, upload and share their presentations. Moreover, Mobile tools support quizzes, blogging, podcasting and media sharing etc. The use of these interesting applications in your cell phones can make it an efficient teaching tool. Furthermore, Community tools provide a way for teachers and students to share their work.
Classroom Instructional Media:
The classroom instructional media includes audio, video and graphics services. These services are provided by the highly skilled co-ordination department and they are responsible to train the faculty members for operating media-equipped lecture rooms, maintain media-equipment in the lecture rooms and produce instructional material.
Conclusion:
With the rapid advancements in the technology, nobody can deny its importance in any field of life. Now, teachers and students can have a better collaboration and sharing by the use of ICT (Information Communication Technology). It is important for the teachers to stay updated with the latest advancements and newest features in the field of technology, so that they can deliver their lectures and helping material to the students in a better way.
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