Technology in Teaching

           The effects of technology in the classroom are related to both the teacher and the students. In the past classrooms were lecture driven. With technology involved in education, the students are more active in their learning. The teacher is no longer the center of attention. They play the role of a facilitator or guide of information and not so much of an information source. Technology in the classroom allows the students to be more active with the opportunity of communication of information. By being active the students are then more likely to generate their own choices on how to obtain, manipulate, or display information (Bridgforth).

          Technology also allows a teacher to present his/her topic to the students in an easy yet effective way in a sense that it’ll enhance the interest of the students towards learning especially in reading and/or learning literature. With the use of technology, the teacher will be able to present his/her topic in literature in a better way. It could be through powerpoint presentations or even through a video presentation.

          The statements above are also true for a Filipino teacher working abroad. I asked him about how is technology being integrated in teaching and how does it helped him as a teacher outside the country wherein we know for a fact that most of the countries abroad are so much ahead from us in terms of technology.

          The picture below is the proof of our conversation. I chose to make his surname blurry to protect his privacy. (charot)

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          Indeed technology is a great help for us future teachers and students. But we must always keep in mind that teachers are still needed inside the classroom to facilitate the students’ learning for they know more about the needs of the students than technology does.