Argumentative Essay Impact of technology on education PDF

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Ummetul Islam Dr. Manav Kaur ENGL-1301-83404 12 May 2020 Impacts of Technology on education In the world, a lot of effects have been realized because of technology. Lynch provides that all over the world, many things have changed due to technology. Since the 21st century, technology has become a way of life. Nowadays, technology is being used everywhere around the world, and it is used in many ways in education. The impact of technology in education is growing larger and larger each day. Although there is some controversy surrounding the use of technology in education. Some people think that using technology in education would distract students' attention. They claim that using technology in education would lead them to think less. While others think that using technology in education is very beneficial with its many advantages for students and teachers. Technology should be incorporated into the education system because it has greatly improved the quality of education, enhanced the safety of the students, upgraded teaching techniques, advanced classroom technology, and improved in research and storing information. Technology has made significant impacts with regards to improving the quality of education. According to Lynch, technology has been instrumental in improving the quality of education. For example, the stakeholders in education are stressing more on the use of advanced technology to get a quality education. This is present both in learning and teaching. Another example that demonstrates technology has been effective in improving the quality of education is that many parents are emphasizing the use of technology to equip their children with adequate

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skills that will help them when it comes to competition in the job market. In addition, there are technologies that facilitate and improve the quality of education, not only aiding students but also teachers to research and strengthen areas such as language, mathematics, and science (Honey). Besides, on the quality of education, technology has been vital in updating and developing new materials for education as well as the syllabus. When the curriculum is updated, the students will be able to learn the topics covering what is happening in the world now. Indeed, the ever-evolving technological innovations have substantially shaped the quality of education in this generation. Technology has impacted education positively is through improving the safety of the students. When the students are in school, they need security, especially considering that nowadays the terrorists are targeting learning institutions. There are many security leakages in learning institutions. Examples of these leakages include an outsider entering the school without being identified. Technology has emerged one of the ways to improve the safety of the students in learning institutions. One of the examples of how technology has improved the safety of the students includes using E-Cards when entering the school gate to be identified as a member. Likewise, sensors are also being used in the dresses worn by the non-teaching staff, the teachers, and the students to track any activities, which might bring issues in insecurity. Moreover, technology has improved the safety of the students through CCTV cameras' installation. Hence, technology has been instrumental in enhancing the safety of students (Lynch). Technology has impacted education positively is through enhancing the communication between the teachers. Using technology, communication between the students and the teachers has been improved. Before the introduction of technology, the communication between the students and teachers when they were out of school was poor. If the students wanted to learn

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about a topic more when out of school, he or she had no means by which to do so. Today the connection between the teachers and the students has improved. Technology has also improved education by promoting effective communication between the teachers and the students. Technology has introduced forums where the teachers can post assignments, the students can carry out their discussions on the platforms, and they can also ask the teachers to clarify any unclear concepts from the same platform (Khan). Also, devices like smartphones and laptops predominate in the classroom. These applications make a connection between teachers and students better and teachers can monitor their class activities based on student activities by log-in or log-out the application. Today, for example, using technology, a social media platform can be created where the teachers and the students can join the group. When they join the group, it now becomes easy to discuss and easy to discuss the content in a subject. When the connection and communication are improved, the students will be motivated to learn more. The technology has enabled the teachers to post the education material on the social media platforms where the students have also been encouraged to ask questions. Therefore, technology through social media has improved communication between the students, and the teachers (Lynch). Technology has also impacted education positively through the addition of technologies in the classrooms, techniques, and tools to help in research. The integration of the technologies in the classes has been of great importance in innovations. Through technology, the teachers and the students have been equipped with tools for solving problems. The technologies also the teachers in collecting data on the students' performance and in the process of storing the data collected. Technology has helped the teachers to compare the performance of different students and find the students who are not performing well in particular subjects. This of great advantage because the teachers will come up with techniques and approaches to help the students who are not

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performing and thus improving their performance. Through the integration of technologies, the teaching methods, which are considered best are also identified. When there was no technology, it was challenging to identify students who were not performing well in the classrooms. Thus, with the advancement in technology, the teachers are now developing methods, which are even interesting for teaching. Technology has also impacted education positively by helping the students, and the teachers to store information efficiently. Through the advancement in technology, the students, and now the teachers can save a vast amount of data on computers. Data stored using technology cannot be compared to the data which can be stored in notebooks, books, and chalkboards. it is even evident that computers have replaced chalkboards. The computers can do the presentation, the talking among other things that a chalkboard cannot do. Digital libraries have also been found to be efficient, economical, and most effective. This is because no physical space is required for digital libraries. Besides, digital libraries can be accessed by anyone at any place in the world. As a result of technology, the notebooks have been replaced by compact memory devices. Typing is comfortable compared to writing. Hence, technology has helped the students in many ways when it comes to the managing of information. Even if technology has revolutionized the education system, there are still some people who argue that technology has not benefited the education system in any way. Technologies interfere in the learning process, and students do not use the Internet for educational purposes (Kushner). Also, technology is not the only means that affects the education of Americans. The opportunity is limited by a variety of barriers at all levels, including a shortage of funds, a lack of support systems for teachers, a bewildering variety of generally poor quality software, and an "erratic and disorganized" federal policy for research in educational technology (Norman).

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Besides, Sheehy & Holliman argue that technology has impacted education negatively in many ways. Some of the ways include losing focus in class. Some people say that advancement in technology has made the students less attentive in class. For example, because of coming up with online learning by technology, many students are not even attending the classes. So, technology has made the students less focused. Other people argue that technology cases of cheating have increased in the education sector. When a student is taking online classes, he or she may end up looking for a friend who can do the assignments and the online question on his or her behalf. Other students, instead of doing their work they will copy the assignments directly from the internet (Sheehy & Holliman 25). Similarly, technology in education is a deterioration and lack of writing skills among students. Many students now prefer to type instead of writing. Hence, technology in the education sector has ended up making the students lazy (Sheehy & Holliman 27). Additionally, the disadvantage of the e-book is the reliance on power. Some devices are known to be incompatible with e-books as well. Likewise, the disadvantage is the advancement of software technology. This is a great challenge to authors as they are required to be familiar with every new update. This will also put additional costs to schools. They will be required to hire specialists to train teachers on the new technological developments. This will disenfranchise low-income educational centers as they would not have such abilities. Finally, it is expensive to acquire devices that will support the e-book technology. These facts are a clear indication that technology has been disadvantageous to the education sector. In conclusion, the merits of technology in education outweigh the disadvantages of technology in education. Technology has been of great importance in transforming education in many ways. Technology has made learning and teaching easy through enhancing collaboration and communication between the teachers and the students. Using technology materials like the

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internet has benefited the students globally and ensuring the teachers, and the learners can connect in the world. New models in education have also been developed because of advancements in technology. Therefore, some drawbacks provided on the impacts of technology on education such as a loss of focus, increased cases of cheating, abandoning the writing skills, an incompatible device for e-books, the stakeholders' education, and educational technologists have a better chance to improve education through the use of technology.

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Works Cited

Honey, Margaret. "Technology Has Improved Education." The Information Revolution, edited by Laura K. Egendorf, Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link-galecom.dcccd.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/EJ3010147240/OVIC? u=txshracd2500&sid=OVIC&xid=d2ff9493. Accessed 13 May 2020.

Kushner, David. "The Internet Has Not Improved Education." The Internet, edited by Helen Cothran, Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link-gale-com.dcccd.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/EJ3010236214/OVIC? u=txshracd2500&sid=OVIC&xid=383cf76b. Accessed 13 May 2020.

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Lynch, M. “7 Ways Technology Is Impacting Modern Education.” The Tech Edvocate, 24 July 2018, www.thetechedvocate.org/7-ways-technology-impacting-modern-education/.

Norman, Colin. "Technology and the schools." Science, vol. 241, no. 4871, 1988, p. 1283. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link-galecom.dcccd.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A6662760/OVIC? u=txshracd2500&sid=OVIC&xid=879cdf4f. Accessed 13 May 2020.

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Sheehy, K., & Holliman, A. (2018). “Part 11.” Education and New Technologies: Perils and Promises for Learners, Routledge, pp. 23–27....