STATE-OF-THE-ART

EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATION PRACTICES
Looking through progressive state policies that support
technology in education and other new developments in
pedagogical practice, our educators today had become
more aware and active in adopting state of the art
educational technology practices they can possibly
adopt.
From the beginning of the computer age, educational
researchers and practitioners have told us that for
technology use to be successful in our schools it
needed to be closely tied to school reform.
The internet is becoming an increasingly vital tool in our
information society.
The very concept of the internet would not be possible
without technology.
Today, one can see a greater need for teachers
acquire not only computer literacy, but competence
as well. The list of audiovisual aids available to or
school may not even apply anymore since modern
day computer hardware and software have
rendered them obsolete.
Best practices in Educational Technology started
with identifying innovative projects and initiatives
from around the world, where technology is or was
used to support learning.
In a word, dont invest in technology hardware
system that may become a white elephant in a few
years time.
MORE RECENT ET IN EDUCATION PRACTICE
Recent changes have also occurred in the area of
pedagogical theory and practice. It is now accepted
that the contribution of the computer to pedagogy
makes make up for good instruction.
Owing to the development, teachers must therefore
acquire or improve on their computer skills, as well
as their computer-in-the-classroom skills.
THE FOLLOWING TRENDS SHOULD ALSO BE
RECOGNIZED BY EDUCATORS:
Through school or training center computer
courses, present-day students have become
computer literate. They send e-mail, prepare
computer encoded class reports, even make power
point presentation sometimes to the surprise of
their media tradition bound teachers.
Following the call for developing critical thinking
among students, teachers have deemphasize rote
learning and have spent more time in methods to
allow students to allow students to comprehend
lessons.
Shifting focus from lower-level traditional learning
outcomes, student assessment have included
measurement of higher level learning outcomes
such as creative and creative and critical thinking
skills.
Recent teaching learning models have paved the
way for instructional approaches in which students
rely less on teachers as information-givers and
instead more on their efforts to acquire information,
build their own knowledge, and solve problems.
In sum, these trends and new levels of
learning require the appropriate use of state-of-the
art instruction with the use of IT, tapping the
computers information and communication tools
such as, word processors, databases,
spreadsheets, presentation software, e-mail,
internet conferencing, etc.
OBSTACLES TO IT PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE
Especially for educators living developing or peasant
economics, objections are likely to be heard such as
that the use of the computer is time consuming and
expensive. Besides, there is also the danger of a
technology centered classroom along the fear that
computers may soon replace teachers.
Virtue is in moderation and so, there is truly need for
teachers to balance their time for the preparation and
application of instructional tools. Through wise technical
advice, schools can also acquire the most appropriate
computer hardware and software.
In addition, teacher should acquire computer skills so
that they can serve as models in integrating educational
technology in the teaching learning process.
Following modern trends in technology-related
education schools should now foster a student-
centered learning environment, wherein students
are given leeway to use computer information
sources in their assignments, reports and
presentations in written, visual or dramatic forms.
All this suggestions show that teachers and schools
can no longer avoid the integration of Educational
Technology in instruction. Especially in the coming
years, when portable and mobile computing will
make computing activities easier to perform, the
approaches to classroom pedagogy must change.
And with continuing changes in high-speed
communication, mass storage of data including the
revolutionary changes among school libraries,
educators should be open for more drastic
educational changes in the ears ahead.