TECHNOLOGY AIDED LEARNING     2200w

We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teachers hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world( David Warlick).Technology aided education means employing technology to assist students better understand what is being taught. It is not change itself rather it brings change. Technology is playing a very important role in every field of life so we must adopt modern technology in education as developed countries are doing. Although integration of technology in education is on very low level in Pakistan but it can be improved by following examples of other countries. Educational technology also has some drawbacks and it is criticize a lot but benefits are more than shortcomings, so it doesn’t decrease importance of technology aided learning.

Technology is the part of our lives in such a way that we can’t feel, old methods are applicable no longer paper and pen are being replaced by tablets,

“Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to a meeting and want to jot things down, I bring my Tablet PC. It’s fully synchronized with my office machine so I have all the files I need.”(Bill gates)

Technology is not a change itself instead it is a tool for changing the style of doing things. It is playing such an important role in education that it has coined a term TEL (technology enhanced learning). If we want not to be blamed by coming generations we must utilize all the tools we have, like John Dewey says,