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2. The term “21st century” has become the central part of
educational thinking and planning for the future.
Administrator and teachers are actively searching for ways
to prepare the students for the future, and the
educational system has been evolving faster then ever
before. Creating a 21st century education system is about
making sure that all the students are prepared to succeed
in a competitive world - a world with plenty of
opportunities for highly skilled individuals and limited
options for everyone else. It’s about maximizing the
impact of technology to develop proficiency in 21st
century skills, support innovative and learning, and create
robust education support systems.

3. 21st century schools and classroom:
1. Instruction should be student-centered
Instead of passively receiving information,
the students would gather information on
their own, under the guidance of their teacher.
2. Education should be collaborative
Students must learn how to collaborate with
others. Students should be encouraged to
work together to discover information, piece it
together, and construct meaning.

4. 3. Learning should have context.
The teacher can make a point of helping
students to understand how the skills they are
building can be applied in their lives. Students
will be much more motivated to learn something
that they can see the value in.

5. The Role of Technology in 21st
Century Learning:
1. Technology allows for 24/7 access to
information.
2. Constant social interaction; and
3. Easily created and shared digital
content.

6. Integrate technology as a fundamental
building block into education in three broad
areas:
• Use technology comprehensively to develop
profiency in 21st century skills.
• Use technology comprehensively to support
innovate teaching and learning.
• Use technology comprehensively to create
robust education support system.

7. Important Functions of
Educational Technology

8. 1. Improvement of teaching
Educational Technology analyzes the process of
teaching thoroughly. By developing the theories of
teaching, it helps in improving the quality of
education.
2. Analysis of the Teaching- Learning Process
Educational Technology aims at analyzing the
process of teaching-learning process thoroughly. It is
also concerned with various phases of teaching.
3. Improvement of Learning
It takes the help of various empirically established
generalizations from psychology, sociology, physical
sciences, engineering etc.

9. 4. Enhancing Goals of Education
The objectives of education are being
reviewed and revised with the passage of time.
Educational technology helps in finding out
the right objectives.
5. Training to Teachers
The changed type of environment with new
curriculum and new materials is to be handled
by the teachers. Educational Technology can
render its valuable help in the training of
teachers also.

10. 6. Development of Curriculum
Keeping in view the objectives of education, which
have been a new materials is to be handles by the
teachers. Right type of question of developing right
type of curriculum. Only a suitable curriculum will
help in attainment of goals.
7. Development of Teaching-Learning Materials
Teaching- learning materials are also as important
as anything else in the teaching-learning process.
They have to be accordance with the environment of
the learners.

11. 8. Teaching- Learning Strategies:
A strategy plays an important role in the hands
of a teacher in every teaching-learning situation.
The strategy has to be the right one, which should
be according to the materials and is able to bring
about effective teaching learning.
9. Development of Audio-Visual Aids:
They need be used according to the times. The
software aids, the hardware aids, the computer
and other such appliances, equipment etc., have
“to be used in the present type of teaching-
learning environment.

12. 10. Help in Overall Improvement:
Educational technology helps in locating
the problems in the different areas of
education. It also help in remedying the draw-
backs.
11. Identification of Needs of the Community:
Educational technology identifies the needs
of the community. It helps in providing equal
education opportunities to backward people,
disadvantaged students and deprived sections
of the society.