EDUC560

"When technology integration is at its best, a child or a teacher does not stop to think that he or she is using a tech tool - it's second nature"

The main objective of this course is to teach students how to integrate technology in education. Technology has improved mankind by facilitating their jobs; employees in large companies used to travel by schooners to other companies or industries for trading, and dealing with the managers, this process takes sometimes 3 to 4 days or perhaps more depending on the nature of the job, but nowadays this long process can be reduced to few hours with just one click. Nowadays large companies and industries bargain with other companies by sending emails.

Nevertheless, statistics have shown that schools using technology are raising interactive, collaborative and independent students in means that they learn how to search for the information they need, analyse it, then use it in their presentations. Moreover, students not only learn how to extract information, but they also share their ideas with someone else and receive feedback. This interaction with technology at home and in the classroom is increasing the amount of  open, fearless and prepared students to confront the outside world.

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 information and not an information source.