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The main benefit of online learning is students' instant access to faculty, colleagues and class documents : you can connect with questions instantly with your professors, connect with project peers and view all the documents in your class online. Students attending classes in person usually have to wait for the scheduled class time to meet with their groups and wait for the professor's working time to talk to them outside of the classroom. Each Concordia online course has a Microsoft Teams Channel where students can chat with teachers and classmates, share files for group work and schedule meetings. Since online lessons can be taken from home or from a location of your choice, students are less likely to miss classes. For many students, one of the biggest challenges in online learning is the struggle to stay focused on the screen for long - with online learning, students can easily be distracted by social media or other sites - thus it is imperative that teachers make thei...

Problems with technology in the classroom  As technology makes it way in our lives with every step even our classrooms are spared from it. We have the latest technology to teach and learn. Institutes are continuously making changes in their structure to compete with others and to be above all but this step has also brought in a lot of issues for the administration as well the teachers.  Here are some disadvantages of technology in the classroom:  1. Distraction: The new mode of learning is more of a distraction for students rather than using it for the betterment and learning. Students spend most of their time with YouTube videos and scrolling through social media websites like Facebook.  2. Damaged Equipment: No matter how advance we become but the overuse or ill-treatment of devices in classroom somehow lead to the device being damaged. Despite a number of instructions to students on how to use new device there is always a risk associated with it whe...

Types of technology in the classroom Technology in the 21st century is not limited to any specific field, wherever we go we can see incremental changes being made, changes to make our work and life easier. One such sector where technology has changed the scenario completely is education. A lot of new gadgets and equipment are being invented by great minds that have made teaching and learning process very smooth. In this article we will see how technology as a tool in the classroom has changed the way we studied earlier.  Here’s a list of different types of technology that has brought in the change:  1. Electronic whiteboards in the classroom : Gone are the days when we had chalk boards in the classrooms, this is the generation of smart boards. We no more need to dirty our hands with chalk dust, electronic stylus does all the work that chalk did.  2. Computers and Laptops: A decade ago, schools used to have special computer lab classes to teach the basics...

Technology replacing teachers: Advantages and Disadvantages In modern day world, technology is a word that we start our day with. Be it any sphere of life, technology has conquered it all. With new advancements and modern techniques, technology has engulfed our education system and is replacing teachers with robot tutors, classrooms with satellite classes, and interactive sessions with online learning platforms. The advantages of technology replacing teachers  is that each student now have access to education. Gone are the days when students from remote areas had to travel miles to attend classes. Thanks to the advancement in technology students now have access to study material which can be read anytime as per his/her convenience. Every student has a different learning pace, when in class, a teacher cannot individually mentor each student and might overlook small errors made by students. However, this is not the case with robot tutors. There are various cloud apps and...

Pros and Cons of using technology in the classroom The use of technology in the field of education, especially in classrooms is something that we all are aware of. The interlinking of technology in the education system has evolved greatly over the years. From having virtual white board, to smart classes, to online teaching to socially interacting, there’s no area of a classroom where we can’t find the use of technology. Although it has proved to be a boon to the education system, the hiccups of technology cannot be overlooked at. Let’s start with the positive effects of technology in the classroom and then look at why technology in the classroom is bad.  Positive effects of technology in the Classroom 1) Smart classes: Gone are the days when teachers had to put a lot of efforts to make students visualize the objects and maps while studying. Thanks to the smart classes where a student can now have full access to 3-D Diagrams and images which allows him to have a better unde...