Lesson 2: Technology: Boon or Bane?

"Technology is in our hands. We cam use it to build or to destroy"

Boon- is a thing beneficial or useful. It is also called “Advantage “.

Bane- it is curse or destruction. It is also called “Disadvantage”.

The education technology is boon when:

• Technology is a blessing for a man. With technology, there is a lot that we can do which we could not do then.

• Technology contributes much to the improvement of the teaching-learning progress and to the humanization of life.

• With cellphones, webcam, you will be closer to someone miles and miles away.

• Your teaching and learning have become more novel, stimulating, exciting, fresh and engaging with the use of multimedia in the classroom.

• With your TV, you can watch events as they happen all over the globe.

The education technology is bane when:

• When not used properly, technology becomes a detriment to learning and development.
• The learner is made to accept as Gospel truth information the get from the Internet.
• The learner has surfs the Internet for pornography.
• The learner has uncritical mind on images floating on television and computers that represent modernity and progress.
• The TV makes learner a mere spectator not an active participant in the drama of life.

THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS MUST BE GEARED TOWARDS:

1.       Interactive and meaningful learning.

2.       The development of creative and critical thinking.

3.       The development and nurturing of teamwork.

4.       Efficient and effective teaching.

"Technology is made for man and not man for technology. Technology is made for the teacher and not teacher for technology."