By : Edutech
There
is no denying about technology empowering the world in every way possible.
Ranging from a little child to a grown up adult, everybody is dependent on
science and technology one way or another. According to some people, it’s a bad
thing to depend too much on gadgets and computers but in spite of that, we
choose to rely on the conveniences of science on a daily basis. On the whole, all minor and major
technological up-gradations have helped individuals and offices do
multi-tasking with ease. When it
comes to the education sector, something of the smilar nature can be seen
happening.
Schools
and colleges across the world have embraced technology by bringing online
school software into the system. Today, technology and education are going hand
in hand by providing academic institutes with an easy way to manage and control
the system. The traditional methods have
started to vanish from the face of earth providing academic institutes with an
easy way to not just manage and control schools, but also provide students with
interactive technological amenities.
How
Have The Methods Of Administration Transformed?
There was a time when principals used
to maintain manual book keeping for all kinds of financial transactions and
academic records. Admins and
teachers had to prepare all important information via the pen and paper
approach. School staff had to go
through every little detail in order to locate important information on a daily
basis. That is not the case anymore
because school admins have shifted all important information on the cloud.
Teachers that used to mark attendance
through registers are now seen using smartphones for that purpose. Principals who used to print hundreds of
handouts and brochures on a daily or weekly basis, can easily circulate
important information via the internet portal or the SMS communicator service. Most of the financial records have been
automated providing academic institutes with a safe and secure accounts
management system.
The
digital student archiving system has also made it much easier for admins to
locate students in groups or individually via the student ID system. They don’t
have to go through stacks of papers or hundreds of excel sheets in order to
keep track of a few pupils. Finance department, education department and
student enrolment and attendance can all be managed and maintained via
cloud-based technology.
How
Have The Methods Of Education Changed?
Students of today want easy access to
knowledge and for that, schools and colleges have started to use internet, ebooks,
tablet computers, projector screens and so on. Teachers that used to give
lectures in class are showing children interactive presentations on projector
screens. Children that used to carry
heavy textbooks have started to read from tablet computers.
Instead
of distributing schedule handouts, teachers are posting timetables and date
sheets on the internet portal. Students on the other hand, also find it easy to
view appraisal reports; result cards and all sorts of information via the
internet portal improving the overall methods of education. Students that used to visit shops to buy
books have started to download ebooks from the internet.
Because
of technology, students have become more productive providing schools and
college with greater margin to flourish in the education industry. There is
absolutely no problem in admitting that technology and education go hand in
hand providing the world of education a chance to be more creative and
innovative.
