Educational Technology and Curriculum Sebastian Kennedy

This book introduces how technology is essential for teaching learning process in today's world. Educational technology, especially computers and computer related peripherals have grown tremendously and have permeated all areas of our lives. Given the vital role of technology in today's world this critical issue will examine the value of effective technology use in classrooms curriculum. Educational technology is a field involved in the facilitation of human learning through systematic identification, development, organization and utilization of a full-range of learning resources and through the management of these processes. Educational technology is a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to those problems involved in all aspects of human learning. Instructional technology is the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management and evaluation of processes and resources for learning. Curriculum can be envisaged from different perspectives. What societies envisage as important teaching and learning constitutes the"intended" curriculum. Information and communication technology has quickly become a key part of the infrastructure of classrooms and schools. From preschool to higher education, computers, laptops, smartphones, smart boards and tablets are powerful mediums through which to get information and communicate. In the21 st century, technology playsa role in everyfacet of education as students, teachers and administrators turn to their computers to access information, create and express themselves, communicate and collaborate, and track the achievement of learning outcomes.