30 Reasons WHY Tech Benefits Students

Technology is changing everything we do and how we do it, it is literally everywhere, intertwined into every part of our culture. It affects how we live, work, play, and most importantly learn. Why does tech benefit students? There are multiple reasons why, leveling the field is a real game changer and differentiation is at the top of the list!

There is no denying that technology has made its way into the education sector and is changing the rules of the game. Our schools have been designed by an outdated method of grouping of students—grouping them together by age and assembling them in classes of roughly twenty. Research in cognitive science suggests that this isn’t an ideal approach.

The students of today are moving away from being passive recipients of content to becoming what is called active participants, making learning experiences more student-driven. The future of learning is all about enabling learning anywhere by improving access and increasing collaboration, both locally and globally. Technology is the ultimate enabler being more interactive by nature. Technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and gamification are beginning to be more so accepted in the learning landscape. The following list came about when I was asked by a new startup what makes technology so pertinent in this day and age, Here are 30 reasons WHY tech benefits students:

Motivating & engaging
Mobility
Collaborative
Differentiation
Dig deeper
Fosters creativity
Multi-modality w/ multi-media
Puts students in the driver's seat
Expand horizons
Virtual field trips
Video conferencing with authors
Virtual penpals
Enhance research skills
Encourage active participation in the classroom (even if not vocally)
Individualized which can accelerate learning
Self-paced, learn at their own pace
Remediation classes available
Improves knowledge retention
Brings classroom home
Interest aligned, personalize learning, student preferences
Prepare our students for this ever-changing world that we live in
Don’t have to reinvent the wheel
Access real-time scores
Automate grading and collection of data, assessments
Aggregate data
Find free materials
Publish and present student work
Give students an authentic audience
Turn review into a game
Prepare students to enter the workforce

What would you add to this list?

Proper technology integration guides students toward a greater comprehension of concepts and has proved to have a profound impact with reluctant learner outcomes. The Internet gives students instant access to answers way beyond what is in their textbooks. Tech tools will never replace the teacher, instead, enabling guided instruction is paramount.

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