Welcome to the modern era and the second millennium, where everything is completely different left behind by technology. Technology is advancing in all areas to make it easier and simplify, reduce distances and connect the whole world. Of course, education was the cause of the development of technology, and technology was a way to simplify education and make it easier, faster and more accurate by connecting the whole world together, and the latter took a huge leap forward, revitalizing all the elements of the educational process and creating an interactive e-learning environment with applications used as a platform Educational to increase the effectiveness of the educational process for teachers and learners. E-learning brings a new reality to most educational institutions and universities in particular, and these institutions have become primarily responsible for helping individuals recover, increase efficiency, and develop individuals who can respond to technological innovations and contribute to the progress of society. There are no other options such as continuous learning, flexible learning, communication, openness to others, learning of interests and self-learning. Research confirms that online learning offers the best methods, means and techniques to create an interactive learning environment that attracts the learner's interest and stimulates the exchange of ideas. In the past, the student used to travel very long distances to access information, which is the opposite of what is the case now, and technology also helped by providing visual clips and scientific images that help the student to understand and imagine some mysterious things, and not only that, but there are also educational institutes and a licensed electronic platform The student can join it and obtain an accredited certificate.
Evolution of the concept of educational technology:
The development of the concept of educational technology The development of the concept of educational technology began in 1921, when the world called it educational technology, and since then until this day several stages have been affected by this concept, until it reached the concept known in the current era, and it evolved to include visual and audio education, and communication, Educational technology has gone through several stages that contributed to the development of its concept:
First: The use of audio-visual aids in teaching aids to present the content of the lesson.
The teacher's use of teaching aids when needed
The stage of educational communication, which began with the emergence of the concept of communication, which contributed to the emergence of new vocabulary represented in the teacher and the learner
and educational medium.
Second: The characteristics of modern technology in education:
Rather, it is an approach to application, performance improvement and process development
• That educational technology is not electronic devices used in the field of education, but rather a method of application and improvement of performance and educational scientific development.
• The term educational technology includes two important aspects:
Hardware or hardware and software, the so-called educational software and materials that transform from the traditional form into new technical forms.
The impact of science and technology on education
The tremendous development in science and technology led to development and change in most areas of life, and education was one of the most important fields. In class. The beginning of the class and all its corresponding students. No more, but not the same as how to provide educational content; That is, the educational process relied heavily on books and written papers, but there are now e-books and spider webs, in addition to easy access to information anytime and anywhere, because students used to travel long distances to access information, which is the opposite. As now, technology is also helping students to understand and imagine mysteries by providing not only science videos and images, but also licensed electronic educational institutions where students can join and get certificates.
Objectives of integrating technology into education:
1. Develop students' creative thinking skills.
2. Notify the learner that he is responsible for learning.
3. Providing the learner with the skills to learn modern technologies.
4. Enabling the learner to conduct research, criticism and scientific exploration.
5. The multiplicity and diversity of teaching methods in communicating information to the learner.
6. Creating an atmosphere of activity and interaction in the educational environment.
7. Introducing the elements of diversity and suspense into the educational process.
Requirements for integrating technology into education:
Effective technology integration deepens and enhances student learning, and there are many elements to successfully integrating technology into the process
educational:
1. Enabling the teacher to use and manage technology with his students
2. The student's knowledge of the technology used and his ability to interact with it, and the teacher's keenness to clarify everything that is difficult for him.
3. Providing the infrastructure for computers, the Internet and the required software.
Advantages of using technology in education
Among the most prominent advantages of using technology in the educational process are the following:
1. Determine the required educational content for the lectures. Help students understand the topic of the course or lecture before they begin.
2. The form of group discussions helps in understanding the process.
3. Students have easy access to a wealth of information. T
4. Providing appropriate and educational media to deepen students' understanding.
Disadvantages of using technology in education Although there are many advantages to using technology in education, there are also some negatives that must be properly addressed:
Most students have smart devices, which can lead to confusion and distraction in the learning process.
The demise of some traditional methods such as pen and paper.
- Easy access to bad and immoral content online