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ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSION

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Technologies have reformed and continue to reforms the way we live, work, and play, relax and for that matter practically every aspect of our life. The system of education has also not stayed untouched by the impact of technology. The technology has impacted Education mainly two ways. First, it leads development of various studies about technological development and secondly the application and its allied tools activate functions of educational institutions/agencies at different levels. Technology in Education encompasses of two terms i.e. technology, which means the practical application of scientific knowledge to support and extend human aptitudes, senses, intelligence, efforts and efficiency. Second, term is education which means Process of attaining socially desirable knowledge, skills and values by learning and Instruction. Therefore, Technology in Education decisively refers to the use of variety of Technological tools (viz. audio-visual aids, communication media, computer, internet etc.) and applications for instruction and learning. The term ‘Technology in Education’ was coined much earlier in the process of evolution of the term “Educational Technology” or “Technology of Education” and the then educational writers closely viewed its meaning as aids (audio-visual) that can be primarily used as the source of lesson content (NCERT, 2006).

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