INTRODUCTION

Educators have become more aware

and active in adopting state-of-the-art

educational technology practices they

can possibly adopt today.

One can see a greater

need for teachers to

acquire not only

computer literacy but

competence as well.

The following trends should also be

recognized by educators:

Present day students have become

computer literate.

Teachers have deemphasized rote

learning, they spent more time in

methods.

Shifting focus from lower level traditional

learning to Higher level such as creative

and critical thinking skills.

Recent teaching- learning paved the

way for instructional approaches,

students rely less on teachers as

information-givers. They acquire

information, build their own knowledge

and solve problems.

These trends and new levels of learning

require the appropriate use of state-of-the-

art instruction and the use of IT, tapping the

computer’s information and communication

tools (such as word processors, databases,

spreadsheets, presentation software, e-mail,

Internet conferencing, etc.)

OBSTACLES TO IT (DEVELOPING

COUNTRIES PERSPECTIVE)

Use of computer is time consuming and

expensive

Danger of technology-centered classrooms to

replace teachers

Virtue is in moderation and so, there is truly a need for

teachers to balance their time to the preparation and

application of instructional tools. Through wise

technical advice, schools can also acquire the most

appropriate computer hardware and software. At the

same time, training should ensure that the use of ET is

fitted to learning objectives.

In addition, teachers should

acquire computer skills for

so that they can serve as

models in integrating

educational technology in

the teaching-learning

process.

Identify

instruction goals

Analyze

learners

Identify

objectives

Plan instructional

activities

Choose ET media

Implement instruction

Make assessment on learning

outcomes and effectiveness of EF

application

Recycle instruction

SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING PROCESS

Following modern trends in technology

related education, schools should now

foster a students are given leeway to use

computer information sources in their

assignments, reports and presentation in

written, visual, or dramatic forms.

All these suggestions show that

teachers and schools can no

longer avoid the integration of

educational technology in

instruction.

Especially in the coming

years, when portable and

mobile computing will

make computing activities

easier to perform, the

approaches to classroom

pedagogy must change

And with continuing changes in

high-speed communication,

mass storage of data, including

the revolutionary changes

among school libraries,

educators should be open for

more drastic educational

changes in the years ahead.