In a research done by Kementrian Komunikasi dan Informatika Republik Indonesia (KOMINFO) and UNICEF about Teens' and Children's Behaviour in Using The Internet shows that from 30 million children and teens -who were involved in the survey - 98% of them are aware of internet usage and 73.5% of them are internet active users. They found that Children and teens are using internet mainly to access and search for informations, to maintain connection with friends and for the sake of entertainment. It is also suggested that children and teens should be motivated to make use of internet as a source of valuable informations for education to enhance knowledge, broadened their opportunities and culture as an attempt for a better quality of life.
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Jan Hawkins in her essay The World at Your Finger Tips: Education Technology Open Doors said that "interactive multimedia and telecommunications technologies can be powerful tools for educational improvement." In addition, she stated that "technology brings into classroom more interesting and diverse materials.....change the dynamic of time in school. By helping students work more independently, it gives teachers to work one-on-one or with small groups of students."
George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia, November 2007 also wrote that
Technology integration is the necessity of today's students to have 21st century skills :
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personal and social responsibility
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planning, critical thinking, reasoning and creativity
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strong communication skills, both for interpersonal and presentation needs
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cross-cultural understanding
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visualising and decision making
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knowing how and when to use technology and choosing the most appropriate tool for the task
Janelle Cox, Benefit of Technology in the Classroom, confirmed that "Technology in the classroom makes learning more fun, students prefer technology because they believe that it makes learning more interesting and fun. It prepares students for the digital future and helps students retain information better. By integrating technology in the classroom, teachers are changing the way they used to teach (lectures six hours a day)and providing students with the tools that will take them into 21st Century."
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Considering the importance of integrating technology in the classroom, educators are playing an important role for the change. Teachers need to keep up with technology enhancement in classroom teaching and be upgraded. Teachers are students through out their lives. They need to keep on acquiring and updating knowledge of what they teach in classrooms, periodically, keeping up with the changing world. The teaching community must keep themselves to pace on the path of change to implement new or modified methods of teaching-learning process to suit the requirements of the day. Ajit Thosar, May15,2015 - Teachers Must Timely Updated.
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