Read the online material that I have posted in this group and answer the following

questions.

1. Discuss the disparity in educational technology advancement in schools of

industrialized First World country (such as the US, England, Japan, Singapore,
Australia) and still developing country, namely the Philippines

The disparity of educational technology advancement in schools of industrial First country

(such as the U.S., England, Japan, Singapore, Australia)are very much hi-tech..

The above mentioned countries are very much advance when it comes to educational
technology.
Therefore, the adoption of technological improvements requires the use of capital goods which
are in a true sense the carriers and embodiments of improved technology.

Philippines is still a developing country because there are many experimenting with such
technologies and related programs to expand educational opportunities for their populations .
While some of the latest technologies have now reached the least developed countries, it has
only affected certain limited sectors of their economy and has not permeated their social and
economic structure; the main fields of production are largely untouched.

2. Given the lack of resources in our rural areas in the Philippines, what media can
still be used for effective learning in schools?

Technology nowadays is very demand in schools most of the teachers now, are using
technologies as their partner in teaching and also for the students as partner in their learning.
Technologies lessen the work of the teachers but how about those rural areas? Until now, there
are some provinces especially the rural areas. As we all know using technologies nowadays are
very effective for the students learning. However this is not a hindrance for the teacher and the
students in their learning because even if there are no technologies involved in a classroom
setting still students can learn through the use of traditional instructional materials such as the
cartolina, manila papers or even textbooks they can also have the newspapers, articles, journals
or even dictionaries. Using technologies are much easier and convenient but for those who
belong in the rural areas they can rely on textbooks, articles or newspapers and for the teacher

to be effective in his/her teaching he/she can use the cartolina or manila paper to introduce
his/her topic since its aim is to teach the students and to promote learning. Because as what in
Educational Technology1 said that teachers should not only depend on technologies he/she
should put in mind that the technology is only a partner of his/her teaching.

3. Computer shops are pervasive around schools, but these are mainly used for
playing games. Without judging on the possibly dehumanizing effects of excessive
computer game habits, how can a learner best use computer resources as they may
be available in schools or at home?

Technology can be boon or bane. It can help every student for their learning. In school we can
see a lot of internet caf that makes the work or the assignments of the students easier, but
there are some students who make the technology a bane, some students used the computers
for their pleasure, for playing games or worst for watching pornography. A student can best use
computer resources that are available to their schools or home by downloading the websites that
are necessary for their learning and it is very convenient if that certain student has a printer at
home in which he/she can easily print the information and assignments that he/she needs if
a certain learner has a computer at home that certain student should look into the computer as
his partner in learning, he should value the computer, and he should not abuse it.