Analysis of Educational Application in School and University Context

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of educational applications in schools and universities, examining the evolution of education through technological advancements. It explores the use of e-learning platforms and digitalization in classrooms, highlighting various types of educational applications like ClassDojo and Duolingo. The report delves into the beneficial and detrimental impacts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on education, discussing how ICT enhances learning by providing access to information and promoting collaboration, while also addressing potential issues such as job displacement and over-reliance on technology. It concludes with recommendations for mitigating the negative effects of ICT and maximizing its positive contributions to the educational field, emphasizing the need for reliable and affordable technology to ensure equitable access to quality education and promoting a balanced approach to technology integration.

Running head: EDUCATIONAL APPLICATION IN SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY
Educational Application in School and University
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Executive summary
This report focuses on discuss the procedure of evolution which occurred in the educational field
with several kinds of developments in technology. This report also focuses on the utilization of
several kinds of e-learning platforms that in turn helps the students in coping up with their
studies. This report also discusses the occurrence of digitalization within the classrooms and how
the students are getting benefitted with the utilization of these kinds of platforms and are gaining
knowledge with respect to their subject. This report also focuses on the positive as well as the
negative impacts of ICT in the context of the educational field. This report also comprises of the
recommendations which would turn helpful in countering the detrimental nature of ICT over
education.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
2. Body.........................................................................................................................................3
2.1. Evolution in education through technology development....................................................3
2.2. Educational applications in the digital era........................................................................4
2.2.1. Types of educational applications.............................................................................5
2.2.2. Digitalization in the classroom..................................................................................6
3. Impact of ICT on education.........................................................................................................6
3.1. Beneficial impact of ICT on education.....................................................................................6
3.2. Detrimental impact of ICT on education..............................................................................7
4. Conclusion...............................................................................................................................8
5. Recommendations....................................................................................................................8
6. References..............................................................................................................................10
7. Appendix................................................................................................................................12

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1. Introduction
Utilization of technology in the context of education basically refers towards application
of both practical tasks as well as scientific knowledge in a systematic manner (Le, Kojiri and
Pinkwart 2014). Hence, it could also be said that technology within education is mainly
based on the theoretical knowledge which has been drawn from several kinds of disciplines
like that of education, artificial intelligence , computer science and communication to name
a few.
Utilization of technology within the field of education often indicates towards any
method of learning or teaching which makes the utilization of technology (Martinez 2016). In
addition to this, utilization of technology in the field of education helps in the improvisation
of the procedure in which education is imparted.
This report aims to discuss the procedure of evolution which occurred in the educational
field with several kinds of developments in technology. This report also purposes to focus on
several kinds of applications of education in this digital era. This report aims to focus on the
various types of application which are linked with education. In addition to this, this report
purposes to discuss the occurrence of digitalization within the classroom. The report also
aims to discuss numerous impacts of ICT with respect to education. This report further
focuses on the inclusion of both detrimental as well as beneficial impact of ICT in the
educational field.

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2. Body
2.1. Evolution in education through technology development
At the beginning of the year 1965, some of the high as well as elementary schools
commenced with the utilization of minicomputers and mainframes as well. On the other hand,
personal computers or PCs became much more popular and common at the time of 1980s. By the
year 1980, at least twenty-five percent of the high schools started utilizing these technologies for
providing their respective students with a good amount of planning with respect to their career
along with college help (Mateu, Lasala and Alamán 2014). In addition to this, the evolution in
the context of education from technological development basically started from mainframes to
minicomputers and basically smart classes nowadays. Nowadays, students are much attracted
towards smart classrooms for understanding their respective courses.
The utilization of several kinds of tools, procedures, technology, processes along with
various strategies are accountable for improving the experiences of learning more interesting and
is more on demand (Mateu, Lasala and Alamán 2015). The inclusion of technology in turn
indicates towards the improvement of the performances of the students.
The evolution of education with the utilization of several types of technologies involves
exploring, engaging, inspiring and ongoing with the respective students (Johnston et al. 2018).
Now the teachers do not have to make lecture notes and forward it to the students. Instead, the
students are taught with the utilization several types of audio and visual applications with the
help of which they understand their courses in a much better method.

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2.2. Educational applications in the digital era
Numerous applications of education are made available in this digital area. Some of
them are mentioned below:
ClassDojo: It forms one of the applications accountable for helping the children in their learning
is present among the virtual applications of the virtual classroom (Chen et al. 2018). In addition
to this, the interaction among the teachers, parents and students are also allowed within this
application. The students could particularly utilize this application for clearing any sort of
educational doubts from their teachers over this particular application.
Duolingo: This particular application helps the students in learning several kinds of foreign
languages like that of Italian, Spanish, French and Danish to name a few (Radu, McCarthy and
Kao 2016). This application is totally free of cost and at the same is very easy to download too.
Students could learn any language in an effective manner.
Science360: This particular application has been created by the prestigious National Science
Foundation. It has been constructed for the students such that they could brush up their ideas
regarding any topic which is linked with engineering or science. This application also comprises
of several videos and images which is easy for the students to understand (Dzikovska, Nielsen
and Leacock 2016). The content associated with is particular application is of higher quality and
authentic as well.
2.2.1. Types of educational applications
Various types of applications of education comprises of playful learning, eBooks,
worksheets or workbooks along with interactive encyclopedias to name a few. The applications
which comes under the category of playful learning enables the students in enjoying the

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procedure of learning (Vásquez-Ramírez et al. 2014). The students become more interested in
whatever they learn from any particular application of this category with much concentration.
Next comes the worksheets or workbooks which focuses on generating questions and in
turn focuses on asking the students to select among four or five options. Now it is the turn of the
eBooks which mainly comprises of some meaningful interactivity for the aim of connection of
the experiences of learning.
2.2.2. Digitalization in the classroom
The emergence of digitalization in the schools in the entire world refers towards the
evolution of the traditional procedure of teaching along with the inclusion of several kinds of
technologies within the classroom (Clark and Grever 2018). Engaging with all the students in the
class in a consistent manner often becomes very challenging but with the utilization of several
kinds of technologies it has become really helpful.
The reason behind is that now the students could visualize and understand each and every
topic in a better manner than just receiving explanation from their teachers. With the utilization
of these kinds of technologies, both students as well as the teachers get a chance for improving
their skills. Inclusion of computers, internet along with various kinds of applications helps the
students in engaging with their studies in a much better manner.
3. Impact of ICT on education
3.1. Beneficial impact of ICT on education
Information and Communication technology or ICT becomes beneficial in the
educational field as it helps the students in searching for those particular information which is
really needed by them and is really important for them as well. It also helps the students in the

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procedure of organizing those particular information which have been gathered by them
(Talebian, Mohammadi and Rezvanfar 2014). As the progress of the children occurs via the
system of the school, they tend to become equally responsible for their individual learning as to
what they are learning and gaining experiences from.
In the context of ICT, communication takes place in a correct manner that is within the
exact time. In addition to this, money could also be saved and the reason behind it forms the
movement of the information in a very quick and efficient manner as well. Next forms the
globalization, where money is saved with respect to accommodation along with flights by the
process of video conferencing. In addition to this, ICT helps in the promotion of learning by
committing various approaches along with enabling the learning which is self-paced.
Access is provided by ICT with respect to broad range of important learning materials
which gets updated on a regular basis. It is also accountable for the enhancement of learning with
the involvement of collaboration and interaction. It also focuses on enriching the experiences of
learning via the combination of video, audio, text, animation and images as well.
3.2. Detrimental impact of ICT on education
Apart from several kinds of positive effects of ICT with respect to education, various
types of detrimental impacts of ICT in the educational field comprises of loss of numerous jobs.
This particular factor becomes one of the major concern which connects along with it several
kinds of consequences like that of economic and social, loss of both status and income along
with loss of self-esteem as well (Arkorful and Abaidoo 2015). These kinds of losses of job might
take place for various types of reasons out of which one of the reasons form the replacement of
all the manual operations by the involvement of several procedures of automation.

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On the other hand, every single equipment of ICT is expensive and sometimes out of reach of
the common public and demands the requirement of only those staffs which are well-trained. In
addition to this, hardware could also be unreliable at times which might further lead towards
several breakdowns. This in turn also causes frustration. The utilization of ICT with respect to
the educational field might lead to the students in becoming more and more dependent on the
emerging technologies along with the computers except doing their studies and solving their
questions on their own. In addition to this, internet could even lead towards the children in
accessing of several kinds of sites which are unsuitable for their age (Harutyunyan et al. 2015).
With the utilization of ICT, the levels of plagiarism gets increased with respect to the
assignments which gets submitted by the students.
4. Conclusion
An important role is played by ICT as it motivates the students in searching the important
information which becomes very essential for their studies and also enables them in
organization of those typical information which is has already been gathered by them. On the
other hand, ICT becomes accountable for improving of the experiences of learning and at the
same time is also becomes responsible for supporting of several kinds of procedures of teaching
the students such that they could be able to understand their respective subjects in a much better
procedure.
On the other hand, this particular support which is provided by ICT gets varied in terms of
the method in which the students could learn their topics. But, the most interesting fact is that
ICT could equally contribute towards several kinds of developments in the educational field.
With the help of ICT, learning could become more and more interactive where students could
present their queries and in turn get answered by their respective teachers.

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5. Recommendations
It is highly recommended the costs of various equipment of ICT should be reduced such
that it could be owned by everyone in the context of providing with higher quality of
education to the students such that they get prepared for understanding their studies on their
own. The hardware which is utilized needs to be reliable such that it could avoid the
occurrences of breakdowns and also help in avoiding occurrence of frustration. Utilization of
ICT should only be involved up to a certain level and not more than that because if it does
not get limited, the students would become more dependable.

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