My Personal Goals in Using Technology for Quality Education

Technology is known to lessen the time we consume such as in making our reports, proposals, plans, research, and other computer-related works. But when it comes to maintenance, you need more time to repair it, to clean it, to check it, and above all, finances rise up. It is paradoxical, technology is a tool to save time so we could do other work. And yet, technology requires time to maintain its use. Thus, earning money is very much needed.

COMPUTER

In school, computers are essential for the students' learning. Both the students and the teachers have the advantage for using technology. The students could easily access the internet in their homes or in school or if they have laptops, they could connect to any place with Wifi connection. Computers are ready for use like in making reports, searching  for their research, communicate with group members online, share thoughts with their friends and people they know. The teachers benefit as well since they use computers in making their syllabus, handouts for the students to have something to read on while they are discussing using their Powerpoint presentations, in computing the grades of their students through Microsoft excel, video showing, and others.

Many advantages could be enumerated or listed aside from what were being indicated ahead of this paragraph. But I believe that the disadvantages must also be taken into consideration for us to be aware about its effect in our lives if we don't discipline ourselves when using it. As I try to surf the internet about the internet addiction, I was able to visit this site about internet and computer addiction. The information from the website is really very essential for everyone because there are signs, symptoms and treatment for internet and computer addiction.

BUSY

In my life, I have experienced being addicted to computer games on facebook. But, I realized that I am becoming a slave of it. Perhaps my whole life and not only my time will be eaten if I won't make a move in changing myself. I can still remember the times when I forgot to do the household chores that are assigned to me. It is all because of being hooked on games. I can really attest that internet is very addictive. My mother always reminds me and my siblings that technology is a tool of Satan. Satan wants to devour our time so that we won't have anymore time for God, our family, our friends, and become busy on our own. And the word busy has a lesson in my life. I heard of it two or three years ago in a symposium I joined. I couldn't remember the name of the source speaker that time. He shared the meaning of the four-letter word BUSY. Being busy is being under Satan's yoke. We become busy when we sacrifice our time for things that are of less importance rather than things of great value.

Set priorities

I am very grateful for my mother who keeps telling me to know my priorities. She taught us her children to make the Lord as our priority. With this, all the other priorities we make in our life will fall into the right place. Use of computers might be part of our daily routine, but we must really set limitations and put first things first.



 

"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit."

- Aristotle