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Technology: Boon or Bane

Module 2

OVERVIEW
After understanding what educational technology is all about, it may good to reflect on whether
this thing called technology is boon or bane, blessing or a curse.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
After studying this chapter, one should be able to:
 Develop an argument for technology as boon and technology as bane
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LEARNING EXPERIENCES & SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (SAA)

NOTE: Write your answer in Self-Assessment Activity Sheet (SAA) see at the end of your module.
ACTIVITY

A. Read the paragraph given below and analyze the message.

“Technology can be fascinating and mind boggling in what we can do. It can bring distant places and people together,
establishing invisible but powerful connections. It can transform societies, economies and cultures by opening them up
to other ideas and other options, raising new expectations and creating new needs.
….For one thing, the pervasiveness of technology has created learning environment we never even imagined just
a few decades ago. Learning has no more geographic boundaries. It is no longer confined to the school campus. The
learner now acquires knowledge anywhere, anytime, in home, in workplaces, in recreational areas, in the streets, the
learner has become his or her own investigation seeking knowledge. And the teacher? He or she is no longer the sole
provider of instruction.”
– Former president Fidel V. Ramos –

B. Below are reactions to the question “Do instant messaging, email, cell phones and other gadgetry bring
family members closer or drive them apart?”

“Using a lot of high-tech gear to communicate at home is a poor proxy for face to face communication and
sees omnipresent technological ties as threatening to intimacy.” B.L.

“…typing to each other instead of talking to each other can only lead to problems down the road, such as
teens using email to deceive parents about their activities” G.W

ANALYSIS

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What blessing did technology bring?
2. What problems did technology likewise bring?
3. Is technology good or bad.

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ABSTRACTION

Technology is a blessing for man. With technology, there is a lot that we can do which we could not do then.
With cellphones, webcam, you will be closer to someone miles away. So far yet so close! That is your feeling when
you talk through cellphone to a beloved who is far away from home. Just think of the many human lives saved because
of speedy notifications via cellphones. Just think of how your teaching and learning have become more novel,
stimulating, exciting, fresh and engaging with the use of multimedia in the classroom.
However when not used properly, technology becomes a detriment to learning and development. It can destroy
relationships. Think of the husband who is glued to TV unmindful of his wife seeking his attention. This may
eventually erode marital relationship. Think of the student who surfs the Internet for pornographic scenes. He/She will
be trouble with his/her development. The abuse and misuse of the Internet will have far reaching unfavorable effects
on his/her moral life. The teacher who schedules class TV viewing for the whole hour to free himself/ herself from a
one-hour teaching and so can engage in "tsismis", likewise will not benefit from technology. Neither will his/her class
truly benefit from the whole period of TV viewing.

In education, technology is bane when:

 The learner is made to accept as Gospel truth information they get from the Internet.
 The learner surfs the Internet for pornography.
 The learner has an uncritical mind on images floating on televisions and computers that represent modernity
and progress.
 The TV makes the learner a mere spectator not an active participant in the drama of life.
 The learner gets glued to his computer for computer- assisted instruction unmindful of the world and so fails to
develop the ability to relate to others.
 We make use of the Internet to do character assassination of people whom we don't like.
 Because of our cell phone, we spend most of our time in the classroom or in our workplace texting.
 We use overuse and abuse TV or film viewing as a strategy to kill time.

Let's go back to the question asked at the beginning of this lesson. Is technology boon or bane to education? It
depends on how we use technology. If we use it to help our students and teachers become caring, relating, thinking,
reflecting and analyzing and feeling beings, then it is a boon, a blessing. But if we abuse and misuse it and so
contribute to our ruin and downfall, and those of other persons, it becomes a bane or a curse.

APPLICATION

Come up with your own listing on how technology can be a blessing or curse to mankind. Feel free to give
examples drawn from life, not only from inside the classroom. Use the table provide for you.

Note: Write your answer in Self-Assessment Activity sheet.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (SAA) SHEET

ACTIVITY
ANALYSIS
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APPLICATION
Technology as Boon Technology as Bane

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KEY POINTS

 Technology refers to all the ways people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their needs
and desires.
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END OF MODULE ASSESSMENT

Now that you have finished the review of the various concepts outlined above, it is now time for an
assessment to see how far you have improved. On every module’s “End of Module Assessment” (this part),
write your answers on the sheet/s provided. (See End of Module Assessment Answer Sheets for the
questions.)

SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (SAA) ANSWER KEY

LOOKING AHEAD

Congratulations for making it till the end of this module! If you aced the assessments, I am happy for you. If
you have not reached your desired level of competence, just keep going! Remember that an expert was once a
beginner.
The next topic will deal on the Roles of Technology in Learning.

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SELF AND MODULE EVALUATION

REFERENCES

Paz I. LUCIDO, Ph.D., Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph.D., Educational Technology 1

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END OF MODULE ASSESSMENT (Answer Sheet)

(Please do not forget to provide information on this part)

Name: _____________________________________________ Course& Year:_____________

Module Number and Title: ______________________________________________________
Contact number & email (if any):_______________________________
Date accomplished: ________________________

Now that you have finished the review of the various concepts outlined above, it is now time for an assessment to see how
far you have improved. Write your answers on the blank space provided for each question.
A. Multiple Choice
Circle the letter of the correct answer
1. In what word does technology came from?
A. Technique B. Techno C. Techne D. Tech

2. It means a blessing.
A. Boon B. Bane

3. It means a curse.
A. Boon B. Bane

4. The learner is made to accept as gospel truth information they get from the internet.
A. Boon B. Bane

5. The TV makes the learner a mere spectator not an active participant in the drama of life.
A. Boon B. Bane

6. The learner surfs the internet for zombie games.

A. Boon B. Bane

7. Students are collaborating with their thesis project using Google docs.
A. Boon B. Bane
8. Students are expressing their thoughts about the impact of internet towards their studies using the blogspot.
A. Boon B. Bane
9. Some of the examples of learning resources for instructional use are textbooks, workbooks and computer.
A. True B. False
10. In a systematized instruction, the center should be the teachers because they are the one to facilitate.
A. True B. False

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