Technology & Innovation Technology: A Virtual Boon
By Genovia Mary
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During ancient times, the man started to count things by keeping some identifications on the things he used. Slowly, when civilization developed he started to analyze things and when education entered man’s life, he started giving shapes to the letters/words he practiced. In order to give a shape and to practice it, he started to collect and arrange pebbles and identified the letters. Then as a next step, he started to scatter sand bed, and started to draw the shape with finger and identified the letters. Slowly chalk was used in slates, then pen and pencil were used in notebooks, then typewriters were invented and the man started typing letters and computers were invented, as an advanced level, he started to type the letters with designs, different fonts, styles, sizes, etc.

This shows how technology played a major role in one’s life and to our surprise, desktops become laptops, then palmtops and now mobiles, etc. Technology and its innovations have no limit and they are everyday changing and developing beyond our thoughts. We also have adopted ourselves to the situation because, we all know that our parents did not have access to computers, but we use computers. Even our children have very good access to computers and mobile phones.

That too, in this lockdown pandemic situation (Covid 19), students cannot be separated from mobile phones as everyone had classes online. This is a very good example of technological advancement. Not only students but teachers also made communication through technology and engaged students in this pandemic situation. Even many employers had their laptops and worked from home. Many virtual meetings, video conferences, etc., are being done online.

Even, nowadays classroom teachings are being done using SMART boards and projectors. Technology has changed our education system and the image of the classroom. This technological innovation made the students learning very joyful and more interesting as they virtually watch the lessons, the concept goes into their mind quickly and they can retain their lessons easily and grasp the knowledge properly. This is also one of the important technological improvement which man has invented.

Generally speaking, this kind of invention helps the students to learn things easily and whatever students imagine, it can be brought in front of them using these technologies. People can watch every nook and corner of the world by sitting inside their house. They get all the pieces of information at the fingertips. That much, satellites help us to gain knowledge.

The students should be properly channelized towards invention and creation so that the future world will move towards progress.  These are all the benefits which we enjoy now and all the credit goes to the “Technological Development”. There will be a lot of improvements in the mere future and the only thing to be noted is, all the technological advancements should be used for creation and not for destruction, not only physically but also intellectually. If it is used properly, then this is a very good boon which 21st-century people have got.

Tiger attacked the mosquito with his paw. But the paw struck its own cheek. The same thing happened again. The tiger has helplessly walked away. Mosquito gave a lesson to the tiger that never to be proud because everyone has their own strengths and weakness. Everyone is great in his/her own way.
           
 

About the author

Genovia Mary is an educator in India. All views expressed are personal.