Fundamentals of Educational Technology

In the 21st century, technology became as mandatory in our daily life. It can also offer new
educational opportunities for everyone. Technology provides vast opportunities to transform
global education at all age levels. It continues to grow at a speedy step and access to
technologies such as smartphones and internet development. In schools and universities
around the world, technological platforms are being used as a part of the teaching and
learning process.
In addition, due to the pandemic situation, the Corona virus (Covid-19) has changed nearly
every aspect of our life, in the way we work, socialize and educate our children. This
pandemic makes the use of technology in our life as an essential aspect of our daily duties.
With the integration of technology into the existing curricula, as opposed to using it merely as
crisis-management tools, teachers can harness online learning as a powerful educational tool.
Therefore, this book aims to shed light on the impact of technology in education in general
and in higher education in particular. It covers an intense range of areas in the technological
tools, software, and platforms that are being currently used in universities in the world. Also,
it offers fundamental knowledge of education and Technology for their cognitive level of
learning and experimenting in their real life. Moreover, this book is a source for the higher
education students who all are learning the teaching methodology and practices, because of
the information about the new trends and available e-technological tools and software.