Types of Educational Technology



The goal of this post is simple: To provide examples of learning technology–identifying and clarifying what learning technology ‘is’ and ‘looks like’ in and out of the classroom.

Education technology is the application of new tools and ideas that help teachers teach and students learn.
Education technology can automate processes, improve information access, enable sharing of knowledge and data, duplicate information between media forms, curate important knowledge, communicate ideas, visualize critical concepts, and more.

What are the different types of educational technology?

Learning Achievements/Badges

Podcasting

Gamification

Video Games

Interactive Whiteboards (e.g., Google Jamboard)

Learning Management Systems (Moodle, Google Classroom, etc.)

Asynchronous Learning Platforms (often a part of learning management systems but not always)

Online collaboration spaces (e.g., Microsoft Teams)

The Cloud

Adaptive Learning Algorithms

Voice Search

Haptic Response

Blockchain

Augmented Reality

Virtual Reality

5G

AI-Generated Applications

Deep Neural Networks

Smart ‘Bots’

Spatial Computing

Automation and Hyperautomation

Internet Of Things

Internet Of Behaviours

Natural Language Processing

Software

Hardware

Apps

social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc;

YouTube

To understand technology as a concept, it might be useful to look at some related words: technique, technical, technician, technological, technically, technocracy, and technophile. And finally to implement these aspects into reality inside the classroom or in a distant format.




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