Web technology in Education
1.0 Introduction

Technology is developing very fast. They had been use in various way in people daily life and daily activities. National Center for education Statistics (NCES) claimed that 97% of public school teachers have computers in theirs classrooms with 93% having internet access. "Children use computers for a wide variety of activities encompassing education, play and communication , making computers a significant part of young people's lives" (DeBell & Chapman,2006, p.20). In 2003, 4 percent of U.S. school districts had use one to one computer programs which mean each of the student was given a computer for her or his own use while this percentage rise up to 52% by 2011 (The Greaves Group, 2012).

Nowadays, web technologies hand immerse into different field in our life such as education, security and even buying things. Web technology did create a huge impact on education . The latest tools web2.0 is used to promote and support student learning. This new direction changes the current technology study practice.

2.0 Literature Review

a) (Jobe & Peck) explained that by using educational technology contend technology accommodates individual learning abilities and styles and student access to learning whenever and no matter where they are. They also said that by using technology in teaching provides students with the chance to learn the technological skills they will need when they enter the society for employment. Besides that, by using technology in classroom will also develop students critical thinking, problem- solving and skills of communication. Students are more easily collaborate with peers for activities or their assignment.

b) (Honey et al.)suggested that technology can improve learning rate by providing students with the chances in drilling and practicing with increasingly advanced content, can obtain knowledge and allow to access wide variety of information from many sources. Other than that, students can look for image to visualize those concept which they found difficult to understand and improve they information managing and problem solving skill. Students and teacher can easily interacting with each other and able to receive immediate feedback.

c) (Kïrsten Hett) said that utilizing technology in study will maximize student interest and their learning potential. Teacher also motivated and more exciting by using technology too. Kïrsten Hett also proven that incorporating audio books and digital stories in the classroom to be engaging and motivating to students. These two technologies can be successfully implemented and utilized as learning tools to support literacy instruction.

d) (Prof.
Gráinne
Conole
and
Dr.
Panagiota
Alevizou) show that web2.0 tools got a lots of potential in education purpose. They demonstrate the way in which Web 2.0 technologies been used to support innovative approaches to supporting and facilitating learning.. Prof.
Gráinne
Conole
and
Dr.
Panagiota
Alevizou said that by using web2.0 tools in education can allow student to improve their researching skill and these can be used to support all aspects of higher education practice - learning and teaching ,researches and administration.

e) (Valdez) criticize that overused of technology in schools may cause the opposite effect . Valdez argues that some educator may endorsed technology indiscriminately, as if the use of computers automatically produces quality teaching and learning experiences. Schools are more emphasize technology over learning, as in student required to produce attractive document instead of the content and student do not have a greater understanding of concepts of their study.

3.0 Argument of Web technology in Education

With the advantages of web technology, students are able to learning and study more variety of information and what they interested in more easily and convenient . Hence, the student will pay more attention and more focusing in their education. In higher education, research played a big role and students are required to filter all those information from internet. Internet is a very convenient tool for searching data, analyzing data and collecting data but due to no limitation of uploading data, they are a lots of wrong information and unreliable information source. So, if web technology implemented in education even during in secondary school can significantly improve students ability in data collecting, data managing , data analyzing and even also problem solving skill as they learned how to identify what they want in the huge amount of massages contain in internet. Besides that, this will reducing the problem that student are not interested in study. In old time, the education system is teacher will stand in front of everyone and giving lecture , guiding student on homework and sharing out his own experience. This system failed to attract student attention and interest. Students are easily get bored and sometime they failed to visualize the concept that teacher is trying to convey. This is one of the issue that some portion of student could not perform well in their education. However this kind of situation can be easily solved by implemented web technology in education. They can easily interact with different teacher at the same time and they can search for information easily to learn more or for greater understanding what teacher is teaching. By doing this way, the study turn out more interesting and student can more easily get those message that teacher trying to deliver.

Even though web technology make study more better but there are peoples proclaimed that this implementation rise many issue too. When students spending time on technology increases, the time that they spending on other important activity are decreases such as spots, music, art and field trips. They could spend too much time in searching data or surfing net for information that interested them and this causes them lose awareness of time then they end up spending whole day in front of technology device like computer, tablet , hand phone and etc. This also cause the healthy issue arise. Other than that, to implemented web technology in education is also not as cost effective as other study equipment because those equipment require large amount of financial support. Other than that, the maintenance and servicing fee are also increase of the school budget as technology equipment are require special care of it. Besides that, the interaction between student in real life decreased. They spend their time talking with each other and looking at screen for most of the time thus this significantly reduce students' opportunities for socialization.

4.0 Conclusion
In conclusion, Web technology carrying a new evolution in education field in global. student can learn whenever and wherever they are. However, people had to aware the consequences of over using the web technology in education as they have to always keep updated on the student behavior which is also revolving according to time. All of the benefit or bad effect should be considerate by everyone in order to allow out next generation can enjoy and having a better study environment and quality.

5.0 References

a)Valdez, G. 2005. Technology: A Catalyst for Teaching and Learning in the classroom.

b) Valdez, G. 2004. Technology Leadership: Enhancing Positive Educational Change.

c)Prof.
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Dr.
Panagiota
Alevizou, August
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d) Honey, M., Culp, K.M., & Spielvogel, R. 2005. Using Web Technology to Improve Student Achievement

e)Kristen hett 2012. Technology-supported Literacy in the Classroom: Using Audiobooks and Digital storytelling to Enhance Literacy instruction.

f) Jobe, H., & Peck, K.L. 2008. Classrooms for the Future