Technology is being used more and more in education. Some people say that this is a positive trend, while others argue that it is leading to negative consequences. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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increasing use of

technology

in

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education. Whereas there are those who think

this

is beneficial, others are of the opinion that it will have a negative outcome.

Although

using

technology

to

educate

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can lead to

students

being distracted, I believe that it positively enhances learning due to the access to knowledge it provides.

Technology

,

such

as the

internet

and

smart phones

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, has damaging consequences for

students

as it diverts attention away from the object of

study

.

Instead

of concentrating on the topic of the day,

students

spend a lot of time on social media, resulting in ineffective learning. The human brain can be easily stimulated by computer and

phones

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screens, meaning that

students

focus less on books and teachers.

For instance

, a survey conducted by the University of Brasilia found that around 92% of

students

use social media to procrastinate while studying for exams. Despite the potential for distraction, I think that

students

benefit significantly from

technology

due to access to the

internet

. The use of

technology

in schools and universities is a positive phenomenon because the

internet

provides an abundance of information for

students

to

study

. Whereas in the past

students

were limited to only the information they could find in a particular library, now they can quickly and easily find information about any topic from any part of the world via the

internet

. As all human knowledge is stored on the

internet

,

students

have infinite resources to

study

.

For instance

, a recent

study

conducted by Lancaster University found that the grades of 65% of their

students

have improved since they linked their resources with thousands of digital libraries from universities across the globe.

Therefore

,

this

essay argues

technology

in educational settings has huge benefits for

students

and wider society. In conclusion, there

are

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valid

argument

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on both sides

such

as will distract the student

on

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how they focus on the object of

study

. I personally believe that

technology

has

positive

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outcome

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like

provides

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a plentiful of knowledge that can be used for

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the student

a student

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student

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to

study

.