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They preferred the traditional way of                     Though it is good to go back to traditional ways
    learning by using pens and paper. Though it is            once in a while, for instance, instead of using

    good to go back to traditional ways once in a             only Microsoft PowerPoint, students can use
    while, for instance, instead of using only                those ‘Mahjong Paper’ to lay out their points to
    Microsoft PowerPoint, students can use                    the class. Our ministry of education has been

    those ‘Mahjong Paper’ to lay out their points             supplying the whiteboards to replace the
    to the class. Our ministry of education has               blackboard as to ease the learning process and

    been supplying the whiteboards to replace                 to upgrade the facilities available in most
    the blackboard as to ease the learning                    schools. We need to do that in order for us to

    process and to upgrade the facilities available           not be left behind in this modern era. I believe
    in most schools. We need to do that in order              that everyone has their own ways in doing

    for us to not be left behind in this modern era.          things especially teachers, but I believe that one
    I believe that everyone has their own ways in             can learn to adapt to the new changes in the
    doing things especially teachers, but I believe           environment and implement a broad usage of

    that one can learn to adapt to the new                    technologies in the classroom. The class session
    changes in the environment and implement a                can be done virtually and conveniently by using

    broad usage of technologies in the classroom.             computers and internet as the students can
    The class session can be done virtually and               have online forums, tutorials and even online
    conveniently by using computers and                       lectures from their lecturer. Other than that,

    internet as the students can have online                  technology can also be additional to traditional
    forums, tutorials and even online lectures                learning materials like textbooks, handouts and

    from their lecturer. Other than that,                     such. It is one of the great ways to save the
    technology can also be additional to                      environment too as we can reduce the

    traditional learning materials like textbooks,            enormous use of papers in the making of
    handouts and such. It is one of the great ways            textbooks. Of course, there are some pros and

    to save the environment too as we can                     cons in using technology but if we nurture the
    reduce the enormous use of papers in the                  students since the beginning, educate them on
    making of textbooks. Although the young                   the importance of staying safe on the net, then

    generation nowadays are exposed to                        we can produce more technology literate
    technology since they were young, that is a               students in the future. I feel so grateful to grow
                                                              up in a society that has been using technology in
    different matter for the adults. There is a               daily basis. I strongly believe that our country
    clear generation gap between the students                 can grow and develop to be one of the countries

    and teachers. In fact, some of the teachers               that implement the usage of technology with
    feels that it is difficult to use technology, let         education to empower the youth that are going

    alone encouraging students to use them in                 to rule our nation in the future.
    the classroom. They preferred the traditional
    way of learning by using pens and paper.                                  WRITTEN BY: NURUL AISYAH ZAKARIA





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