Use of Technology by Teacher Trainees in Self-Financed Institutions

Education is very important for the progress of both the individual and the society. The unique contribution of education lies in making life progressive, cultural and civilized. Use of technology plays an important role for promoting relevant and interesting education. Educational technology implies the use of all modern media, methods and materials for maximizing the learning outcomes. All these methods, media and materials need be utilized in an integrated manner for ensuring optimization of learning. It would be very helpful for teachers in teaching. Now a days there are many institutions for training of elementary and secondary school teachers. But a large number of these institutions suffer from inadequate facilities -human, physical and academic to provide good professional education. Besides improving these facilities, it is necessary to provide modern media, materials and methods for accelerating the teaching-learning process.