educational technology

   EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY;(is also called as learning technology) is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating.using and managing apporopriate technological process and resources.'the term educational technology is often associated with, and encompasses,instructional theory and learning theory while instructional technology covers the processes and systems of learning and instruction,educational technology includes other systems used in the process of developing human capability,educational technology includes but is not limited to,software,hardware,as well as internet applications and activites,but there is still debate on what these terms mean.
      
       EXPLANATION AND MEANING;
     Educational technology is most simply and comfortabily defined as an array of tools that might prove helpful in advancing student learning,educational technology relies on a board defination of the word'technology'.technology can refer to material objecties of use to humanity,such as machines or hardware,but it can also encompass broader themes ,including systems,methods of organization,and techniques,some modern tools include but are not limited to overhead projectors,laptop computers,and calculaters,newer tools such as 'smartphones' and games (both online and offline) are begining to draw serious attentation for their learning potential.
      those who employ educational technologies to explore ideas and communicate meanibg are learners or teachers