UN warns against 'excessive' tech use in classrooms

Technology in the classroom 'can have detrimental impact if inappropriate or excessive', it said. 'It should focus on learning outcomes, not on digital inputs.' — School photo created by freepik - www.freepik.com

PARIS: Heavy reliance on technology in education may be unproductive, or even detrimental, if it interferes with the acquisition of basic skills such as reading, the UN warned on Wednesday (July 26).

The body's education, culture and science agency UNESCO said in a report that while students should learn about technology in the world, teachers should beware of overusing "fancy technological" means in the classroom.