Teaching effectively is one of the most significant issues in the field of education. To be able to teach in an effective way, teaching methods are very important. So today’s educators try to find new approaches, useful and different techniques for education systems. Nevertheless, as everybody knows, the most popular one is technology and we cannot deny the usefulness of the technological devices. However, there are also people who always use traditional ways. Therefore, which one is better? Is it true to use only technology? On the other hand, is it suitable to use only pen and paper? As both of them have advantages and disadvantages, combining these two in a suitable way is

Using technology in class has some advantages. As technology, especially computers have great effect on our lives and we use it nearly every field, using technology in classes will have a positive effect on not only our school life but also our everyday life. In addition to this, using technological devices in classes makes the lesson enjoyable. Furthermore, some students may learn better, when visual materials are used and computers have many visual things. Besides, sometimes the most suitable technique for a lesson may be technology. For example, in lessons such as listening, pronunciation, speaking and oral communication etc. a teacher will not be enough to teach the subject effectively and using technological devices will become necessary. In addition, a student can get what s/he wants easily through internet. Anyway, there are also some disadvantages of using only technology. Not every student may have computer or internet access and because of this, s/he cannot catch up with the lesson. Furthermore, if there is a power failure, the teacher cannot give the lecture. Besides, using computers too much damages students’ eyes and brain because of its light and radiation.

The other method is traditional one. Using pen and paper in class has some advantages. Firstly, some students may learn better by writing. In a class in which teacher uses the traditional way, students take notes or write down some things. In addition, all of these make easier to learn and remember the subject. Besides, there is eye contact between students and teacher. As people use bogy language while speaking, in a traditional class students and teachers can express themselves better. Moreover, certainly there is social interaction between students. Anyway, there are also some disadvantages of using only pen and paper. Students may get bored with always listening to the teacher. Maybe they do not want to write but see some visual things, animations, pictures etc. Moreover, some students may not learn well by writing.

To some up, as each of the techniques have some advantages and disadvantages, neither using only technology nor only the traditional way is suitable. Using only one technique and ignoring the others is not useful. I think the most reasonable one is to combine these two and use them when necessary.