The Role of Technology and Media in Learning for Elementary School Students in Citizenship Education Learning

Abstract

The most important problem with technological progress lies in the ability of human resources to apply it, especially in the learning process. The role of educational technology in learning and educating citizens is very necessary, especially in the learning process, teachers as learning instructors must of course have learning methods such as using technology-based learning media. The use of learning media in the teaching and learning process has the function of generating new desires and interests in students, increasing learning motivation and even having an impact on student psychology. This research aims to determine the role of technology in the world of education. This research uses qualitative research, namely looking for research sources by collecting various sources of library data. The results of the study illustrate that technology and media in education have an important role in learning and help solidify knowledge in students' minds and enliven lessons that help students easily absorb knowledge. The benefit of using this media is that it can attract students' attention and help them understand the material more easily. During the learning process, teachers can provide learning materials using facilities such as projectors, audio-visual equipment, developing educational games, this is done in such a way that it makes it easier for students to absorb or accept the material provided by the teacher and the learning process becomes more effective. This is the importance of using digital technology in civic education learning because this education has certain goals, such as instilling the values of the Pancasila ideology.