International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education (IJITE)

International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education (IJITE) ISSN : 2320 - 1886(Online; 2320 - 3935(Print)  http://airccse.org/journal/ijite/home.html Article Title: Use of Technology in Education, But at What Cost? ABSTRACT Use of technology in the field of education has been a blessing. Faster grading, quicker notes / media availability for students, interactive communication outside of classrooms with students and faculty, online courses etc. have added to the enhancement of our education system. But when technology is pushed in teaching without proper thought, it becomes a black box approach at the cost of intuition, commonsense, and overall understanding of the concepts. Instead of supplementing technology in the process of learning, it has been used in making the black box approach more common. When we can shift the question from “How to educate with technology?” to “How to teach people best, and how should we design learning experiences in light of existi

International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education (IJITE) ISSN : 2320 - 1886(Online; 2320 - 3935(Print)  http://airccse.org/journal/ijite/home.html Article Title: School Management Information Systems: Challenges to Educational Decision-Making in the Big Data ERA ABSTRACT Despite the benefits of school management information systems (SMIS), the concept of data-driven school culture failed to materialize for many educational institutions. Challenges posed by the quality of data in the big data era have prevented many schools from realizing the real potential of the SMIS. The paper analyses the uses, features, and inhibiting factors of SMIS. The paper proposes a five-phase conceptual model that assist administrators with making timely, quality decisions. The paper enriches the theoretical landscape of SMIS usage in the era of big data and lays a foundation for the future by establishing an educational decision-making model. KEYWORDS School management informat