Analysis of the Utilization of Information Technology in Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has been around for the past two years. All sectors are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, including the education sector. Learning that was originally done face-to-face, with the pandemic must be done online. Teachers and students are forced to be prepared for sudden changes. Online learning of course must use technology and the internet to connect it. So this study aims to analyze the use of information technology in education during the covid-19 pandemic. Documentation method is a research method used in this research. The data used are sourced from various types of documents, be it books, reports, or journals. In addition to the method, the approach used is qualitative approach. The results showed that the existence of information technology helped facilitate the learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the applications used for learning include Google Classroom, Zoom, Google Meet, WhatsApp and several other applications. Not only when learning is online, but when learning has been done face-to-face again, information technology still helps in the process of teaching and learning activities.