Educational Technology and Instructional Technology

Educational Technology differs from Instructional technology. The following paragraphs explain the definitions and differences of the two terms.
According to Wikipedia, educational technology (also called learning technology) is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources." The term educational technology is often associated with, and encompasses, instructional theory and learning theory.
Educational technology is most simply and comfortably defined as an array of tools that might prove helpful in advancing student learning. Educational Technology relies on a broad definition of the word "technology". Technology can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines or hardware, but it can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. Some modern tools include but are not limited to overhead projectors, laptop computers, and calculators. Newer tools such as "smartphones" and games (both online and offline) are beginning to draw serious attention for their learning potential. Those who employ educational technologies to explore ideas and communicate meaning are learners or teachers. Educational Technology includes, but is not limited to, software, hardware, as well as Internet applications and activities.
In education, instructional technology is "the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning," according to the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions and Terminology Committee. Instructional technology is often referred to as a part of educational technology.
Lucido and Boado (1997) define instructional technology aspects of educational technology that are concerned with instruction as contrasted to designs and operations of educational institutions. It is a systematic way of designing, carrying out, and evaluating the total process of learning and teaching in terms of specific objectives.
While instructional technology covers the processes and systems of learning and instruction, educational technology includes other systems used in the process of developing human capability.