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This study presents a comprehensive review to explore technology's multifaceted role in fostering cultural competence within multicultural education. The primary objective of this study is to address three fundamental research questions: 1) How does the integration of technology enhance cultural competence in multicultural education settings? 2) What challenges and opportunities are associated with utilizing technology to promote cultural competence in diverse educational settings? 3) How can innovative technological approaches be tailored to address specific cultural competencies in education? Adopting a library research approach, an extensive exploration of academic databases and scholarly sources was conducted to gather literature pertinent to the research questions. The descriptive analysis method was employed to synthesize and analyze the collected information, identifying key themes, differences, similarities, and weaknesses among the diverse sources. The findings from this comprehensive review revealed several significant insights. Technology integration was observed to offer opportunities such as personalized learning experiences through AI-driven tools, immersive cultural experiences via Virtual Reality (VR), and global connectivity fostering cross-cultural collaboration. However, challenges like the digital divide, biases in technological tools, language barriers, ethical concerns regarding data privacy, and pedagogical integration shortcomings were highlighted. Moreover, the study underscores the potential of adaptive technologies, multimodal resources, culturally tailored digital content, and aligning technological interventions with culturally responsive pedagogy to address specific cultural competencies. The recommendations emphasize the need for teacher training, inclusive design, curation of diverse and authentic digital content, interdisciplinary collaborations, and ongoing assessment for optimizing technology's role in promoting cultural competence within multicultural education.

Mubut Island, which is located on Galang Island, Riau Archipelago, is one of the beauties of tourism in Indonesia. Information about the Mubut Island Tourism Object is not widely available in digital media, so that the delivery of information about Mubut Island is not optimal. Therefore, the purpose of this service is to provide information on Mubut Beach attractions using Virtual Reality (VR) technology. In addition to presenting the natural beauty of Mubut Island as a whole with 360 videos, this VR application also provides tourist education on visiting Mubut Island. This VR application was socialized at an exhibition in a mall in Batam to get VR user feedback. From the results of the socialization, it was found that 120 respondents assessed the benefits of this application and got a Likert index of 83.75% included in the useful category for potential tourists.

School promotions were carried out directly by visiting junior high schools, during a pandemic this can’t be done. In an effort to attract prospective new students at SMK PGRI 2 Salatiga, it is necessary to innovate by adding promotional media that can be accessed by the wider community. Information distribution can be done through social media and the school's YouTube channel. Information media was chosen as virtual reality in the form of 360° videos to display school facilities and privileges. The measurement indicators used in this study are behavior, interactivity, and sound to find out whether the virtual environment can affect the interest of prospective students at SMK PGRI 2 Salatiga. In addition, the interactivity of the video when it is played and the sound of the environment in the video can give immersive in a school environment. The results of this study by the majority of respondents stated that promotional media virtual reality in the form of 360° videos is appropriate for use for school promotions during a pandemic, as an effort to increase the number of new students.

This article aims to review and seek to inform about the concept of reviewing tourism marketing through information technology as a tourism industry management plan. The research method used is qualitative and literature studies or library research Based on the results and discussion, it can be concluded theoretically that to understand tourism marketing reviews through information technology as a management model planning in the tourism industry requires several important things including: (a) Travel consumer, (b) Trends in tourism technology, (c ) Digital Marketing (DM) and (d) Virtual Reality (VR). Technology is a central element and a foundation for actors in the tourism industry promoting media that is relevant to the development of information technology, especially in the form of social media and websites.