Education is the key to the quality of human life in the future and providing quality education is the main aim of institutions. However, recently, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has transformed the mode of delivery of education in the world everywhere. Educational institutes are choosing to stay under a lockdown or have been forced to shift to virtual education. In such times, technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, X-Reality systems could play a major role in enabling education. This is a short survey paper which explores the role that technology plays in education and also showcases that a more humane attitude is needed to a technology-based world. In the end, a few challenges related to each technology have been presented, winding up with discussion and conclusion.