Computers as Aids to Teaching

Prepared by: May D. Tahil

1. Computers as Aids to Teaching

2. Objectives: Give the important features of the computer as an important aid to teaching. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages using computers in teaching and learning. Define technical terms related to computer application .

3. The advent of computers in educational has greatly revolutionized teaching methodologies and strategies. Teachers are no longer viewed as the prime source of information. In fact, because of computer technology there is chain of changes: In the role of teachers In the modes of learning among students In the curricular offerings and In the content in all three levels of education ( elementary, secondary, and tertiary)

4. Today most jobs including teaching require that at least the applicants should possess the basic computer applications literacy skills in order to be hired.

5. Technical Terms Teachers should be willing to explore the vast possibilities of enriching their lessons using computer applications in the classroom. To be able to understand the language of computers it is necessary to revisit some terms about it.

6. Computer a computer is a system. It is a combination of related parts performing unified job of receiving inputs, processing the information and transforming them into a new kind of result. hardware software Is the physical part of the machine like the central processing part unit (CPU) Are the programs that make the hardware function.

7. CPU Monitor P rinter Disc drive Keyboard and mouse Scanner CD player

8. CD ROMS Video Disc Floppy disc Hard drives Audio tapes and video tapes

9. Peripheral Hardware Devices Mouse Keyboard Microphone Scanner Monitor Printer

10. Multi-Media Means the use a variety of hard wares and soft wares or combination of audio-video, graphic designs, animation and computer data.

11. Internet Is a wide network of computers, its scope is through out the world. It is an international electronic network to connect schools, universities, government agencies and various establishments, offices and organizations.

12. Electronic mail (e-mail) Are sent via telephone line networks from one computer to another, or through modems which are directed to a computer address or e-mail address

13. Modem Is the machine that interfaces several computers or a network so as to communicate with each other over telephone lines.

14. Scanner Photocopies images and translates them to images the computer can read

15. CD-player Allows the playing and retrieval of information from CD-ROM

16. CD-ROM Read only memory- small disc which can incorporate sound, motion, and video information on specific topics. It is played in the CD player

17. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) Soft ware that includes test and activities for individualized instruction, the performance of students are being monitored by the system.

18. Thank You!  - by May D. Tahil