Meet Your Computer

Objectives

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Describe the use of computers in the field of
education.
Application of Computers in
Education
Application of Computers in Education

• Computers have brought about radical changes

in the field of education.
• Computers are used extensively in:
– Digital Media in Education
– Digital Communication in Education
– Online Tests and Publishing of Test Results
– Data Tracking
 Digital Media in Education

• Digital lessons help students to understand and

retain concepts.
• Computer-based self-paced learning is used as
a teaching aid to supplement classroom
learning.

•A program is a set of instructions that enables a computer to perform a given task

•A software is a set of related programs
 Digital Media in Education (Contd..)

Computer-based tutorials
• Provide immediate
feedback to the students.
• Provide flexible learning
pace.
• Have audio and graphics
that help to understand
the concepts easily.
• Enhance retention.
• Help to learn complex
topics easily.
 Activity 1.2.1

1. Identify a few complex topics in the subject that

you teach, which you think can be taught more
effectively, using computers.
 Digital Communication in Education

Digital Communication in Education involves

– Internet as a tool for distance education programs.
– E-mail for course related communication.
– Newsgroups for discussion.
– Multimedia for school activities.
 Online Tests and Publishing of Test
Results
• Students can take online tests by using
computers and get instant results.
• Many examination boards publish their results
over the Internet.
• Several universities post their examination forms
on their Web sites
 Data Tracking

• Teachers can maintain and revise the individual

records of their students without redoing them
manually.
• Schools can maintain data on student
admission status, fee payments, transfer
certificates and so on.
 Activity 1.2.2

1. List some further applications of computers.

• For each application, include one benefit that
has resulted from the use of computers.
• This is a Pair and Share activity. Share your
examples with your partner.
 Activity 1.2.2 (Contd..)
Applications of Computers Benefits

Example: Railway reservation Tickets are issued faster and records on

issued tickets are easily maintained
 Activity 1.2.2 (Contd..)
Write down your partner’s examples, if they are
different from yours, in the space provided below.
Applications of Computers Benefits
 Check Your Understanding 1.2.1

1. List some situations where you can use

computers to simplify your administrative work
at school.
2. How can computers be used in education?
3. What is the advantage of publishing exam
results over the Internet?
4. Explain the benefits of computer-based
tutorials.
 Terms to Remember

• HTML
– Main language used to create Web pages.
• Internet
– Interconnection of thousands of computers across the
globe.
• Multimedia Program
– Program that uses a combination of text, graphics,
sound and video.
• Newsgroup
– Online discussion forum where the user can post and
view messages.
 Terms to Remember (Contd..)

• Program
– Set of instructions that enables a computer to perform
a given task.
• Uniform Resource Locator, or URL
– Global address of documents and other resources on
the Web.
• Web Site
– Location on the World Wide Web.
 Recap

In this session, you have learnt about:

• The use of computers in the field of education.