Objectives:

a. Give the important features of the

computer as an important aid to teaching.
b. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages
using computers in teaching and learning.
c. Define technical terms related to computer
application.
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)
Today most jobs including teaching
require that at least the applicants
should possess the basic computer
applications literacy skills in order to
be hired.
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.
 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 Are the programs

the machine like the
central processing part
that make the
unit (CPU) hardware function.
CPU Printer
Monitor

Keyboard and mouse

Disc drive

Scanner CD player
CD ROMS Video Disc Floppy disc

Hard drives Audio tapes and video tapes

Peripheral Hardware Devices

Mouse
Keyboard
Microphone
Scanner
Monitor
Printer
Multi-Media
Means the use a variety of hard wares and soft
wares or combination of audio-video, graphic
designs, animation and computer data.
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.
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
Modem
Is the machine that interfaces several computers
or a network so as to communicate with each
other over telephone lines.
Scanner
Photocopies images and translates them to
images the computer can read
CD-player
Allows the playing and retrieval of information from
CD-ROM
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
Computer assisted instruction (CAI)
Soft ware that includes test and activities for
individualized instruction, the performance of
students are being monitored by the system.
Thank You! 
- by May D. Tahil