Saturday, July 18, 2015

History & ICT

Baluran, Jan Westhine D.
TTh- 10:00AM-12:00PM
BSEd-English4A

History of Computers and ICT

           In this lesson, the reporter talks on the history of computers and the ICT. The history of computer began with the use of the Abacus in the 4th century BC, then Blaise Pascal (1632-1662) invented the “Adding Machine” which is originally called the “Numerical wheel calculator” or the “Pascaline”. A more advance machine had invented by Charles Babbage which is the analytical engine. And as generation passes, more advance computers were invented. The reporters also emphasized the three generations of the computers. UNIVAC is an example of the first generation computers, another is the ENIAC. Transistors emerged during the second generation, while the third was the integrated circuits. Talking on the ICT, they discusses on the different advantages and disadvantages. As a result of the various improvements to the development of the computer we have seen the computer being used in all areas of life. It is a very useful tool that will continue to experience new development as time passes.
            What I have experienced during my high school days was that I’ve learned how to manipulate the computer, most especially the various Microsoft Word offices. We all know that we are living in this digital world, we need to adapt with the changes and of course make use of the resources. During my college year, in our Educational Technology class, Dr. James L. Paglinawan, our instructor taught us many things. From customizing our power point presentations to a very unique way also the toondoo where we learned how to make a comic strip with the use of the computer, there also we had our online class, the Edmodo.
            I’ve reflected that computer is really a big helped to each one of us. With just one click, we easily found the informations we needed. Our work becomes easier and productive because of the different machine handiworks made by the technology. But despite of its advantages, I’ve realized that disadvantages are also present, since student nowadays are becoming more dependent on the internet, they never brainstorm on the ideas but instead look for those instant informations pinned in the internet. This can be controlled if we will just really discipline ourselves.
            As to the application, we all know that students nowadays are more exposed with the use of the computers than us. The thing there is that as future teachers, even if they learned more than us, we should still not forget that nothing could replace the effectivity of the teacher and since not all students are competent in using the computers, we should continue imparting what we have learned.


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