Lesson 9

BALURAN, Jan Westhine D.
TTh-11:00AM-12:00PM
BSEd-English4A       

Computers as Information and Communication Technology

           It was pointed out that the advent of the computer is recognized as the third revolution in education. The first was the invention of the printing press; the second, the introduction of libraries; and the third, invention of the computer, especially so with the advent of the microcomputer in 1975. Thus emerged computer technology in education. But the evolving pace of   innovation in today’s information age is so dynamic that within the first decade of the 21^st century, computer technology in education has matured to transform into an educative information and communication technology in education. Close to the turn of the 21^st century, however, such a distinction merged owing to the advent of the microprocessor, also known as the personal computer. Some programs were already installed in the computers and that are ready to use, these are: Microsoft Office – programs for composing text, graphics, photos into letters, articles, report, etc.; Power point- for preparing lecture presentations; Excel- for spreadsheets and similar graphic sheets; Internet Explore- access to internet; Yahoo or Google- Websites (e-mail, chat rooms, Blog sites, new service (print/video) educational soft wares etc.; Adobe Reader- Graphs/photo composition and editing; MSN- Mail-Chat messaging; Windows Media Player- CD, VCD player; Cyberlink  Power- DVD player; Game house- Videogames.

         As what I’ve experienced during my high days, we were taught to use those mentioned programs which are actually the basic things and as the time passes, we’ve became more equipped with its uses. We tend to create things out of those applications by just exploring more on it.

We can create better outputs if we will just work on it with dedications. We can become experts if we learn it step by step. Also, by applying what we have learned during our high school days and even these years would be a good help in developing our skills.

            For my future teaching, I will be introducing these programs tom my future students especially those who are not yet computer-literates, I would be guiding them as they work on their own. As a facilitator, I should not only limit them on the visible things in the computer rather let them discover more for them to create well-oriented things.