Real life uses of Computers in Education

Teaching Learning process

• Instructions:
  • Instructing the students using PowerPoint slides, Word documents or Web pages and using hyperlinks for better concept clarity.
  • Helps in improving pronunciation of students by using microphones, headphones, speakers, specially prepared software and special dedicated websites.
  • Video conferencing, chat and email helps in better communication, hence better concept clarity. Also concept of E-tutor has given access to teachers instantly and given teachers a better chance to earn.
  • Current syllabus can be viewed through website of the concerned school board; made available to students if teacher has made a website and uploaded using Internet; and updating- using web could be done easily.
  • Inspiring students to express their imagination using Paint Brush
  • Encouraging the students to surf web pages and gather relevant detailed information through web pages.
  • Readymade software could give practice material to students

• Learning:
  • Collecting notes /pictures/videos from web pages for detailed information and projects/assignments.
  • Saving the documents as soft copy for future use
  • Learning through animations, as they are much near to the students
  • E-books/online libraries/online encyclopedias help to guide in minutes and save precious time and resources.
  • Creating videos using images, albums for better power point slides.
  • Simulated Learning gives them an idea of the real situation.
  • Publication of pamphlet/brochures for awareness with institution and among community members.

Testing and Evaluation process

• • Keeping records of students for their academic scores
  • Keeping records in relation to personal history
  • Creating question bank for students
  • Using computers for testing by asking questions from question bank
  • Online Testing and Evaluation
  • Analysis and interpretation of the data
  • Previous year Question papers and sample papers using web sites.

Guidance purposes

• • With reference to collective records of the students maintained year wise, stored in computers
  • Testing for aptitude, interest, psychology using computer data bases and internet.

Library

• • Documents stored as soft copy for students/faculty members use
  • Online magazines , journals, brochures , research articles
  • Records of the books/record of the books maintained using special library software.
  • Records of the issues and returns of the books.

School Administration

• • Records of students(personal, academic, financial)
  • Records of employees of school
  • Accounts of the institution
  • Decision making process
  • Aid to memory with minimum paper work
  • Eye on current regulations of government and affiliating school boards and related authorities
  • School canteen for billing
  • Fees collection and maintenance of fees record.
  • Circulation of instruction/notices and getting it in printed form
  • Preparation of school magazine.

Source:http://wikieducator.org/Computers_in_Education