AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Computers in the Classrooms Instructional Media

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Devotional Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar’s and to God what is God’s Matthew 22: 15-22

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Computer Technology Agent of Change? Technology Acceleration?

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Information Age Trends Marked by the launching of sputnic 1956 Three significant trends –Shift in demographics –Acceleration of technology –Expansion of information

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Prophecy Fulfilment? But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. - KJV (Daniel 12:4)

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Third Millennium Shift of thinking - Competent, critical and creative Shift of focus - independent, lifelong learners, constant improvement on skills, knowledge and experience Shift of role – teacher’s skills, teacher’s responsibility, teacher’s role Shift of Basic – Beyond 3 R’s

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Understanding Computer Software – refers to the commands that instruct computer to perform task Hardware – Physical machinery that makes up computer system CPU – The heart of computer system Keyboard -

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media How Does Computer Work? The Computer and all its components make up a computer system The Computer System

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media How Does Computer Work? Steps of taking data in, processing the data, storing them as necessary, and outputting the result is called the computing cycle The Computing Cycle InputCPU Storage Memory Output

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media How Does Computer Work? Memory – RAM (Random Access Memory) is computer system’s temporary memory area. The Computing Cycle InputCPU Storage Memory Output

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Computer Startup Process ROM (Read-only-memory) POST – Power on self test Operating System – Program that runs the computer and provides an interface (Ex: Windows, Red Hat or Macintosh) Power ON Read Data from ROM Run post Everything O.K? Load Operating System Output error message

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Input Devices Includes any computer peripheral that you might use to enter data into the computer’s memory

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Output Devices Pieces of hardware that move information (data that have been processed) out of the computer

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Storage Can be viewed as acting in the capacity of both input and output hardware

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Central Processing unit “Brains” of the computer. Within the CPU, calculations are performed; the flow of information between input, output, and memory is coordinated

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Other input devices helpful to teachers and learners

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Other output devices helpful to teachers and learners

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Computers in the Classroom One computer vs. many Computer lab Microphone – Scanners – Printer – Projection Devices – Speaker – Others?

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Rising Technology Wireless Devices Palmtop Computers E-Book and Tablet PCs Voice Activated Devices

AIIAS EDCI 625 Instructional Media Virtual Environment Virtual reality is a combination of hardware and software that together create a digital environment with which you can interact