The world surrounding us is developing and the learner needs to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to accommodate the needs of this development, therefore we need to integrate computers with education. I believe that computers are able to change education for the better. Computers give both children and teachers more independence, collaborative learning, rather than competitive learning.
In the IT classes I taught the computer is used as a tool only. Students use the Internet, Email, Word Processing, Presentation, Spreadsheet, Database, Desktop Publishing and Multimedia applications for their class activities and projects. Due to the lack of programming skills, the students were unable to use the computer as a tutee although they have a programming course. Also the computer is not utilized as a tutor, but this problem can be overcome with the presence of online tutor websites that students can access easily.
Here is a link to a computer tutor website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/computertutorone/index.shtml
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