1)  Access information.

2)  Communicate faster and more accurately.

3) Used in education.

Levels of computer literacy:

·  Computer literacy: understanding of computers

·  Information literacy: find and analyze information

· Integration literacy: ability to use computers.

The component of computers:

1)      Input devices

2)      Output devices

3)      Storage devises

4)      Communication devises

Categories of computers:

1)      Personal computers

2)      Mobile computers

3)      Game consoles

4)      Serves and supercomputers

Uses of computers in education:

· Provide unique, effective and powerful opportunities for learning.

·  Develop creative and innovative teaching plans.

·  Increase teacher efficiency and productivity.

· Develop student’s way of thinking

Essential skills of 21^st century skills:

·         Critical thinking

·         Problem solving

·         Communication

·         Collaboration

ARCS motivational model

A: attention

R: relevance

C: challenge

S: success

ASSURE model:

A: ANALYZE

S: STATE OBJECTIVES

S: SELECT MATERIALS

U: UTILIZE MATERIALS

R: REQUIRE LEARNER PARICIPATE

E: EVALUATION

Instructional Technology: The theory and practice of using technology for education.

Educational Technology: using variety of tools to support teaching and learning objectives.

Audiovisual aids: any piece of equipment, materials and devices that is used to attract the senses of sight and hearing.

Importance of learning aids:

1) Influence student academic performance.

2) Develop critical thinking and problem solving.

3) Improve student motivation and attitude.

Characteristics of good teaching:

1) students gain knowledge.

2) student develop critical thinking.

3) collaborative.

Importance of Dale's Cone:

Helping teachers make decisions about selecting resources of activities.

Communication channel: The path that data follows as transmitted from sending to receiving equipment in a communication network.

Internet: worldwide group of connected network that allow public access to information and services.

The World Wide Web:

1) Hyperlinks ( Target - Relative - Absolute )

2) Uniform Resource locator

3) Hypertext

Internet Security:

• Firewall

• Filtering software

• Acceptable use policy (AUP)

  
  

The future of the internet:

• It will be the primary communication channel.

• It will be more intelligent and focused.

• The web will be faster than today.

• Synchronous

• Asynchronous

• Instructor

• Self Paced

• Combination

  
  

  Different forms of online education:

• web-based training

• webinars

• online tutorials

• online workshops

  
  

  Time Management: the process you develop and tools you use to organize your day to be more productive.

  
  

  Team Teaching: a method of instruction in which two or more teachers work together to combine their individual talents into one class or course.

  
  

  Today, there are 50,000 apps that created for educational purposes.

  
  

  There are User- friendly Web that help teachers to create their own web.

  
  

  Tools for Online Learning:

• Blog

• Podcast

• Multimedia authoring software

• Camtasia

  
  

  Assessing Online Learning:

• Formative assessment

• Summative assessment

• Determining if the technology is  appropriate.

• Evaluate before, during, and after

  instruction.

The selection of content-rich instructional software

should be based on variety criteria:

• content

• assessment

• ease of use

• documentation

• technical quality

  
  

Evaluating Web Resources:

• Authority

• Affiliation(Association)

• Purpose and Objectivity

• Content and Learning Process

• Audience and currency

• Design