Information Technology in Education/About ICT in Education Course

BASICS IN COMPUTER APPLICATION

1. Computer and the digital world- An analysis of various applications in day to day life.
2. The computers fundamentals – input-output devices, operating systems.
3. Safety precaution needed in computer handling and applications; virus, and virus solutions. Problems of hardware components of very common nature, different cards, battery backup, UPS maintenance.
4. Windows, MS Office and open office, editing, formatting text- track change mode conversion and transfer of text files.
5. Use of MS-WORD in Education.

1. Creating Presentations using MS-power Point-guidelines and Possibilities.
2. Formulating text and drawing -tools and various possibilities.
3. Animations and their significance in learning. Animation packages and their uses in teaching learning.
4. Importing slides, drawings and animation from external sources- web and encyclopedias.
5. ICT and multimedia as technology-enhanced communication devices in teaching-learning a comparative review of various learning resources.

1. Identification of learning Experiences , learner role in learning experience .
2. Preparing Material, using ICT for classroom Sessions.
3. ICT aid management of learning environment – teacher and student roles and responsibilities.
4. Minimal Lab facility form a school-considerations, designs and
5. Integrating ICTT in a lesson plan- components and format.

1. Key Operation-Multimedia projector, connection, configuration and various learning applications .Soft Skills in teacher and students.
2. Transfer of data from Pre-Recorded External Source to computer, from Mobile, MP3 Player, and Photoshop.
3. Use of Digital Camera, camcorder, video camera in creating learning experiences. Transfer of data from these.
4. Creating back-up for digital data- use of CD/.DVD writer software. Elements of e-learning; e-content and e-books. Virtual classroom and virtual University-Merits and limitations. Content-Design Patterns-Script Writing-Graphics-Animation-Audio Insertation and Interactivity; Possibilities and Design Procedure.

1. Concept and how it works :e-mail service, internet surfing browsers and search engines, World Wide Web(WWW), HTTP,FTP
2. Locating Internet Resources. Critical examination and use of web resources in teaching learning.
3. Introduction to learning management systems and on line testing.
4. Open source contents like Wikipedia and Wiki Educator.
5. Emerging Internet trends and technologies.