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===The ICT environment today===

===The ICT environment today, an introduction to the ICT environment===

Introduction to the ICT environment

Having an overview of ICTs and their larger societal  implications, we will now learn how to navigate / use ICTs. Any technology has a skill component and an ICT is something all of us can practise for our own use. In the next section we will learn how to use a computer and various software applications for our professional activities. You should diligently work on this practice component, and also try to integrate it into the other subjects you teach as well, to the extent you find this relevant and useful. The more you practise / use, the more you would learn and become comfortable. We will explore the basics of computer hardware and software and learn [[Learn Firefox||Internet browsing]], [[Learn Freeplane|concept mapping]] as well as [[Learn LibreOffice Writer|text]] and [[Learn LibreOffice Calc|number editing]] applications in this section. At all times, we will try to see how ICTs are relevant to your primary mandate of teaching-learning. Hence we will approach the learning and use of these applications from a pedagogical perspective.

Having an overview of ICTs and their larger societal  implications, we will now learn how to navigate / use ICTs. Any technology has a skill component and an ICT is something all of us can practise for our own use. In the next section we will learn how to use a computer and various software applications for our professional activities. You should diligently work on this practice component, by integrating it into all your learning across the other course as well, as relevant and useful. The more you use, the more you would learn and become comfortable. We will explore the basics of computer hardware and software and learn Internet browsing, concept mapping as well as text and number editing applications in this section. At all times, we will try to see how ICTs are relevant to your primary purpose of teaching-learning. Hence we will provide a pedagogical perspective on the learning and use of applications.

=== Computer Hardware and Software ===

=== Computer Hardware and Software ===

A computer is a device which takes input, processes it and gives output which can be stored and shared. When you enter data into your computer, it is called as input. An input can be data like text or picture or an instruction (what to do with the data). This data is processed (process means to perform a series of operations on a set of data) and you will get the output. The software is what makes the computer and mobile so powerful.  Learn more about the [http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/History.htm history of computers]  

A computer is a device which takes input, processes it and gives output which can be stored and shared. When you enter data into your computer, it is called as input. An input can be data like text or picture or an instruction on what to do with the data. This data is processed (process means to perform a series of operations on a set of data) and you will get the output. The software is what makes the computer and mobile so powerful.  Learn more about the [http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/History.htm history of computers]  

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