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==== The ICT environment ====
==== The ICT environment ====
[[File:Partsofcomputerexploded.jpeg|right|Parts of a desktop computer]]
Any technology has a skill component and 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. 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 ICT are relevant to your primary mandate of teaching-learning. Hence we will approach the learning and use of these applications from a pedagogical perspective.
Any technology has a skill component and 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. 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 ICT are relevant to your primary mandate of teaching-learning. Hence we will approach the learning and use of these applications from a pedagogical perspective.
===== ICT environment - Hardware =====
===== ICT environment - Hardware =====
ICT refer to an entire range of devices that use digital methods to process represent and communicate information. The desktop computer, laptop, tablet and the smart phone are all ICT devices. Let us explore below the parts of a desktop computer.
ICT refer to an entire range of devices that use digital methods to process represent and communicate information. The desktop computer, laptop, tablet and the smart phone are all ICT devices. Let us explore below the parts of a desktop computer, see diagram above.
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{| class="wikitable"
|1. Scanner (nowadays scanning function is available in the mobile phone, hence a separate scanner is not often used)
|1. Scanner (nowadays scanning function is available in the mobile phone, hence a separate scanner is not often used)
