Cooperative
Learning with
the Computer
Introduction
Reality dictates that school
face the fact that each
classroom, especially in
public or government
schools, may not be
equipped with appropriate
number of computers.
The creativity of the
teacher will have to
respond to the situation,
and so cooperative
learning will likely be the
answer to the
implementation of IT
Defining
Cooperative
Learning
Cooperative or Collaborative
Learning
Is learning by small
groups of students who
work together in a
common learning task.
It is also called Group
Learning.
5 Elements are needed
to be truly cooperative
learning:
A common goal
Interdependence
Interaction
Individual accountability
Social skills
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which show that cooperative
learning enhances:
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Personal and social development
among students.
Self- esteem
Social relations between racially
and culturally different students.
Types of Cooperative Learning
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Elements
Elements
COOPRATIVE LEARNING AND THE COMPUTER
Based on a study conducted,
researchers
agree
that
the
computer is a natural learning
vehicle for cooperative (at times
called promotive) learning.
Thus, it shows that when students
work with computers in groups,
they cluster and interact with each
other for advice and mutual help.
Moreover, given the option to work
individually or in a group, the students
generally wish to work together in
computer-based and non-computer-based
activities.
Reflecting on this, psychologists think the
computer fosters this positive social
behavior because it has a display monitor
where they look something in common.
TASKS OF TEACHERS
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
1.
2.
3.
4.
Assigning students to mixedability teams
Establishing positive
interdependence
Teaching cooperative social
skills
Insuring individual
accountability and,
COMPONENTS OF
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
Educators are still wary about the
computers role in cooperative
learning. Thus they pose the
position that the use of computers
do not automatically result in
cooperative learning.
These are in addition to assigning
a common work goal in which each
member of the group will realize
that their group will not succeed
unless everyone contributes to the
groups success.
It is also important for the teacher
limits learning group clusters (six is
the ideal number in a group) so
there can be closer involvement in
thinking and learning.
We all do better when we work
together. Our differences do matter, but
our common humanity matters more.
Bill Clinton
THE SOFTWARE AS
AN EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCE
WHAT IS A SOFTWARE?
Software
is the generic term for
programs. It consists of instructions for
controlling and directing the computer.
We use software to perform varied task
using the computer.
Two Kinds of Software
[Link] System Software
This is the operating
system that is found or
bundled
inside
all
computer
machines.
2.
The
Applications
Software
This contains the system
that
commands
the
particular task or solves
a particular problem.
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
1. Operating System
examples:
Microsoft Windows (Windows
95,XP,7&8)
Mac OS (Snow Leopard,Lion, Mountain
Lion)
Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora)
DOS
Sta
rt
System Software
2. Programming Languages
examples:
Java C++
TASM
Machine Code
Sta
rt
Application
Software
1. Custom Software
- made for specific purpose.
example:
Transaction Processing
(enrolment system)
Sta
rt
Application
Software
2. Commercial Software /
General Purpose
- used in variety of task such as
writing papers, calculating numbers,
drawing, playing games and others.
Example:
Microsoft Office
Sta
rt
Instructional
Software
Instructional Software are
software that are used in the
instructional process. These are
called
Computer-Based
Instructional Materials (CBI).
MICROSOFT
WINDOWS
is an operating environment
between the user and the
computer operating system.
Also called a shell, it is a layer
that creates the way the
computer should work
MICROSOFT
Uses a colorful
graphics interface
WINDOWS
(GUI) that can be seen on the
computer screen or monitor
whenever the computer is turned
on
The user can work with on-screen
pictures (icons) and suggestions
(menus) to arrive at the desired
software
MICROSOFT
A self-contained operating system which
WINDOWS
provides:User
convenience
Just click a file
name to retrieve
data or click from
program to
Information
program
Center
Puts all
communications
activities (e-mail,
downloads etc., in
a single screen
icon)
A New Look
Fancy borders,
smooth and
streamlined text
fonts
Plug and Play
Configures the
computer with
added
components, such
as for sound and
video
THE INTERNET
AND
EDUCATION
The internet, also simply
called the NET, is the
largest and far-flung
networks system of-all-
It is not really a network but a
loosely organized collection of
about 25,000 networks
accessed by computers in the
SERVER
the one who must be equipped
with the computer which has a
special software (program) that
uses the Internet protocol.
No one owns the
internet.
has no central
headquarters
no centrally offered
services
no comprehensive
online index to tell users
what information is
available in the system.
How is
everything
coordinated
through the
Internet?
This is done
through a
standardized
protocol (or set
of rules for
exchanging
data) called
Transmission
Control
Protocol/Internet
Protocol
GETTING AROUND
THE NET
Browsingthe most attractive
way to move around the Internet
Browser- a program that user
can use a mouse to point and
click on screen icons to surf the
Internet
Using a program called a browser, the
user can use a mouse to point and
click on screen icons to surf the
Internet, particularly the World Wide
Web (the Web), an Internets subset of
text, images, and sounds are linked
together to allow users to access data
or information needed.
The future of
the Internet
seems limitless.
Already its
complexity has
spawned and
continue to
spawn Net sites
including new
demand for
services to
business,
Many experts predict that he Internet is
destined to become the centerpiece of all
online communications on the planet and in
some future time in the solar system using
interplanetary satellite communication
stations.
A View
of
Educational Use
of
The Internet
Educational software
materials have also
developed both in
sophistication and
appeal.
There is now a wider choice
from rote arithmetic or
grammar lessons to
discovery and innovation
projects.
And today
schools are gearing up
to take advantage of
Internet access, where
they can plug into the
Library of Congress,
make virtual visits to
famous museums in
the world, write to
celebrities, and even
send questions to
