Mee Mee Lay Computer Club

Computers in the classroom In recent years computers have become more useful to parents, teachers, and students because they have become faster and less expensive. Which is why computers can be found in most classrooms and can be useful to teachers and students. Many people feel that the time spent on computers could be spent on other things like one on one teaching or learning how to read and write. What people don't think about is how effective a computer could be to a child's education, and how computers can get students organized and willing to learn. In order to make computers more effective, teachers need to be trained on how to use computers, pick appropriate software, and get students involved in learning how to use the computer. For years computers have been used in the classroom to help in the overall education of students. Since computers help so much there needs to be a way to include the use of computers in a student's everyday life. In an essay by Tom Loveless he includes a report conducted by the U.S. Department of Education that states, "the proportion of schools reporting the use of at least one computer expanded dramatically in the 1980's, from about 30% of schools in 1982 to over 95% in 1988 (Why aren't computers, 2".) Loveless also includes a report conducted by OTA that states "in 1995, schools possessed an estimate 5.8 million computers, roughly 5.8 million computers roughly one for every nine students (2).

Computer is a modern tool which has made life very easy and simple. It has capability to complete more than one task in small time. It is able to do work of many human beings alone within less time. It is the utility of highest efficiency. The first computer was a mechanical computer which was created by the Charles Babbage. A computer works successfully using its hardware and fully installed application software. Other accessories of the computer are keyboard, mouse, printer, CPU and UPS. The data which we put into the computer using device is called input data and device as input device and data which we take outside using printer or other device is called as output data and device as output device. The input data gets changed into the information which can be stored and changed anytime. Computer is very safe tool for data storage which is being used in various fields. We can shop, pay our electricity bill, water bill, video chat, messaging, e-mail messages anywhere in the world and lots of online activities using internet.