Computer as a tutor and as a teacher’s tool

“the computer is a tutor in this new age of learning in effect relieving the teacher in many activities in his personal role in the classroom, particularly along the behaviorist and cognitivist approach to learning” Computer wants the teachers to be relaxed in teaching just like teachers are so stressed in correcting and scolding their students. Teachers must have a partner to teach and help the students to learn cooperatively. “It does not replace the teacher, although i assume certain roles previously assigned to teachers who now has to take the new role of facilitator and guide. The teacher shall still continue to play major role of information deliverer and learning environment controller computers will only become an integral component of the future classroom and not a mere machine that can deliver routine drills and exercises” The teachers must used the computer and the teachers must not be used by the computers. Teachers are the main facilitator in here not the computer. Computers are just the medium of the teachers and learners. Likewise, computer as an informative teacher’s tool provide vast amounts of information in various forms such as text, graphics, sound, video and even multimedia encyclopedias. The internet itself provides an enormous database which the user can access global information resources. Computer itself can be also used as a constructive tool through manipulation information, visualizing one’s understanding and building new knowledge.