S.MADHURI
MEASI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
RESOURCES FOR TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE
 Print resource
 Audio resource
 Visual resource
 ICT resource
 Community resource
PRINT RESOURCE:
Newspapers
Journals
Magazine
NEWSPAPER :
Newspaper is a printed publication (usually issued daily or
weekly) consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news,
articles, advertisements, and correspondence.
JOURNAL:
A journal is a publication that is published in a particular format
and is issued at fixed intervals.
MAGAZINES :
Magazines are the primary source of information for consumers for
a variety of products and are capable of engaging the readers and
retaining their attention.
AUDIO RESOURCES:
Radio talk
Audio tapes
DVDs/CDs
RADIO TALK:
Radio talk is a radio format containing discussion about topical
issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken
word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly
hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a
number of different guests.
AUDIO TAPE :
A Audio Tape is a portable electronic gadget to record reproduce,
erase and rerecord sound on a magnetic tape.
DVDs/CDs :
A videodisc is a compact disc(CD) or digital video disk(VCD) on
which a tremendous quantity of visual information is stored.
VISUAL RESOURCES:
Photos
Charts
Posters
Graphs
Flash cards
PHOTOS :
Exact visual recording of things, which occur in real life situation.
CHARTS:
A Chart is a combination of pictorial ,graphic, numerical or vertical
material, which present a clear summary.
POSTERS:
Posters are the graphic aids with short quick and typical messages
with attention capturing paintings.
GRAPHS:
Graphs are the visual teaching aids for presenting statistical data
and contrasting the trends or changes of certain attributes.
FLASH CARDS:
Flash cards are a set of pictured paper cards of varying sizes that
are flashed one by one in a logical sequence. Flash cards can be self
made or commercially prepared and are made up of chart or
drawing paper plain paper using colours on ink on them for
drawing.
ICT RESOURCES:
Tv
Multimedia
TV:
Television is the most powerful medium of mass communication
which has ever existed and it has revolutionized our lives in many
ways.
MULTIMEDIA:
Multimedia is the use of multiple form of media in a presentation.
Multimedia is information in the form of graphics, audio, video, or
movies.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
Fieldtrips
Computer science exhibition/fair
Computer science laboratory
Computer science club
FIELDTRIPS:
Fieldtrips may be defined as “an educational procedure by which
the student studies firsthand objects and materials in their natural
environment”.
COMPUTER SCIENCE EXHIBITION/FAIR:
Exhibition refer to projects, presentation or products
through which students “exhibit” what they have
learned.
COMPUTER SCIENCE LABORATORY:
The importance and utility of laboratories in computer sciences
teaching should help in the realization of the relevant objectives.
COMPUTER SCIENCE CLUB:
Computer science clubs organize and connect students interested
in the field of computer science .They cultivate the professional
development of members and augment their education with
practical skills and projects , as well as provide a fun and
supportive community.
Summary:
RESOURCES FOR TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE-
Print resource –Newspapers-Journals-Magazine-Audio
resource-Radio talk-Audio tapes-DVDs/CDs-Visual
resource-Photos-Charts-Posters-Graphs-Flash cards-ICT
resource-Tv-Multimedia-Community resource-Fieldtrips-
Computer science exhibition/fair-Computer science
laboratory -Computer science club.
REFERENCES:
Teaching of computer science –G.KAVITHA
Images, GIF are downloaded from GOOGLE
THANK YOU

COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHING RESOURCES