ICT as Tutor

ICT as a tutor means involving computers in teaching. Teachers can design or use existing materials in the internet or as software to enhance their teaching. Therefore, these ICT tools as tutor can be in form of drill and practice form, tutorial, simulation, and games. However, teachers need to be careful in choosing materials for their students from the internet, because not all of them in the same level of difficulty or have the same cultural value. Also, the language skills differ from resource to another. So, teacher needs to select the appropriate resources that its content is relevant to the course objectives.

In fact, using ICT programs as a tutor helps teachers in their lessons because these lessons become much enjoyable for students since that students are the one who look for the information in an interesting approach.

1- Tutorial software

This is a tutorial for computer software.

http://www.teach-ict.com/videohome.htm

2-Drill and Practice Software

This is drill and practice software.
http://manassas.k12.va.us/round/Technology/intermed1.htm

3- Games

This game is nice example for learning formatting tools for grade four and five.
http://www.quia.com/mc/276035.html

4- Simulation

This simulation software is for flying a plane.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/flash/default.htm