Essay: 2-03a Useful Media

In these days, many people use computers. The things can do with computers are increasing. Now, I’m going to write about learning with computers. 

First, many professor uses computer in their classes. So students are required to have skills of using computer. In these days, even elementary school's curriculum has classwork of learning with computer. In this university, there is the class names "Introduction to data processing." This class also uses computer and it is about basic skills of learning with computer. In this class, students can learn how to use Word, Excel, and how to make graphs or chart. So basically, freshman take this class. This department has another classes using computer in the classes. For example, in Writing class, students uses computer every classes at computer room. They mainly write essays, typing posts, and book reviews in this classwork and homework. Blogging 10000 words in a semester is required. Listening class also uses computer in classes every classwork. They do dictation using of their own DVD. They also use microphone and check each pronunciation. And they also use microphone when do Speaking homework. EnglishCentral is useful Internet site and their homework is getting certain scores to use the site. When they speak to computer, the computer counts score of their pronunciation.  In Reading class, they sometimes use computer. All homework must be using Word, so when they do homework, they have to use computer.

Computer is convenient media. Almost of all students have their own computer. Working of computer is largely separated into two kinds. One is online work and another is offline work. When you can use Internet on your computer, it is under online. It needs Wi-Fi to connect Internet, but it is not all place have Wi-Fi. So that is not you can't use Internet anywhere. There is a limit to use online computer. So EnglishCentral is also has limit to place of using. But many applications can be used under offline. For example, you can use Word anywhere if there is not Wi-Fi. Computer is useful, but sometimes it doesn't work if you are not careful.

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