Computers in schools why we need them?

                     The explosion in information technology is reshaping the way the world is doing business, pleasure pursuits and gaining education. We are at a new cross roads in the history of the Industrial Age, we are at the beginning of the Information Age. The creation of wealth in these days is dependent on a new way of doing business. It depends on the processing of information to gain the maximum leverage over competition by obtaining the best information out of data and by being the most adapt at gaining efficiency and high quality products and services through the utilisation of computer technology.

                In the field of education the use of computers brings a two edge advantage. The first, will be throughout the exposure of the future working generations to the latest in technology. They become familiar with the technology and are not afraid to experiment and learn what is new. The second edge will be through the actual use of the computers in the learning process.

The following is a list of uses of computers in the learning process:

	Computer aided learning is becoming more widely used in teaching both in Universities and schools.
	Modern sciences and technologies which are dependent on the use of computers such as Geographic Information Systems  Databases Visualisation Animation Simulation Desk top publishing As a mean of gathering data such is through World Wide Web, newsgroups and Email. As a communication medium with other scholars and the rest of the world.