This course is intended to provide the basic skills for the application of desktop productivity and multimedia software in teaching and learning, as well as a framework for the understanding and effective use of computer technology in the classroom. These are placed in context by an examination of the history and development of computer technology, its impacts upon education, and basic hardware components and functions. Reference is also made in the course to standards for technology in teaching and learning, and to commonly applied models of pedagogy, as they apply to the use of computer technology.