More Advantages of Information Technology
Computing: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.1.4
More Advantages of Information Technology
In the 1990s, most people did not own a mobile phone. Now billions of people, including children, have their own phone or tablet.
Communicating
- People use their devices many times a day.
- We can use devices to talk to and see our friends and family.
- And we can do this without travelling!
- We can use devices to share documents, pictures, and music.
- Anyone can communicate with experts and celebrities using devices.
Assisting
- IT can help people to overcome disabilities and difficulties.
- Speech-to-text software creates documents without writing or typing.
- Text-to-speech software helps people who cannot speak.
- A famous user of text-to-speech software was Stephen Hawking.
Spelling
- Online software helps us with spelling and grammar as we type or dictate text.
Computers in the home
- Voice-activated software can control household systems.
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What software creates documents without writing or typing?