A bachelor degree in Information technology is an undergraduate degree that is three to five years in duration. The bachelor’s degree in IT focuses on computers and technology unlike the computer science degree where students are also required to study management and information theory. It also concentrates on business and communication applications of computing and there is added emphasis on areas such as e – commerce, e – business computing for business and business information technology undergraduate courses. Bachelor of Science in IT abbreviated as BSc. IT is usually conferred after a period of three to four years of undergraduate course of study in IT. Bachelor degrees in Information Technology are abbreviated as BIT, BinfTech, BinfoTech or B.ICT.

In Australia, the bachelor of information technology is a three year under graduate degree while in Canada; it’s a four year under graduate degree. In Malaysia, most of the private and public universities offer BIT degrees. In Netherlands and U.S, BIT degrees are awarded after four years with specialization in a certain field. In India, the bachelor of IT is a three year undergraduate degree course e.g. a degree program in IT is offered by Indira Gandhi National Open University, IGNOU at New Delhi in collaboration with a leading UK vocational qualification provider Edexcel.

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ICT provides opportunities for teachers to be creative in their teaching and learning. There is a wide range of ICT accessories which are optional to interactive whiteboards like wireless graphic tablets, tablet monitor, wireless presenter and interactive pen for CRT monitor. They offer limited features of an Interactive Whiteboard and are economical. Using these ICT products, Presenter can annotate over presentations, programs, documents and web pages. The most popular ICT accessory is Wireless graphic tablet, also called mini whiteboard. This works with special pen called stylus. There are macro keys, also known as softkeys available on the top of tablet which can be customized as per the requirement of the presenter.

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While in traditional education a face to face learning environment is prevalent, a new dimension comes into play in the relationship between educator – autistic child – computer which is characterized by emotional neutrality as well as playful interactivity.

The momentarily exclusion of the direct relationship with the educator, as the computer assumes this role, mitigates the emotional stress which is triggered by social encounters. This can facilitate the learning process.

Today’s common technologies for the education of children with autistic syndrome can be divided into three main approaches which often complement each other, depending on the skills to be developed:

1. Expression and communication skills
2. Cognitive and emotional skills
3. Interaction and social skills

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