Daniel JIMÉNEZ FLORES
EDC 253
Word processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation
Description: Creates documents consisting of pages with text and graphics
Strengths:
it is flexible
saves time
enhances document appearance
allows sharing of documents
allows collaboration on documents
may support the learning of the writing process
Use during instruction:◦ student compositions
◦ Poetry
◦ Reports
◦ Flyers
◦ simple newsletters
◦ letters
Description: Puts numerical information in row-
column format; allows quick calculations and recalculations
Strengths:
saves time
organize displays of information
supports asking “ what if” questions
increase motivation to work with mathematics
makes visual teaching demonstrations possible
supports student products
supports mathematical problem solving
stores and allows analysis of date
useful for projecting grades
Use during instruction:◦ Budgets
◦ Checkbooks
◦ grade books
◦ illustrations of mathematical concepts
Description: Displays text and graphics (with or
without audio) in a slide show
Strengths:
Helps organize thinking about a topic
Enhances the impact of spoken information
Allows collaboration on presentations
Allows presentation of information summaries
Allows demonstrations of materials for discussions
Good for presentation of illustrative problems and solutions
Use during instruction:◦ Teacher demonstrations and support for lectures
◦ student projects
◦ book reports
◦ practice items
Most include features for people with special needs
Normally they are available in different languages
Many have help and online tutorials. These however, might not be useful to less independent learners and/or young children.
Material Generators,
Data Collection and Analysis tools, Graphic Tools, Planning and Organizing Tools, Content Area tools
Description: Software for desktop publishing, web
design, whiteboards; to generate test, test item banks, worksheets, and puzzles; to make PDFs and forms
Strengths: Practice in grammar, spelling, and
communications
Present, share and/or review content material
May conducive to collaborative learning
Methods of reporting research findings
Opportunities for creative works
Opportunities to learn about simple design criteria
Means to display and document student work
Provides opportunities for creative expression
Use during instruction:◦ Creation and use of documents
◦ Creation of web pages,
◦ Creation tests
◦ Creation of various lessons
◦ Creation of exercises.
Description: Software for databases, online
surveys; electronic grade books, statistical packages, systems for student management, testing and student response
Strengths:
Allows for testing research and study skills
Helps develop an understanding of the power of information “pictures”
It aids with posing and testing hypotheses
Use during instruction:◦ Collect data from students
◦ support decision making
◦ analyze data from experiments and research
Descriptions: Programs to draw/point; software
to edit images, chart and graph
Strengths:
Appeals to multiple intelligences
Allows for creative/artistic expression
Enhancing images
Allows for charting and graphic tools
Use in instruction:◦ Create illustrations for use in documents
◦ Create illustrations for webpages
◦ Create visual data and summaries
Description: Software for outlining and concept mapping, lesson planning, and tools for calendar keeping, scheduling and time management
Strengths:
Useful for outlining and concept mapping
Helps with organization and planning
Aids with goal and objective setting and tracking
Tool for date keeping and time management
Use during instruction:◦ Help organize ideas for writing and discussion
◦ Help organize, plan, and schedule activities
Description: MIDI tools, CAD systems, reading tools, MBLs/CBLs, GOS/GIS systems, online language translators
Strengths:
Support teaching and learning
Provide various activities
They are available in to support instruction of different disciplines: music, math, science, history, geography, language learning…etc.
Use during instruction:◦ Support tasks specific to content areas such as
technology education
Music
Reading
Science
Math
social studies
Foreign languages.
Computers, Cellphones and other handheld technologies
Web and cloud availability
Software suites
There is a wide variety of types and formats
Instructional Software, Interactive/Electronic references and books
Description: Software which serves to deliver
information provides opportunities to practice of concepts being learned.
Strengths:
Helps to increase motivation
Provide flexible learning modes
Possibility of development of creative and critical thinking skills
Use during instruction:◦ Tutorials
◦ Drills
◦ Simulations
◦ Instructional gaming
◦ Problem solving
Description: CD or online sources of information,
interactive reference materials, encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, journals
Strengths:
Interactive presentation hypermedia
With visual and audio to support information
They can include virtual environments
It is a convergence of offline (disc) and online (Internet) sources
Use during instruction:◦ Conduct research by consulting:
Encyclopedias
Newspapers
Journals
Dictionaries
Articles
E-books
◦ Find different sources and points of view.
Available in CD
Accessible via Internet
Many are free
Some require subscriptions
Criteria 4Excellent
3Acceptable
2Needs
Improvement
1Unacceptable
Project requirements
Organization
Sources
Attractiveness
Balance
Readability
Mechanics
Roblyer, M. D. (2013). Integrating Educational Technology Into Teaching. USA: Pearson Education Inc.