1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Integrating Other Software Tools into Teaching & Learning Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Types of Software Support Tools Materials Generators Data Collection and Analysis Tools Graphics Tools Planning and Organizing Tools Research and Reference Tools Tools to support specific content areas Tools to support specific content areas

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Using Materials Generators Materials Generators help teachers produce instructional materials. Examples Desktop Publishing Test Banks Worksheets Puzzles

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing (DTP) is like word processing, but it is easier to manage the layout of text and pictures on the page. Examples of Desktop Publishing Software PageMaker Quark XPress MS Publisher

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Tips for using DTP Select and use type faces (fonts) carefully Use visual cueing (frames or boxes around text, bullets or arrows, shading behind text) Use white spaces Create and use graphics carefully

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Example of Classroom Applications Letter head Flyers and posters Brochures Newsletters and magazines Books and booklets

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Test Generators and Test Question Banks Features of Test Generators Test creation procedures Random generation of questions Selection of questions based on criteria Answer keys On-screen testing and grading

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Worksheet and Puzzle Generators Worksheet generators produce worksheets for practice rather than tests. / Puzzle Generators automatically format and create crossword and word search puzzles

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Other Material Generators Individual Educational Plan (IEP) Generators (Used to track the performance of students with disabilities) Certificate & Form Makers (MS Infopath) Groupware Products (Designed to promote cooperative learning among groups of students by helping them document their work as they progress)

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Data Collection and Analysis Tools Grade Books Statistical Packages Data Management These tools help teachers collect and organize numerical information that indicates student progress. Some examples are:

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Grade Books Grade books allow teachers to enter student names, test/assignment names, data from tests and weighting information for specific tests scores. The program then analyzes the data and prints reports based on this information.

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Statistical Packages Specialized statistical packages can be used instead of spreadsheet packages to help teachers analyze: Student performance on tests Test questions Research data (means, standard variation and T test)

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Data Management Three Data Management Tools: Components of computer based learning systems (Integrated Learning systems) Computerized testing systems (Computers facilitate on-screen testing and record keeping after instruction. It also generate test forms and process performance data.) Test scoring and data analysis systems (Accept test data input either through the keyboard or by optically scanning bubble sheets. Tests are automatically scored and reports on results are generated.)

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Graphic Tools Print Graphics Draw/Paint & Image Programs Digitizing & Video Development Systems Charting & Graphing Clip Art, Video, & Sound Collections Allow production of images and illustration of documents.

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Planning & Organization Brainstorming Lesson Planning Tools Schedule/Calendar Makers Time Management Tools Outlining Tools & Writing Aids Help students conceptualize and communicate their ideas. Some examples are:

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Research & Reference Electronic Encyclopedias Atlases Dictionaries (World Atlases)

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week Content Specific Computer Aided Design Music Editors & Synthesizers Reading Tools Microcomputer-based Labs Graphing Calculators Geographic Information Systems Global Positioning Systems Assist with activities associated with certain content areas. Some examples are:

1. Journals Due 2. Assignment 2 due this week