Slide 1 : Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching Chapter 5
Integrating Word Processing, Spreadsheets, & Data Base Software Tools into Teaching & Learning By
R. E. Pasigui
Why Use Support Tools? : Why Use Support Tools? Improved Productivity
Improved Appearance
Improved Accuracy
More Support for Interaction
Productivity Tools : Productivity Tools Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Word Processing : Word Processing Saves Time
Better Appearance
Document Sharing Relative Advantage
Word Processing : Word Processing Storing documents
Erasing & inserting text
Search & replace text
Moving & copying text
Word wraparound
Change style & appearance easily Features
Word Processing : Word Processing Justification
Automatic headers & footers
Inserting text from other programs
Spell checking
Suggested words Features
Word Processing : Word Processing Style & grammar checking
Graphics insertion
Merging text & data
Tables
Templates
Voice recognition Features
Word Processing Issues : Word Processing Issues When to Introduce
Keyboarding
Effects on Handwriting
Impact on Assessment
Word Processing in the Classroom : Word Processing in the Classroom Teacher Productivity
Instructional Activities Writing Process
Dynamic Group Products
Individual Exercises
Writing Across the Curriculum
Spreadsheets : Spreadsheets Saves Time
Creating Charts
“What-if” Questions
Motivational Relative Advantage
Spreadsheets : Spreadsheets Calculations & comparisons
Automatic recalculation
Copying cells
Cell formatting
Graph creation Features
Spreadsheets in the Classroom : Spreadsheets in the Classroom Teacher Productivity Grade keeping
Checkbooks
Budgets
Attendance charts
Performance assessment checklists
Spreadsheets in the Classroom : Spreadsheets in the Classroom Instructional Activities Demonstrations
Student Products
Support for Problem Solving
Storing & Analyzing Data
Projecting grades
Databases : Databases Reduces Data Redundancy
Efficient Locating & Updating of Records
Data Comparisons Relative Advantage
Database : Database Allows changes to information
Sorts alphabetically or numerically
Searches information
Generates reports
Merges data with word processing documents Features
Databases in the Classroom : Databases in the Classroom Teacher Productivity Inventorying Instructional Materials
Planning With Student Profiles
Personalized Correspondence
Readily available student information
Databases in the Classroom : Databases in the Classroom Instructional Activities Research & Study Skills
Organizational Skills
Create Profiles (information pictures)
Posing & Testing Hypotheses
Research Information Search