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Sources

Websites

Wikipedia. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.wikipedia.org.

River Deep. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.riverdeep.net.

The PLATO Learning System ILS. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.plato.com.

OpenOffice. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.openoffice.org.

Microsoft. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.microsoft.com.

Merit Software. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.meritsoftware.com.

MacGAMUT. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.macgamut.com.

The Learning Company. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.learningcompany.com.

Journal of Chemical Education. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.jce.divched.org.

Interactive Music Games for Kids. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.kidsmusicstage.com.

The Geometer's Sketchpad Resource Center. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.keypress.com/sketchpad.

Earobics. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.earobics.com.

EA Games. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.ea.com.

Congress for Kids. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.congressforkids.net

Compass Learning. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from www.compasslearning.com

Alien Rescue Game. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from alienrescue.edb.utexas.edu.

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*Roblyer, M.D. and Doering, A. (2010). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (5th Ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

"Basic Three" Software Tools

Students learn with, rather than from, the "basic three" software tools: wordprocessing, spreadsheet, and database software (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Database Software

Computer programs that facilitate the storage, organization, and manipulation of information (text and data).

Benifits: saving time locating/updating information, reduced data redundancy, and eased data comparision and data mining (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Base from OpenOffice.org

Microsoft Access

Searching for information during research

Posing and testing hypotheses

Understanding the power of information "pictures"

Teaching organizational skills

Teaching research and study skills

Sending personalized letters

Using student information

Data mining

Invetorying and locating resources

Spreadsheet Software

Computer programs that facilitate the organization and manipulation of numerical data.

Benifits: saving time, organized displays of information, and increased motivation to work with numbers (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Calc from OpenOffice.org

Microsoft Excel

Projecting grades

Storing and analyzing data

Supporting mathmatical problem solving

Supporting student products

Making possible visual teaching demonstrations

Keeping gradebooks

Preparing performance checklists

Keeping budgets

Word Processing Software

Computer programs that facilitate the production of typed documents.

Benifits: saving time, improved appearance, and easy exchange of work (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Writer from OpenOffice.org

Microsoft Word

Teaching and Learning Tasks*

Encouraging writing through the curriculum

Assigning individual language, writing, or reading exercises

Supporting the learning of writing processes

Productivity Applications*

Creating newsletters and flyers

Creating reports, forms, and letters

Creating lesson plans and notes

Creating instructional material

Instuctional Software

Computer programs designed specifically to deliver or support learning activities are collectively refered to as instructional software (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Integrated Learning Systems

Networked or online programs that offer resources to support instruction, along with summary reports of student progress (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

The PLATO Learning System ILS

The CompassLearning Odyssey Manager

Tracking

Remediation

Diagnostic

Assessment

Problem Solving

Programs designed to either (1) foster component skills involved in solving problems, (2) teach or provide practice in general approaches to problem solving, or (3) teach or provide opportunities to practice solving various problems in specific content areas (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

The Geometer's Sketchpad

Alien Rescue

Encourage group problem solving

Provide practice in solving problems

Teach component skills in problem-solving strategies

Instructional Games

Programs designed to increase motivation by adding game rules and/or competition to learning activities (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Alice in Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego

Arthur's Math Games

Reward

Teach cooperative group working skills

Supplement/ replacement for worksheets/exercises

Simulation

Programs that offer a computerized model of real or imagined systems designed to teach how a system works (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

SimCity 3000

Oregon Trail

Virtual Labs: Electricity

Encourage cooperation and group work

Foster exploration and problem solving

Introduce or clarify a new topic

Supplement/ replacement for field trips

Supplement/ replacement for role playing

Supplement/ replacement for lab experiments

Tutorial

Programs that provide an entire instructional sequence similar to a teacher's classroom instruction on a topic (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Basic Algebra Shapeup

Congress for Kids

PhysicaElementa

Instruction in place of teacher

Alternative learning strategies

Self-paced review of material

Drill and Practice

Programs where students work problems, usually one at a time, and receive feedback on their correctness (Roblyer & Doering, 2010).

Examples

MacGAMUT

Organic Nomenclature

Earobics

Meeting Classroom Needs*

Preparation for tests

Supplementing or replacing worksheets/homework