Chapter 3

Computer

s and

Computer

Tools for

Teaching

and

Learning

• Presents Information

-websites, in-class presentations

• Communication

-e-mail, internet

• Manage Instructional Processes

-keeping records, calculating grades, assessing student

progress

• Produce Material

-papers, graphs, presentations

HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER AS A

TEACHER OR AN ASSISTANT

• Word Processor

-preparing lesson plans, creating quizzes and tests, writ ing newsletters, communication with parents

• Graphic Tools

-create images for handouts, signs for classroom display, designing, class news letters

• Spread Sheets

-keeping student records, grade books, entering and analyzing data

USING MAJOR COMPUTER PRODUCTIVITY

TOOLS FOR TEACHERS

• Databases

- tracking student performance, bui ld ing a col lect ion of tests and quiz quest ions over mater ia l

• Presentat ion Software

- lectures, presentat ions, prepar ing notes or mater ia ls that need to be

pr inted

• Author ing Software

- interact ive mater ia ls , compi l ing a teaching port fo l io

• Telecommunicat ion

-obtaining up- to-date content on var ious subjects, communicat ing wi th other teachers, s tudents, and parents

U S ING M AJO R C O M P U TER P RO D U C T IV IT Y TO O LS FO R TEAC HERS

• Word Processor

-wr i t ing papers and other wr i t ten work, per forming pre -wr i t ing act iv i t ies, typing notes

• Graphic Tools

-creat ing a graph of data, edi t ing photos for presentat ions or reports , making drawings for i l lustrated mater ia l

• Spread Sheets

-enter ing and analyz ing data, creat ing charts for v isual representat ions

• Databases

- f inding informat ion for ass ignments

U S I N G M A J O R C O M P U T E R P R O D U C T I V I T Y T O O L S FO R S T U D E N T S

• Presentation Software

-making in-class

presentations, creating

multimedia reports or

projects, compiling multimedia

portfolios

• Authoring Software

-developing multimedia reports

or projects, creating interactive

materials, creating multimedia

portfolios

• Telecommunication

-accessing up-to-date

information for researching

assignments, using e-mail

USING MAJOR COMPUTER PRODUCTIVITY

TOOLS FOR STUDENTS

• Refers to any item, piece of equipment, or product system

that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional

capabilities of an individual with a disability

• 5 Types of Assistive Technology:

-Computer Access

-Augmentative Communication

-Visual Aids

-Auditory Aids

-Cognitive Aids

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Motor D i f f i cu l t ies

-overs i zed keyboards , j oy s t i cks , t ouch

pads , touch sc reens

• Nonverba l o r Commun ica t ion

D i f f i cu l t i es

-d ig i t a l commun ica t ion , p i c tu re

boards , t ype and ta l k dev ices , pocke t

commun ica to rs

• Visua l l y impa i red

-en la rg ing fon ts , sc reen

readers , Bra i l l e , s tand -a lone read ing a ids

• Aud i to ry Impa i rment

-c losed cap t ion ing , FM sys tems, hear ing

a ids

• Cogn i t i ve Impa i rments

-va r ious compute r -based

ins t ruc t ion , d i f f e ren t mu l t imed ia so f tware

TYPES OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

sources

• http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/intro/index.php

• http://www.proprofs.com

• http://www.slideshare.net

• Newby, Timothy J. Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning