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WEEK 2 – Technology Video: Project 2 Hardware CHAPTERS 3 & 4 Ronn Waters Software CHAPTER 3 Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators The Operating System Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 5 ¨The Role of the Operating System ¤System Software – consists of programs that control the operations of the computer and its devices ¤Operating system – coordinate all of the activities of the hardware devices in a computer contains instructions that The Operating System Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 6 ¨ Microsoft Windows ¤ Windows 98 ¤ Windows 2000 ¤ Windows XP ¤ Windows Vista ¤ Windows 7 (Testing) ¨ Mac OS ¤ Mac OS, version 9.1 ¤ Mac OS X ¨ Other Operating Systems ¤ UNIX ¤ Linux The Operating System Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 7 ¨ Graphical User Interface (GUI) graphics, and other visual cues to make software easier to use – combines text, Application Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 10 ¨ Five major categories of application software Application Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 11 ¨ Working with Software Applications ¤Document - Piece of work created with an application program and saved on disk with a unique file name nCreating nEditing nFormatting nFont size nFont style nSaving nPrinting nDialog box nVoice recognition nNote taking software Application Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 12 Productivity Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 15 ¨ Word Processing Software ¤ Used to create, edit, and format textual documents Productivity Software ¨ Word Processing Software ¤ Formatting features n Font and font size n Color n Borders Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators n Clip art n Margins n Wordwrap n Scrolling 16 Productivity Software ¨ Word Processing Software ¤Editing features nFind or search nReplace nSpell checker Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 17 Productivity Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 20 ¨ Spreadsheet Software ¤Spreadsheet organization nWorksheet has up to 256 columns and 65,536 rows nCell - Intersection of a row and a column nLabels nValues nFormulas Productivity Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 21 ¨Spreadsheet Software ¤Calculations nFormula - Performs calculations on data in the worksheet and displays the results in a cell nFunction – A predefined formula that performs commonplace calculations Productivity Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 22 ¨ Spreadsheet Software ¤ Charts n Graphically illustrates the relationship of numeric data Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 25  Microsoft Works field entry screen    Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 26  Data entered into the database    Productivity Software 27 ¨Presentation Graphics Software ¤Allows you to create documents called presentations which are used to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group Productivity Software ¨ Presentation Graphics Software ¤ Integrating electronic presentations into the classroom n Nonlinear teaching and learning n Students and teachers create presentations n Can link presentations to the Web Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 30 30 Productivity Software ¨ Personal Information Managers (PIM) ¤ Software application that includes an appointment calendar, address book, notepad, and other features to help organize appointments, task lists, and more Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 31 31 Productivity Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 32 ¨ PDA Software ¤ Uses n Personal Productivity n Business n Communications n Medical n Scientific n Travel n Global Positioning n Entertainment n Games n Multimedia n Education http: //www.openoffice.org/ Tasks Stes = Master Panes > Custom dninaion (rSide Transition “Auply tu sekeubed sides — ‘woe Up (rer Modify transition Sosed [eas une nest eure ry & Advance side © ormeuso ck Cheat cay tor 2 aes KA me Ob-F-& Pi shee Faull Sle set) Graphics and Multimedia Software 36 ¨ Desktop Publishing (DTP) Software ¤ Allows you to design, produce, and deliver sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and brilliant colors ¤ Page layout - arranging text and graphics in a document Graphics and Multimedia Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 37 ¨ Paint/Image-Editing Software ¤ Allows you to draw pictures, shapes, and other graphical images using various tools on the screen ¤ Paint software n Draw pictures, shapes, and other graphics ¤ Image-editing software n Modify existing graphics ¤ Photo editing software n Edit digital photographs Graphics and Multimedia Software Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 40 ¨ Multimedia Authoring Software ¤ Used to create electronic interactive presentations that include text, video, audio, and animation ¤ Often used in education ¤ Delivered via CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Graphics and Multimedia Software ¨ Web Page Authoring Software ¤ Allows you to create Web pages and organize, manage, and maintain Web sites ¤ Many packages allow creation of Web pages ¤ Word processing programs allow creation of web pages Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 41 41 Graphics and Multimedia Software ¨ Web Page Authoring Software ¤ Popular packages n Microsoft FrontPage n Microsoft Expressions n Adobe Dreamweaver Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 42 Software for School Use ¨ Grade Book Software ¤ Allows teachers to track and organize student tests, homework, lab work, and other scores ¤ Often integrates with other software packages Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 45 45 Software for School Use Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 46 ¨ Educational and Reference Software ¤ Educational software n Software designed for the learning environment ¤ Reference software n Provides valuable and thorough information for everyone in an educational setting and in the family Software for School Use Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 47 ¨ Special Needs Software ¤ Software designed for students with physical impairments or learning disabilities ¤ Examples n Speech synthesis software n Software with text enlargement features n Talking software n Microsoft Accessibility http://www.microsoft.com/enable/ n Dragon http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/ n JAWS http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/jaws product-page.asp n Kurzweil 3000 http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz3000v11.aspx - Software for Home and Personal Use ¨ Legal Software ¤ Assists in preparation of legal documents and provides legal advice Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 50 Software for Home and Personal Use Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators 51 ¨ Entertainment Software ¤ Interactive games and videos ¤ Hobbies Learning Aids and Support Tools ¨ Help ¨ Tutorials http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on ¨ FAQs Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators -line2.htm 52 Software Versions and Upgrades 55 ¨ Working with Macintosh Computers and PCs ¤ Sometimes must move files between the two platforms ¤ Some PC programs allow you to save files in a Macintosh format ¤ Software packages that do file conversions Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators Chapter 3: Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators  Many software programs allow a file to be saved in  various formats  56  Discussion Question: Laptop Learning Author Mark Warschauer whys, why nots learning programs in the following article. Read the article and answer the questions in this discussion. Article: Going One 1. Why are laptop learning programs an effective instructional strategy? 2. Why aren't laptop learning programs an effective instructional strategy? 3. How can laptop learning programs be implemented in today's schools? discusses the , and hows of laptop ‐to‐One