K12 Educational Software Applications

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K-12 Educational Software Applications

• EDU 534
• Multimedia Applications
• Instructor Jeff Danielsen

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Educational Software

• Refers to computer software products used to
  support teaching and learning of subject-related
  content.
• Provided individualized instruction and
  exploration.
• Allows students to examine their skills in a
  risk-free environment.
• Provides instant feedback, testing, and review.

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Specific Applications

• Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
• Software designed to help teach facts,
  information, and/or skills associated with
  subject-related materials.
• Drill-and-Practice Software
• Provides factual information and then through
  repetitive exercises allows students to continue
  to work on the specific materials to remember the
  information, or memorize.

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More Applications

• Educational Games
• http//www.carmensandiego.com/home2.html
• Tutorials
• A teaching program designed to help individuals
  learn to use a product or concepts.
• http//www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/using/d
  efault.htm

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More

• Educational Simulations
• A computerized model of real life that represents
  a physical or simulated process
• http//www.maxis.com/games/streets/frame.html
• Integrated Learning Systems
• Provide individual student diagnostic data
  through pre-tests, instruction based on the
  diagnostic data, continuous monitoring of student
  performance with automatic adjustments in
  instruction when needed, a variety of formats for
  teaching content, and multilevels and multigrade
  of content. http//www.jlc.com/index.html

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Web-Based Education

• Web-based course is a course that is taught
  mostly or completely on the Web.
• Web-enhanced course is a course that uses the Web
  to enhance the content of the course.
• http//www.usiouxfalls.org