Chapter 5 Administrative Software

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Chapter 5 Administrative Software

• ETEC 562
• Suzanne Sherman

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What Do Educators Need to Know about Software?

• Administrative Software assists educators with
  administrative tasks.
• Academic Software assists educators and learners
  in the teaching/learning process.

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Administrative Software

• Productivity Software is business-application
  software adapted for administrative tasks.
• Classroom Management Software helps educators
  with classroom tasks.

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Desktop Publishing vs. Word Processing

• Desktop Publishing makes extensive and precise
  adjustments to page displays.
• Word Processing can perform some publishing tasks
  nothing as extensive.

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Word Processing Basic Desktop Capabilities

• WYSIWYG
• Graphics/Clip Art
• Tables/Columns
• Auto Formats
• Word Art

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Key Features of Word Processing

• Document Preparation
• Formatting
• Grammar/Spell Check
• Web Format
• Mail Merge
• Tables
• Archiving

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Electronic Spreadsheets

• Produces accurate professional reports for any
  task dealing with numbers.
• Completes mathematical tasks with speed and
  accuracy.

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Spreadsheet Organization

• Data organized into vertical columns and
  horizontal rows.
• Intersections of spreadsheet rows and columns are
  called cells.

• Each cell may contain text, values or a formula.
• Automatic recalculation feature.

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Database Management

• Creates records.
• Organizes reports from data.
• Access/Extract information from stored data.

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Database Organization
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Database Management Features

• Databases
• Forms
• Reports

• Sorting
• Queries
• Archiving

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Presentation Software

• Programs designed to create digital support
  materials for oral presentations.
• Slides/Graphics
• Multimedia
• Hyperlinks
• Layouts/Special Effects

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Integrated Productivity vs. Productivity Suite

• Integrated Productivity
• Software package includes major applications
  (word processing, spreadsheet and database).
• Example ClarisWorks

• Productivity Suite
• Contains one or more additional programs (other
  than word processing, spreadsheet and database).
• Tailored to meet certain needs.

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Will You Know How to Evaluate District Software?

• Must be competent in understanding and selecting
  software programs.
• Must match software to specific need.

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Chapter Questions

• How do academic software and administrative
  software differ??
• What is productivity software??
• What are key features of word-processing
  software??