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K-12 Educational Software Applications. EDU 534 Multimedia Applications Instructor: Jeff Danielsen. Educational Software. Refers to computer software products used to support teaching and learning of subject-related content. Provided individualized instruction and exploration.
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K-12 Educational Software Applications EDU 534 Multimedia Applications Instructor: Jeff Danielsen
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.
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.
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/default.htm
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
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