SOFTWARE FOR EDUCATORS Educational Technology 2

AND STUDENTS
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
System software consists of programs that control the operations of
the computer and its devices.
System software serves as the interface between the user, the
application software, and the hardware.
An operating system is one type of system software which
contains instructions that coordinate all of the activities of the
computer hardware devices.
The operating system also contains instructions that allow the user
to run the application software.
SYSTEM SOFTWARE (CONT.)
The operating system tells the computer how to perform functions such as
transferring data between the input/output devices and computer memory,
processing program instructions, communicating with the computer hardware
and other software.
The operating system remains in the computer memory and it continues to
run while the computer is turned on.
The software that you would like to install or run must be compatible with
the operating system you are currently using.
This is the same for hardware, wherein the correct drivers must be installed
in order for the operating system to communicate properly with the hardware.
OPERATING SYSTEMS Educational Technology 2
STAND ALONE OPERATING
SYSTEMS
Stand-Alone Operating Systems are complete operating systems
that work on a desktop computer, notebook computer or all-in-one
device.
Some of the most popular operating systems in use today are as
follows:
1. Windows
2. Mac OS
3. Ubuntu
WINDOWS
Microsoft Windows is the most known
operating system.
Many versions have been out in the
market to help users perform computer-
based tasks with more convenience.
One of its key features is backwards
compatibility which means applications
made for Windows XP will still work on
Windows 10.
WINDOWS 10
MAC OS
This operating system is only available
for computers which are manufactured
by Apple.
Mac OS has many features which
enhance browsing, online shopping and
interacting with applications.
MACOS HIGH SIERRA
UBUNTU
Ubuntu is a free and open source
operating system and Linux distribution
based on Debian.
New releases of Ubuntu occur every six
months, while long-term support (LTS)
releases occur every two years.
Ubuntu is the most popular operating
system for the cloud.
UBUNTU DESKTOP 18.04
"BIONIC BEAVER"
EMBEDDED OPERATING
SYSTEMS
This kind of operating system resides in an internal chip rather than a hard drive.
This is the kind of operating system used on mobile devices and other portable
electronics.
Today’s embedded operating systems recognize multiple points of contact and
allow users to interact with the device using a stylus or finger.
The three popular embedded operating systems today are:
1. Android
2. iOS
3. Blackberry OS
ANDROID
Android is a mobile operating system
developed by Google.
Based on the Linux kernel and designed
primarily for touchscreen mobile
devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Developed by Google and later the
Open Handset Alliance (OHA).
Android is currently the most popular
operating system in the world.
ANDROID 8.0 “OREO”
IOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile
operating system created and developed
by Apple Inc. exclusively for its
hardware.
It is the operating system that presently
powers many of the company's mobile
devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and
iPod Touch.
It is the second most popular mobile
operating system globally after Android.
iOS 11
BLACKBERRY OS
BlackBerry 10 is a proprietary mobile
operating system for the BlackBerry line
of smartphones, both developed by
BlackBerry Limited.
It supports the application
framework Qt (version 4.8) and features
an Android runtime to run Android
applications.
BlackBerry 10 is based on QNX, a
Unix-like operating system.
BLACKBERRY 10
EMERGING OPERATING
SYSTEMS
The emerging operating system like
that of Google’s Chrome OS has the
potential to revolutionize computing.
Google Chrome OS is based on Google
Android which is designed to work
exclusively with web-based and cloud-
based applications and to run on
Chromebook computers.
CRHOME OS
APPLICATION Educational Technology 2
SOFTWARE
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
Instructional Software are programs designed specifically to deliver instruction or aid with
the delivery of instruction.
Instructional software are intended to teach skills or information through demonstrations,
examples, explanations, or problem solving.
These are some of the commonly used instructional software:
1. Tutorial Software
2. Drill and Practice Software
3. Simulation
4. Instructional Games
5. Problem Solving Software
TUTORIAL SOFTWARE
A software that teaches the
users about new concepts.
A tutorial usually offers pretest,
post-test and drill and practice.
This software guides the users
from start to the end of
learning.
TUTORIAL SOFTWARE (CONT.)
Selecting: Benefits:
1. Extensive Interactivity 1. Immediate Feedback
2. Thorough User Control 2. Self Contained
3. Appropriate Pedagogy 3. Self Paced
4. Adequate Answer-Judging and Limitations and Problems:
Feedback Capabilities
4. Criticism by Constructivism
5. Appropriate Graphics
5. Lack of Good Products
6. Adequate Record Keeping
6. Reflect Only One Instructional
Approach
TRIGONOMETRY
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LAWS OF MOTION
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DRILL-AND-PRACTICE
SOFTWARE
Provides exercises in which students
work on items one at a time and
receive feedback on their correctness.
An effective drill-and-practice
program should allow students to
work at their own pace, give
motivating feedback, and be user
friendly.
Drill and practice software strengthens
students’ skills by providing them
repetitive tasks until they master the
concept or idea.
DRILL-AND-PRACTICE
SOFTWARE (CONT.)
Selecting:
1. Control Over the Drill-and-Practice
2. Answer Judging
3. Gives Appropriate Feedback
Benefits:
4. Immediate Feedback
5. Motivation
6. Saving Time
Limitations and Problems:
7. Perceived Misuse
8. Criticism by Constructiveness
EXAM ENGLISH
(HTTPS://WWW.EXAMENGLISH.COM)
CHEMISTRY DRILLS
(HTTP://WWW.CHEMISTRY-
DRILLS.COM)
SIMULATIONS
Simulations provide a life-like or
world-like scenario or system that
students may experience through the
computer.
Simulations allow the students to
experience what is it like and learn
how it should be done in a real world
simulation.
Simulations involve students into a
learning process, save money and
resources, and make experimentation
safe.
SIMULATIONS (CONT.)
Selecting: 1. Compress Time
1. Realistic representation of a system 2. Slow Down Processes
2. Clear set of directions 3. Get Students Involved
3. Can model phenomena, procedures 4. Make Experiments Safe
and hypothetical situations 5. Make the Impossible Possible
4. Impact of actions must be clearly 6. Save Money and Other Resources
seen 7. Allow Repetition with Variables
Limitations and Problems: 8. Allow Observation of Complex
1. Criticism of Virtual Lab Software Processes
2. Accuracy of Models
3. Misuse of Simulations
BIOLAB FLY
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DIGITAL FROG
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INSTRUCTIONAL GAMES
Primarily used to motivate learners in
learning a concept or topic. It also
allows learners to practice their skills
in a more engaging manner.
Instructional games make learning
fun and motivating.
It motivates learners via the
challenge of competition, and
provide different levels of
complexity that match the player’s
ability.
INSTRUCTIONAL GAMES
(CONT.)
Selecting: 1. Inefficient Learning
1. Appealing Formats and Activities 2. Classroom Barriers
2. Instructional Value Benefits:
3. Physical Dexterity is Reasonable 1. Games are more interesting than
4. Social, Societal, and Cultural traditional instruction
Considerations 2. Retention of information is longer
Limitations and Problems: 3. Assists teachers to get students to
1. Learning versus Having Fun focus on the topic
2. Confusion of Game Rules and Real- 4. Makes learning more engaging and
Life Rules motivational
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JEOPARDY REVIEW GENERATOR
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PROBLEM SOLVING
SOFTWARE
Focuses on fostering skills in
problem-solving.
This software provides opportunities
to practice solving various kinds of
content area problems.
PROBLEM SOLVING
SOFTWARE (CONT.)
Selecting: 1. Suitability in Learning Strategy of
1. Develop skills of the student in Students
solving various kinds of content- Benefits:
area problems
1. Promotes visualizations in
2. Motivation for students to keep mathematics problem solving
using the software
2. Fosters better understanding in
3. Problems should be challenging visualization of abstract concepts
Limitations and Problems: 3. Improves interest and motivation in
1. Effectiveness of Problem-Solving doing problem solving activities
Software
MEMORY CHALLENGE
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CRAZY MACHINES
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SPECIAL NEEDS SOFTWARE
Designed specifically for
students with learning
disabilities to assist them in
carrying out school tasks.
This includes speech synthesis
software, text enlargement
programs, talking calculators
and others.
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Productivity software is designed to help teachers and students in
creating the reports, computing of grades, communicating, developing
of materials and keeping of records effectively and efficiently.
Productivity software includes the following:
1. Word Processing Software
2. Electronic Spreadsheet
3. Presentation Graphics
4. Graphics and Multimedia Software
WORD PROCESSING
SOFTWARE
Word Processing software is used to
create and print documents.
A key advantage of word processing
software is that users easily can make
changes in documents.
Examples of these are:
1. Microsoft Word
2. Open Office Writer
3. Google Docs
ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET
Electronic spreadsheet software
allows the user to add, subtract, and
perform user-defined calculations on
rows and columns of numbers.
Examples of these are:
1. Microsoft Excel
2. Open Office Calc
PRESENTATION GRAPHICS
Presentation graphic software
allows the user to create documents
called slides to be used in making the
presentations.
Examples of these are:
1. Microsoft PowerPoint
2. Open Office Impress
3. Prezi
4. Keynote
GRAPHICS AND
MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE
Graphics and Multimedia Software
allows professionals like engineers,
architects, publishers, and graphics
artists to design work that is intended for
their own field of specialization.
Examples of these are:
1. Adobe Photoshop - Photos
2. Sony Vegas Pro - Video
3. Autodesk AutoCAD - Architecture
4. Fruity Loops Studio - Music
ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE
These are programs that
administrators of schools use to
establish and strengthen record
keeping and exchanged of
information among various
institutions and agencies.
These include student information
records, admissions, accounting,
payroll system, tuition management,
class scheduling, purchasing, faculty
hiring, faculty evaluation, etc.
SOFTWARE SUPPORT TOOLS
Software support tools benefit teachers in teaching and students in learning in various classroom
situations. These software support tools offer the following advantages:
1. Improved efficiency and productivity
2. Enhanced product appearance
3. More precise and aptness of information
4. More support for collaboration

Software Support Tool Categories

1. Materials generators
2. Data collection and analysis tools
3. Graphics tools
4. Planning and organizing tools
5. Research and reference tools
6. Content-area tools
MATERIALS GENERATORS
Allow creation of documents, web pages,
tests, and various lessons and activities.
Examples:
 Microsoft Publisher (http://office.Microsoft.com)
 Adobe InDesign (http://adobe.com)
 Adobe Dreamweaver (http://adobe.com)
 Adobe Acrobat Pro (http://adobe.com)
 Test Creator (http://centronsoftware.com)
 Wondershare QuizCreator (http://sameshow.com)
 Rubric Builder (http://www.rubricbuilder.on.ca)
 Rubric Maker (http://recipes.teach4learning.com)
 Worksheet Works (http://worksheetworks.com)
DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS TOOLS
Collect data from students; support
decision making; analyze data from
experiments and research.
Examples:
 FileMaker (http://www.filemaker.com)
 PinnacleGrade Gradebook (
http://www.globalscholar.com)
 SurveyMonkey (
http://www.surveymonkey.com)
 QuickSchools (http://www.quickschools.com)
 ExamBuilder (http://www.exambuilder.com)
 iRespond (http://www.irespond.com)
GRAPHICS TOOLS
Allow teachers and students to enhance
the illustrations to be placed in
documents (flyers, brochures,
newsletters, and the like) and web
pages.
Examples:
 Adobe Photoshop (http://adobe.com)
 Adobe Illustrator (http://adobe.com)
 CorelDraw (http://corel.com)
 SmartDraw (http://www.smartdraw.com)
 iStock Photos (http://istockphoto.com)
 Animation Factory (
http://www.animationfactory.com)
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING
TOOLS
Allow teachers and students to organize
ideas and plan lessons and class
schedules.
Examples:
 Inspiration (http://www.inspiration.com)
 PlanbookEdu (http://planbookedu.com)
 MyLessonPlanner (http://mylessonplanner.com
)
 Easy Schedule Maker (http://patrena.com)
RESEARCH AND REFERENCE
TOOLS
Assist teachers and students in doing
their research work.
Examples:
 Encyclopedia Brittanica (
http://www.britannica.com)
 Encyclopedia.com (http://encyclopedia.com)
 Worldatlas (http://www.worldatlas.com/atlas)
 Google Maps (http://maps.google.com)
 Technology words: Webopedia (
http://www.webopedia.com)
 Any words/thesaurus: Dictionary.com (
http://dictionary.reference.com)
CONTENT AREA TOOLS
Assist teachers and students in enriching
their knowledge in a specialized content
area, such as reading, math, science,
computer, art, music, language, social
students, drawing and technology
education.
Examples:
 Alibre (http://alibre.com)
 Listing of MIDI products (http://www.midi.org)
 Accelerated Reader (AR) (http://renlearn.com/ar)
 Vernier LabQuest (http://www.vernier.com)
 Magellan GPS (http://www.magellangps.com)
 WorldLingo (http://worldlingo.com)