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Productivity Software Applications Science Teaching and Learning

Here are three free and open-source alternatives to Microsoft Office apps that can be used for productivity and presentations: Word Processing: LibreOffice Writer - A full-featured open-source word processor comparable to MS Word. It can open and edit .doc, .docx files. Presentations: LibreOffice Impress - A powerful presentation software similar to PowerPoint. It can open and edit .ppt, .pptx files. Spreadsheets: Google Sheets - A web-based spreadsheet program that allows real-time collaboration. Data and files are stored online (in the cloud) so they can be accessed from any device. These free alternatives offer comparable features to MS Office apps and provide a good substitute

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Productivity Software Applications Science Teaching and Learning

Here are three free and open-source alternatives to Microsoft Office apps that can be used for productivity and presentations: Word Processing: LibreOffice Writer - A full-featured open-source word processor comparable to MS Word. It can open and edit .doc, .docx files. Presentations: LibreOffice Impress - A powerful presentation software similar to PowerPoint. It can open and edit .ppt, .pptx files. Spreadsheets: Google Sheets - A web-based spreadsheet program that allows real-time collaboration. Data and files are stored online (in the cloud) so they can be accessed from any device. These free alternatives offer comparable features to MS Office apps and provide a good substitute

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Productivity Software

Applications for
Science Teaching and
Learning
Module 3: Using Open-Ended Tools in
Facilitating Science Learning
Various
Productivity
Software
Applications
What is Productivity Software?

• Productivity software (also called


personal productivity software or
office productivity software) is
application software used for
producing information (such as
documents, presentations, worksheets,
databases, charts, graphs, digital
paintings, electronic music and digital
video).
A.
Microsoft
Word
What Is Microsoft Word?

 You may be wondering: what type of program is Microsoft Word? A good definition is that
it's a word processor. That's an application you use to “process”— format, manipulate,
save, print, share — a text-based document. 
 Microsoft Word is arguably the most popular word processor on the planet. That’s because
it’s part of Microsoft’s Office Suite, which is installed in 1 billion devices in the world
(according to groovyPost). 
 When Word 1.0 for Windows was released in 1989, it was one of the first word processors
that offered a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface. 
 This combination of ease of use and robust features makes it the go-to word processor in
both homes and offices today. It’s now also available for the Mac operating system as well
as a web-based version through an Office 365 subscription.
What Is Microsoft Word Used For?

 For Business or School


Microsoft Office's Word is a great tool for creating business documents. Of
course, you could design business and school documents from scratch. Or
you could get a head start using a professionally designed template.
 For Personal Purposes
There are also many personal uses of MS Word. Here are just a few:
invitation, card, gift tag, recipe card, place card, certificates.
Using Word in Scaffolding Student Learning
in a Science Classroom

 To appreciate the value of Word Applications in scaffolding student


learning, it is necessary to explore how these are maximized by teachers.
 Scaffolding is used to refer to various forms of support given to assist,
guide, or facilitate the learning process (World Links, 2008).
 Examples of scaffolding for learning that are usually prepared using word
applications are learning plans, assessment tools, templates and forms,
graphic organizers and others.
Examples of Scaffolding
of MS Word in Teaching
Learning
Plan or
Lesson Plan
Syllabus
Graphic
Organizers
B. Microsoft
PowerPoint
What is PowerPoint?

 PowerPoint was developed by Dennis Austin and Thomas Rudkin at


Forethought Inc. It was supposed to be named Presenter, but the name
was not adapted due to trademark issues. It was renamed PowerPoint in
1987 as suggested by Robert Gaskins.
 Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful presentation software developed by
Microsoft. It is a standard component of the company's Microsoft Office
suite software, and is bundled together with Word, Excel and other
Office productivity tools.
 The program uses slides to convey information rich in multimedia and is
used to create complex business presentations, simple educational
outlines and much more.
Using Presentations in Teaching Scientific
Skills

 Science teachers can use computers to create visually and


audibly appealing presentations that utilize a variety of media
tools.
 By using presentations software applications, students can also
develop their project outputs and reports to be able to share in
the class or in the World Wide Web.
Presentation Software allow learners to:

1. Present reports with audio, visual images and animations.


2. Present their group projects.
3. Present charts, tables, graphics, charts, and others.
4. Show data stored in graphic organizers that cannot be fully presented by a printed material
5. Develop digital science investigatory reports
6. Show results of any survey, questionnaires, etc.
7. Articulate and crystalize their ideas using the special feature of powerpoint software apps;
8. Experience science learning processes through the integration of contents in the
presentations;
9. Commit to the quality of their work
10. Present information in condensed form
11. Communicate their ideas in an innovative manner
Basic Instructional Design in Preparing
Presentations
1. Setting Up the Presentation Class
Students have to be taught the skills involved in giving a
presentation.
 When to use eye contact
 How to organize a presentation
 How to connect with the audience
 How to use body language and manage time
2. Organization of the Presentation
 One of the most important skills
 Before developing presentation, understand the genre
of oral presentation.
 How to separate the presentation into meaningful
sections
4. The Use of Visual Aids
 Important part of oral presentations because they provide
support for both the speakers and listeners during the
presentation.
 Can be used to giver more details.
5. Performing Self - Reflections
 After presentation, students should write a self-reflection of their own
presentation.
C. Microsoft Excel
What is Excel?
 Microsoft Excel is a helpful and powerful program for data analysis
and documentation. It is a spreadsheet program, which contains a
number of columns and rows, where each intersection of a column and
a row is a “cell.” Each cell contains one point of data or one piece of
information. By organizing the information in this way, you can make
information easier to find, and automatically draw information from
changing data.
Using Spreadsheets in Science Learning
 Spreadsheets are very helpful in introducing some lessons in
mathematics and science courses. Through spreadsheets, one can teach
with tables and charts, make a table and a graph, compute students'
grades.
 Apart from being built around a grid of cells that hold numerical data,
spreadsheets also contain text, dates and other content that can be
presented in science courses for discussions.
Essential ideas that teachers may consider doing
when employing spreadsheets in classroom:
1. Reinforce learning scientific languages in other fields
2. Add well-designed charts and tables to reports to enhance students' non-
verbal reading skills.
3. Allow students to create their own charts, graphs, tables, and the like, their
computational skills and spatial skills are developed and enhanced.
4. Give students completed chart and see if they can reconstruct underlying
worksheet. This goes a long way toward helping them to understand the
relationships between the data and the chart.
5. Require that science laboratory reports and research papers contain some
type of chart to help support their findings. Encourage them to look for
samples form the World Wide Web.
Essential ideas that teachers may consider doing
when employing spreadsheets in classroom:
1. Let students explore websites that have table presentations for mathematics or science
teaching and let them discuss how these were used to facilitate the acquisition of
mathematics or science competencies.
2. Let the students look for charts in science learning materials like textbooks, workbooks
and others and discuss why these were used.
3. Teach the principles of financial literacy and management as it is also important to learn
these concepts in the context of life skills.
4. Explain numerical concepts by showing the relationships between numbers and their
concrete representation in charts and graphs. As mathematics and science teachers, this
is needed to understand mathematics and science researches with quantitative designs.
5. Demonstrate how spreadsheets are useful in preparing assessment and evaluation tools
for students' performance.
What if you can’t access these MS apps?
Activity
1. Research for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Alternatives.
2. Based on your research, what is the best among all of them? Choose
three MS Alternatives (one for word, one for pptx., and one for
excel). Explain.
3. Turn in your activity in the google classroom under activity for
Module 3 – Lesson 1.

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