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Lesson 5 Software For Educators and Students

The document discusses different types of computer software used in education, including system software like operating systems that control computer operations, and application software for tasks like writing documents, creating presentations, and supporting school activities. It describes instructional software designed for teaching skills through tutorials, drills, simulations, and games, as well as productivity software for creating documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and graphics. Administrative software is also discussed, which school administrators use for record keeping, admissions, accounting, and other management functions.

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Lesson 5 Software For Educators and Students

The document discusses different types of computer software used in education, including system software like operating systems that control computer operations, and application software for tasks like writing documents, creating presentations, and supporting school activities. It describes instructional software designed for teaching skills through tutorials, drills, simulations, and games, as well as productivity software for creating documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and graphics. Administrative software is also discussed, which school administrators use for record keeping, admissions, accounting, and other management functions.

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SOFTWARE FOR

EDUCATORS AND
STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2
What is Computer Software?
software is a collection of instructions that
enable the user to interact with a computer,
its hardware, or perform tasks. Without
software, most computers would be useless.
Two types of software:
System Software consists of program
that control the operations of the
computer and its devices. System
software serves as the interface
between the user and the Application
Software.
Examples: Windows 10 OS , Android
OS, Linux OS, Ubuntu, MAC OS X,
iOS etc.
Application Software

Users

System
Softw
are

Hardwa
re
Operating System
 One type of system software which contains
instructions that coordinate all the activities of
the computer hardware devices. The
operating system also contains instructions
that allow the user to run the application
software.
Different Operating System
 Stand Alone OS is a complete operating system
that works on a desktop computers, notebook
or other computing devices
 Embedded OS resides in an internal chip rather
than in hard drive. This operating system used on
mobile devices and other consumer electronics.
 Emerging OS is like that of Google’s Chrome OS
has the potential to revolutionize computing. It
was designed to work exclusively with web-based
and cloud based applications and to run on
Chromebook computers.
Application Software or application programs allow
the user to perform specific tasks like writing
documents, making project presentation, video
recording and many others.
Application Software can be used for the following
purposes:
 As a productivity/ business tool

 Creates graphics and multimedia projects

 Support school and professional activities

 Help individual with home and personal

activities
 Facilitates communications
Types of Application Software used
in schools
A. Instructional software are programs
specifically designed to deliver instruction or aid
with the delivery of instruction. It intended to
teach skills or information through
demonstration.
 Tutorial software teaches new concepts. Tutorial

usually offers pretest, post-test and drill and


practice. This tutorial software guide the user
from start to the end of learning
 Drill and practice software provides exercises in
which student work on items one at a time and
receive feedback on their correctness. Drills and
practice strengthens students’ skills by providing
them repetitive task until they master the
concept or idea.
 Simulation provide a life like or world like
scenario or system that student may experience
through the computer.
 Instructional Games used to motivate learners in
learning a concept or topic. It also allows learners
 Problem solving software focuses on
fostering skills in problem solving. This
software provides opportunities to practice
solving various kinds of content area
problems.
 Special need software specifically for
students with learning disabilities to assist
them carrying out school task. This includes
speech synthesis software, text enlargement
programs, talking calculator etc.
B. Productivity software is designed to help
teachers and students in creating their reports,
computing grades, communicating,
developing of materials and keeping of record
effectively and efficiently.
 Word processing software is one of the most

widely used application software. It is used in


creating documents such as letters,
memorandum, reports, newsletter, thesis, lesson
plans, handouts, test exams, communications and
many others.
 Electronic Spreadsheet software allows the user
to organize numeric data in rows and columns.
This software is normally used to doing budgets,
grade computation and accomplish
mathematical problems.
 Presentation Software is designed to
communicate and display information
including text, images, audio and video
elements in a slideshow format.
 Graphic amd Multimedia Software allows
professionals like engineers, architects,
publishers and graphic artist to design work that
C. Administrative Software are programs that
administrator at school use to establish and
strengthen record keeping and exchanges 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.
Project
Think of any topic of your field
of specialization. Create a 10
slide kiosk which shows the
logical units of the lesson.
The kiosk must consist of
text, graphics, animation,
music, video and button links.
To be submitted next week.

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