POWER PRACTICE
Chapter 6
Academic Software
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Question 6.1
What is an authoring system?
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What is an authoring system?
Authoring system software assists you
in writing your own custom computerenhanced lessons.
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Question 6.2
What is the difference between
multimedia authoring and web
authoring?
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What is the difference between
multimedia authoring and web authoring?
Multimedia authoring lets you create lessons
that use multiple media such as audio and
video as well as text and graphics.
Multimedia may be sequential or
hyperlinked. Web authoring lets you create
lessons in HTML for inclusion on a web site.
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Question 6.3
What is HTML and what does a
teacher need to know about it?
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What is HTML and what does a
teacher need to know about it?
Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) is
the computer language that formats
documents for inclusion on a website.
Most web authoring tools do not require
teachers to know HTML commands but
instead generates the language for them
when they set up how they want their
documents to look.
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Question 6.4
What is desktop publishing software
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What is desktop publishing software
used for?
Desktop publishing combines word
processing and page layout software into a
single package. It is used to create
professional looking documents that can be
printed on paper or transparency film. It
can also create electronic documents to use
on a website.
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Question 6.5
What are clip art libraries and where can
a teacher get them?
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What are clip art libraries and where can
a teacher get them?
A clip art library is a collection of
drawings and photos created by artists
and made available in electronic format.
Clip art comes with word processors, but
extended collections may be purchased or
downloaded for free from the web.
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Question 6.6
What is the difference between a
paint program and a draw program?
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What is the difference between a
paint program and a draw program?
A paint program uses a series of
electronic brushes and tools that emulate
a painting set to create computerized
art. A draw program uses layered
objects such as squares and circles to
create computer art.
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Question 6.7
How might imaging and editing
software be useful in the classroom?
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How might imaging and editing
software be useful in the classroom?
Imaging software creates graphics from
hard copy. Editing software lets you
manipulate computer graphics. Teachers
can use both to improve the quality of
images, to annotate images, and to add
special effects to accent key features.
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Question 6.8
What types of software are considered
reference software?
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What types of software are considered
reference software?
Reference software includes electronic
encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries,
grammar tools, and almanacs. This type
of software is available on CD, DVD, and
online.
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Question 6.9
How do tutorials and drill & practice
software differ?
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How do tutorials and drill & practice
software differ?
Tutorials present new content in a prepared
instructional sequence (either linear or
nonlinear) while drill and practice software
reinforces previously taught material. While
both usually provide feedback to the
learner, tutorials typically offer the
learner more control.
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Question 6.10
What types of educational game
software is available?
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What types of educational game
software is available?
Adventure games which let students solve
mysteries and participate in adventures
related to content; Board-type games
which allow students to advance when
they give the correct answer; Sports or
video games; Puzzles and strategy games
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What is simulation software?
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What is simulation software?
Simulations are a type of academic
software package that lets students
participate in a simulated version of the
real world. A popular simulation is
software that lets students explore the
human body by pointing and click to move
through layers of skin, muscle, and
organs.
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Question 6.12
How does special needs software
differ from conventional academic
software?
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How does special needs software
differ from conventional academic
software?
Special needs software is software that
has been developed to meet the specific
requirements of exceptional or special
needs students. Examples of special
needs software includes speech
synthesizers, screen readers, and Braille
readers.
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Question 6.13
What academic skills might problem
solving software help develop?
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What academic skills might problem
solving software help develop?
Problem solving software helps develop
critical thinking skills in relation to any
content area. Students can use content
variations of this type of software for
experimentation, to test math theories,
or to test social hypotheses.
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How is concept mapping software used?
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How is concept mapping software used?
Concept mapping software is software
that lets students create a visual
representation of the concepts under
study. Students pictorially identify the
concepts and then connect them to show
their relationship. The resulting concept
map is the visual outcome of the
brainstorming process.
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