1. Computer
s and
Computer
Tools for
Teaching
and
Learning
Chapter 3

2. HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER AS A
TEACHER OR AN ASSISTANT
• Presents Information
-websites, in-class
presentations
• Communication
-e-mail, internet
• Manage Instructional
Processes
-keeping records, calculating
grades, assessing student
progress
• Produce Material
-
papers, graphs, presentation
s

3. USING MAJOR COMPUTER PRODUCTIVITY
TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
• Word Processor
-preparing lesson
plans, creating quizzes and
tests, writing
newsletters, communication
with parents
• Graphic Tools
-create images for
handouts, signs for
classroom
display, designing, class
news letters
• Spread Sheets
-keeping student
records, grade
books, entering and

4. USING MAJOR COMPUTER PRODUCTIVIT Y TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
• Databases
-tracking student
performance, building a collection of
tests and quiz questions over
material
• Presentation Software
-lectures, presentations, preparing
notes or materials that need to be
printed
• Authoring Software
-interactive materials, compiling a
teaching portfolio
• Telecommunication
-obtaining up-to-date content on
various subjects, communicating with
other teachers, students, and
parents

5. USING MAJOR COMPUTER PRODUCTIVIT Y TOOLS FOR STUDENTS
• Word Processor
-writing papers and other written
work, performing pre -writing
activities, typing notes
• Graphic Tools
-creating a graph of data, editing
photos for presentations or
reports, making drawings for
illustrated material
• Spread Sheets
-entering and analyzing
data, creating charts for visual
representations
• Databases
-finding information for assignments

6. USING MAJOR COMPUTER PRODUCTIVIT Y
TOOLS FOR STUDENTS
• Presentation Sof tware
-making in-class
presentations, creating
multimedia repor ts or
projects, compiling multimedia
por tfolios
• Authoring Sof tware
-developing multimedia repor ts
or projects, creating interactive
materials, creating multimedia
por tfolios
• Telecommunication
-accessing up-to-date
information for researching
assignments, using e-mail

7. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
• Refers to any item, piece of equipment, or product system
that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional
capabilities of an individual with a disability
• 5 Types of Assistive Technology:
 -Computer Access
 - Augmentative Communication
 -Visual Aids
 - Auditory Aids
 -Cognitive Aids

8. T YPES OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
• Mo t o r D i ff ic u ltie s
-oversized keyboards, joy sticks, touch
pads, touch screens
• N o n v e r b a l o r C o mmu n i c a t i on
D i ffi cu lti es
- d i g i t a l c o mmu n i c a t io n , p i c t u r e
boards, type and talk devices, pocket
c o mmu n i c a to r s
• Vi s u a l l y i mp a i r e d
-enlarging fonts, screen
r e a d e r s , Br a i l l e , s t a n d - a l o n e r e a d i n g a i d s
• Au d i t o r y I mp a i r me n t
- c l o s e d c a p t i o n i n g , F M s y s t e ms , h e a r i n g
aids
• C o g n i t iv e I mp a i r me n t s
- v a r i o u s c o mp u t e r - b a s e d
i n s t r u cti on , d i ff e r e n t mu l t i me d i a s o f t w a r e

9. sources
• http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Found
ation/intro/index.php
• http://www.proprofs.com
• http://www.slideshare.net
• Newby, Timothy J. Educational Technology for
Teaching and Learning