The document discusses different types of productivity software used by teachers and students, including word processing software, electronic spreadsheet software, and presentation software. Word processing software is used to create documents like letters and reports. Spreadsheet software is used for tasks like budgeting and grade computation. Presentation software allows users to create slideshows to communicate and display information for lectures and reports. All of these software programs have features that make them easier to use and more flexible for creating and sharing educational materials.
2. Is designed to help
teachers and students in
creating their reports,
computing of grades,
communicating, developing of
materials and keeping of
records effectively and
efficiently.
Productivity Software
3. Productivity software
includes applications such
as word processing,
electronic spreadsheet,
presentation graphics,
graphics and multimedia
software, database, personal
information management
and software suites.
4. Word Processing Software
One of the widely used application
software. People including teachers
and students use word processing
software in creating documents such
as letters, memoranda, reports,
newsletter, thesis, lesson plans
handouts, test, communication
letters and many others.
5. Feature Categories/
General Benefits
• Basic features save time writing
text and make changing text easier
and more flexible.
• Desktop publishing features make
flyers, reports, newsletters,
brochures, and student handouts
more professional and visually
appealing.
6. • Language features help teachers
and students in correcting
erroneously entered grammar and
misspelled words.
• Web features allow teachers and
students to connect documents
with internet resources and create
web page announcements, reports
and projects.
• Support features make the
program easier and more flexible
to use.
7. Electronic Spreadsheet
Softsheet
This software is normally
used to doing budgets, grade
computation and accomplish
mathematical problems.
Spreadsheets are composed of
thousands of rows and
columns.
8. Feature Categories/
General Benefits
• Basic features make it easier
to display and manipulate
budget, grade, or survey data;
and do mathematics problem
solving.
• Formatting features.
9. • Graphics/ interactive features allow
spreadsheet data to be presented in
visual formats.
• Web features allow teachers and
students to connect documents with
internet resources and create web
page announcements, reports, and
projects.
• Support features make the program
easier and more flexible to use.
10. Presentation Software
Designed to communicate
and display information
including text, images,
audio, and video elements
in a slideshow format.
11. Presentation programs are
typically used in schools during
lectures, presentation of reports,
motivational games, and the like.
Keynote, Apple iWork and
Microsoft PowerPoint are some
examples of presentation
software.
12. Feature Categories/
General Benefits
• Basic features create display of
slides of information in sequence.
• Display features allow diverse
methods in viewing slideshows.
• Formatting features allow different
text spacing and slide appearance.
13. • Graphics and interactive
features make slides have
more impact and utility.
• Web features allow teachers
and students to connect slides
to Internet resources.
• Support features make the
program easier and more
flexible to use.