The document discusses how computers can be used as teaching tools to present information, communicate, and manage instructional processes. It also outlines the major computer productivity tools for teachers and students such as word processors, graphic tools, spreadsheets, and databases. The document concludes by describing assistive technology and the types that can help those with motor difficulties, communication disabilities, visual or auditory impairments, and cognitive impairments.

1. Computers
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,
presentations

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
analyzing data

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 b o a r d s ,
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
- e n l a r g i n g f o n t s , s c r e e n r e a d e r s , Br a i l l e ,
s t a n d - a l on 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 c tio n,
d i ff er e n t mu l t i me d i a s o f t w a re

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