Presentation software allows users to create slide shows for projection, similar to using photographic slides. Popular presentation software includes Microsoft PowerPoint, Harvard Graphics, Impress, and Lotus Freelance Graphics. These programs provide tools to style slides in an attractive way. Administrators benefit from understanding technology to effectively manage information and make data-driven decisions. When students can choose and use technology tools to obtain, analyze, and present course information, technology integration has occurred. Standards for administrators focus on enhancing learning and operations through technology use.
4. • Productivity tools refer to programmes such
as word processors, spreadsheets ,database
and presentation software. Presentation
software is graphical software that enables
you to build a slide show. Much in the same
way that we used to use 35 mm photographic
slides and a projector, you can build slides on
your PC for projection on a screen
5. • These products come with a range of tools
and utilities to help you style your slides in an
attractive way – very useful if you do not have
a designer’s eye.
6. 1.Microsoft PowerPoint
2.Harvard Graphics (Charting and other
presentation needs like 3-D & animation
effects)
3.Impress
4.Lotus Freelance Graphics (spreadsheet, word
processing and presentation graphics
capabilities with a personal organizer and a
relational database.)
7. • Administrators also Benefits from
understanding and competently using
technology as they manage and set priorities
for a school or district. Experience as a hands
–on user helps administrators understand the
change process that student ,teachers, and
stuff must undergo when integrating
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8. Effectively utilizing technology also empowers
administrators to manage large amount of
information and make data- driven decisions
Standards for administrators generally focus
on their role as a leaders in enhancing
learning and school operations through the
use of technology.
9. • Allowing student to focus on developing
higher order thinking skills. It also makes an
unprecedented number of information
resources available to student, often making
for more circuitous path to learning.
10. • A major goal of placing technology in the
classroom is to provide new ways for student
to learn. When students are able to choose
and use technology tools to obtain, analyze,
synthesize, assimilate and present course-
related information in an acceptable manner,
then technology integration has taken place.
11. • 1. Use correct terminology to identify
features and capabilities of several software
tools.
• 2.Describe specific kinds of teaching and
learning tasks for both teachers and students
that each kind of tool can support.
12. • 3.Identify applications for software tools that
educators would find valuable in making their
work more efficient and productive.
• 4.Develop lesson activities that integrate the
function and capabilities of each of several
software tools.
13. • Are teacher proficient in the use of technology
in the teaching/learning environment?
• Are student proficient in the use of technology
in the teaching /learning environment?
14. • Are administrators proficient in the use of
technology in support of school management
• What percentage of administrators are using
computer –based technologies on a variety of
administrative tasks?