Transcript Chapter 3: Software Basics

Section II: Using Research and Communication Tools
Chapter 6: Word Processing
Frameworks: What we know. . .
Does word processing promote learning?
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Make more revisions
Write longer documents
Make fewer errors
Improved attitudes about writing
Quality of writing is better
Effective assistive technology (AT) device
Increases orgnization, structure of writing and
spelling
– Can be used as assistive reading devices
• Can summarize documents, read text aloud,
incorporate pictures to describe a word
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Basics:Ways for teachers to use
What are ways that teachers use word processing?
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Productivity
• Reports, Grants, PR materials
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Communication
• Blogs, letters to parents
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Design of instructional materials
• Unit plans, lesson plans, exams and quizzes, rubrics,
student materials
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Collaboration
• Wikis, web-based word processors
– Google docs, Zoho, Thinkfree, Adobe Buzzword
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Basics:Ways for Students to Use
What are ways that students use word processing?
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Writing
• Reports, Writing, Newsletters, Journal writing
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Communication
• Blogs, Email
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Collaboration
• Collaborative stories
• Class books, Alphabet books
• Wikis, web-based word processors
– Google docs, Zoho, Thinkfree, Adobe Buzzword
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Basics:Ways for Students to Use
What are ways that students use word processing?
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Writing
• Reports, Writing, Newsletters, Journal writing
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Communication
• Blogs, Email
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Collaboration
• Collaborative stories
• Class books, Alphabet books
• Wikis, web-based word processors
– Google docs, Zoho, Thinkfree, Adobe Buzzword
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Basics:Software Options
What software options are word processing?
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Standalone programs
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Software Suites
• Full featured programs
• Offers WP, Spreadsheets, slideshow
• MS Office, Word Perfect, iWorks
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Integrated programs
• Not full featured
• MS Works
Offers WP, Database, Spreadsheet, Graphics
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Basics: More Software Options
What software options are word processing?
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Open Source
• Developed by a group of programmers
• Free
• Open Office
– Download from web site
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Web-based
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Google docs
Zoho Writer
Thinkfree
Adobe Buzzword
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Basics: Voice from the Classroom
Working Smarter with Word Processing
Amy K. Graham, EdS
Content Specialty: Foreign Language
High School Teacher in Clinton, TN.
In this Voice, Amy Graham, Team Leader of Foreign Languages
at Clinton High, explains how she integrates word processing
in her classroom. Her students use wp for report writing,
summarizing research from the Web, and create study
packets that contains a chapter summary, character list with
description and some activities to complete. Further, the
students create newspapers about famous people in the
target language as well as collaborate using wikis.
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Adapting for Special Learners
How can I adapt word processing for special learners?
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Defaults changed to accommodate visual and motor needs
Zoom option
Text color and background color
Speech recognition
On-screen keyboards, writing pads and Handwriting
recognition
– Adapt materials for student access to the gen. curriculum
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Spelling and Grammar
Auto Summary
Readability Statistics
Templates
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More Adapting for Special Learners
How can I adapt word processing for special learners?
– Adapt materials for student access to the gen. curriculum
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Comments
Forms
Highlighting
Hyperlinks
Sound
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Text to speech
Word prediction
Rebus-based word processors
Speech recognition
Portable Word Processor
– Alpha Smart
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For More Information
Go to the textbook companion website:
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/obannon2e
Or http://web.utk.edu/~bobannon/preparing
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