Excite and Engage Your Students Through Tool-based Software

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Excite and Engage Your Students
ThroughTool-based Software

• Grades K-12
• By Sylvia S. Hernandez, PhD

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Overview of the Session

• Define tool-based software
• Discuss the general categories of tool-based
  software
• Provide specific examples of software programs
  under each category
• Introduce two websites
• View video clips of lessons in action
• Discuss the future of tool-based software

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What tool-based software is not

• Drill and Practice
• Simulations
• Tutorials
• Database

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What tool-based software is

• Production Software
• Digital Tools
• Multimedia rich programs

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Tool-based Software Supports

• Project-based learning environments
• Authentic and meaningful projects
• Higher-order thinking skills
• Multi-sensory learning (audio/visual)
• Differentiated instruction and learning
• Individual and collaborative multi-media projects
• Creativity

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Categories of Tool-based Software

• Presentation
• Publishing
• Spreadsheet
• Video
• Web Development
• Word Processing
• Science Probes
• Math Calculators

• Audio
• Conferencing
• Graph Map
• Graphic Organizers
• Multimedia
• Music Composition
• Painting Drawing
• Photo Editing
• Podcasting

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Audio - Programs that help you to listen to,
download, organize, record, edit, add special
effects to and share digital audio.

• Free
• Audacity
• iTunes
• Audio Hijack Pro
• Audion
• Audio Galaxy

• Commercial
• Sound Studio
• Text to MP3
• GarageBand

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Conferencing Programs to help you conduct
synchronous online meetings, on demand
presentations, and social networking through
instant messaging or chatting.

• Free
• Abilon
• GoogleTalk
• Trillan
• Skype
• AIM
• iChat

• Commercial/Shareware
• Elluminate Live
• Breeze
• Blog.Mac

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Graph and Map Tools to help you create
different kinds of graphs and maps.

• Free
• Maps
• Mapmaker
• Graphs
• ?

• Commercial
• Maps
• Mapmaker Tool Kit
• Graphs
• Microsoft Publisher
• Grapher

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Graphic Organizers Programs to help you
brainstorm, plan, organize, visualize, create and
share diagrams, flowcharts, and word maps

• Free
• Cmap Tools
• FreeMind

• Commercial
• Inspiration
• Kidspiration
• InspireData
• SmartDraw
• PowerPoint
• MS Word

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Mulitmedia Programs to help you integrate
video, audio, pictures, text, and user
interactivity into one project and share it.

• Free
• Swish
• Wink
• Scratch

• Commercial
• Adobe Flash
• HyperStudio
• Aurthorware
• eZedia
• Captivate
• Camtasia

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Music Composition Programs to help you write,
record, edit, and publish music.

• Free?

• Commercial/Shareware
• Finale 2007
• GarageBand
• Cubase SX
• Sibelius
• FruityLoops
• Band in a Box

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Painting Drawing Programs to help you draw
and color your own digital images.

• Commercial
• Kidpix
• Corel Painter
• Adobe Illustrator
• Macromedia Freehand
• Corel Draw
• 3-D Modeling
• Google Sketchup
• Pixologic Zbrush
• Corel Bryce
• AC3D

• Free
• Tux Paint
• Pivot
• 3-D Modeling
• Blender
• DX Studio

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Photo Editing Sharing Programs to help you
edit, organize and share digital photos.

• Free
• Picasa
• Photostory3
• Image Well
• Gimp
• Bubbleshare
• Flicr
• Paint.net
• Snapfish
• Shutterfly

• Commercial
• iPhoto
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Comic Life
• Photo to Movie

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Podcasting Programs to help you create a
digital broadcast online with audio, photos,
video, and an RSS feed.

• Free
• PodOmatic
• Odeo
• Gcast
• Audacity
• iTunes
• Juice
• Chaptertoolme

• Commercial
• GarageBand

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Presentation Programs to help you create
multimedia presentations and web pages.

• Free
• ?

• Commercial
• PowerPoint
• Keynote
• Apple Works

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Publishing Programs to help you create flyers,
brochures, newsletters, etc.

• Free
• Scribus

• Commercial
• Pages
• Microsoft Publisher
• Apple Works

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Spreadsheets Programs to help you analyze,
organize, and share data visually through tables,
graphs, and worksheets.

• Free
• Google Spreadsheets

• Commercial
• Microsoft Excel
• AppleWorks

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Video Programs to help you create, capture,
edit, and share digital movies.

• Free
• Movie Maker 2
• Quicktime
• Avid Free DV

• Commercial
• iMovie
• iDVD
• Apple Final Cut Pro
• Adobe Premier
• Pinnacle Studio
• ULead Video

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Web Development Programs to help you build and
manage websites.

• Free
• NVU
• Netscape Composer

• Commercial
• Dreamweaver
• Fireworks
• Flash
• Office SharePoint
• iWeb
• GoLive
• Rapid Weaver

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Word Processing Programs to help you create
documents.

• Free
• Open Office
• Neo Office

• Commercial
• MS Word
• WordPerfect
• Notetaker
• Pages

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Discipline Specific Programs to help you
gather, analyze, and present data for math and
science

• Science
• Free
• EarthBrowser
• Google Earth
• Data Studio
• Probeware
• Commercial
• Logger Pro
• ImagiProbe
• Timeliner
• InspireData

• Math
• Free
• Google SketchUp
• Virtual Manipulatives
• Commercial
• Grapher
• Mathematica
• Pcalc
• TI Navigator System
• InspireData

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Discipline Specific Programs to organize,
analyze, and present data for social studies.

• Social Studies
• Free
• Google Earth
• Commercial
• MacFamily Tree
• Timeliner
• Garmin GPS
• InspireData
• GIS

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Resources

• http//etc.usf.edu/software A free teacher
  resource that correlates state standards to
  tool-based software and provides example lesson
  plans.
• http//standardsandsoftware.pbwiki.com/A wiki for
  this presentation that also has links to the
  software application downloads.

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Sample Lesson Plans

• Audio, video, presentation Language Visual
  Arts, Science Grade 6-8 Must Love Animals
• Conferencing Foreign Language Grade 9-12 Video
  Chat
• Graphic Organizer Math Grade 6 Subtracting
  Integers
• Graph Math 9-12 Graphing Linear Equations
• Painting Math Grade K-2 Fact Families
• Podcasting Language Arts Grade K-2 Enhancing
  Literacy with Podcasting
• Podcasting, G.O., spreadsheet - PE Grade 3-5
  Health Tips Podcast
• Presentation Language Arts Grade 912 Poetry
  Movies
• Probes Science Grade K-2 Testing for Dissoved
  Oxygen
• Publishing Language Visual Arts Grade 6-8
  Publishing a Magazine
• Video Language Visual Arts, Music Grade 6-8
  Learning Abstract Concepts and Grade 3-5
  Procedure Movies
• Web Development Language Arts Social Studies
  Grade 6-8 Mark Twain

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Future of Tool-based Software

• Common definition of digital tools
• Common vocabulary to develop and share tools
  across various communities
• Identify best tools
• Tools that are more integrated

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Questions? Comments?