Types of Software Support Tools and purpose/benefits:
1. Material generators: allow creation and use of documents, web pages, tests and various lessons
2. Data Collection and analysis tools: Collect data from students, support decision making; analyze data
3. Graphic tools: create illustrations for use in documents and web pages; create isual data summaries
4. planning and organizing tools: help organize ideas for writing and discussion; help organize, plan, and schedule activities
5. Research and reference tools: help students research on assigned topics, assist with writing
6. Content area tools: support tasks specific to content areas
Materials Generator Free Sources:
desktoppublishing.com/open.html
NVu web design software www.nvu.com
Test generator: http://mytest.vocabtest.com
Rubric maker: Rubistar.4teachers.org
Puzzle maker: www.discoveryeducation.com
Certificate maker: www.certificatemaker.com
Page breeze forms maker: www.formbreeze.com
See table 5.2 on page 145 for a list of more sources
Data collection and analysis tools free sources:
Listing of statistical software: www.freestatistics.info/en
Engrade: www.engrade.com
See table 5.3 on page 153 for a list of more sources
Graphic Tools Free Sources:
Tux paint drawing: tuxpaint.org
inkscape.org
Charting/graphing tools: www.educational-freeware.com
free animations: www.free-animations.co.uk
See table 5.4 on page 158 for a list of more sources
Planning and Organizing free sources:
Student info system: opensis.com
parent-teacher conference scheduler: www.ptcfast.com
See table 5.5 on page 160 for a list of more sources
Research and reference free sources:
stardict.sourceforge.net/dictionaries.php
See table 5.6 on page 162 for a list of more sources
Content Area free sources:
Archimedes CAD system; archimedes.codeplex.com
Online graphing calculator: www.coolmath.com/graphit
GPS education resources: www.gpseducationresource.com
Language translators: babelfish.yahoo.com or translate.google.com
See table 5.7 on page 163 for a list of more sources
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