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Teaching with the Basic Three Software Tools: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, and Database Programs Overview of the “Basic Three” What is word processing? Creates documents consisting of pages with text and graphics media type="youtube" key="Ap5GSHFKNHE" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="9i11UCEEEdY" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="4RSrSNQZj9A" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="ppjRTnpAceQ" height="149" width="225" What are spreadsheets? Puts numerical information in row/column format; allows quick calculations and recalculations. media type="youtube" key="4ACk4wlcXtA" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="AtTTTy_Nu6s" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="32tHhXrNt8E" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="0W_933RnCXM" height="149" width="225" What are databases? Organizes and stores collections of information; allows items to be easily and quickly retrieved media type="youtube" key="BLBU2dRl9eI" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="eXiCza050ug" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="_U6wkVduDP4" height="149" width="225" media type="youtube" key="ntj8bfHnMQ8" height="149" width="225" Recent Development in Software Tools PDA tools: PDAs are personal digital assistants or handheld computers. Photo examples Downloads

Web-enabled features: these features include the insertion of "live" web page links in documents, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or web page formats.

Better file-exchange compatibility: this allows users to transfer documents and to work together on projects.

Software suites and integrated packages: these are software tools that are packaged together allowing the costumer to make one big purchase versus buying each software at a separate price.

Productivity applications for the three basic software tools

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Teaching and learning tasks that each kind of tool can support are: The links that are available below resources are tutorials that are available for teachers to use with students. Word processing Word processing can be used to support the learning of the writing process, dynamic grouping, individual assignments, encouraging writing through the curriculum.

Teachers need to prepare the lesson. Demonstrate the basics. Assign individual practice. Demonstrate formatting features. Assign more individual practice. Demonstrate procedures with new files. And lastly assign more individual practice. Spreadsheets Spreadsheets can be used for making possible visual teaching demonstrations, supporting student products, supporting mathematical and "what if" problem solving, storing and analyzing data, and projecting grades.

Teachers need to prepare for lessons. Demonstrate the basics. Assign individual practice. Demonstrate formatting features. And lastly assign more individual practice.

Database Databases can be used to teach research and study skills, organization skills, to understand the power of information "process," posing testing hypotheses, and searching for information during research.

Teachers need to prepare for lessons. Demonstrate the basics. Assign individual practice. Demonstrate formatting features. And lastly assign more individual practice.

Lesson activities for software tools: Word processing Spreadsheets Database

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