EDU 2265 Instructional Software Grades 2-4 Diana C Garcia Antonio Garcia Christina Villegas Azucena Trevizo
Drill and Practice Characteristics It provides items for the student to answer Gives immediate feedback Depending on the software and lesson-it will explain why the answer is correct Criteria for effective drill practice The student control the over all presentation rate It provides feedback for correct or incorrect answers Benefits Gives immediate feedback By doing the lesson it motivates students to do more lessons When it comes to grading, it saves teacher a lot of time
Drill and Practice
Simulation Two Types of Simulations: Those that teach about something. Those that teach how to do something. Benefits of Simulation: Physical Simulations, Iterative Simulations. Compress Time, Slow down process. Student Involvement; “What would you do” Experimentation Safe; Physical Danger The Impossible possible; Walk on moon, triggering a bomb. Money Saver. Simulation Software: games/
Tutorial om grades pre k to 8 th grade om This program lets kids earn awards, and keep track of their progress, the best thing of it is getting feedback Kids stay focused and by that they learn more It teaches all subjects
Instructional Game Fun4thebrain.co m grades 1-6 Choose between addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division If students answer a specific amount of math problems correctly, they get to play a game
Problem Solving Software Conceptuama th.com grade 3-4 Utilizing blocks You can subscribe for a fee, but there are also free tools Links up with your interactive white board Instructional videos/ lesson plans
Summary The great thing about all this education software is that the absolutely help students on their learning There are so many types of programs available that is really hard to find something good for the students Teachers need to keep up to date on every type of learning materials so they can help their students in everyway possible so that they are never behind in reading, math, writing, etc.