2. ETEC 602 - Assignment 2 Group Reflection Paper Western Stars: Blanche Boles, Dairo Carrillo, Feng-Ting Chiu, Gilberto Chulin, Lloyd Martinez, Isaura Williams

3. How do we effectively integrate instructional software into teaching and learning for the highest potential relative advantage?

4. Software for both directed and constructivist uses are necessary to assist students in advancing from lower order thinking to higher order thinking skills.

5. Five Instructional Software Functions Drill and Practice Tutorial Simulation Instructional Games Problem Solving Roblyer and Doering (2010)

6. Instructional software allows students to work on sample items and get immediate feedback. Drill and Practice

7. Tutorial software provides students with similar information that a teacher would have given in classrooms. Tutorial

8. Simulation software teaches how some processes, real or imagined, work. Simulation

9. Instructional Games Instructional game software motivates learners and makes learning interactive and fun.

10. Problem Solving Instructional software provides students with various opportunities to apply skills to solve problems in authentic situations.

11. Educational technology is exploding around the world, and the Western Stars are ready to meet the challenges!

12. Reference Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2010). Integrating educational technology into teaching (5 th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.