Class 3

Chapter 5 - Teaching with Software Tools: Beyond the Pasic Programs

Types of Software Support Tools (overview in Table 5.1, p.140)

• Materials Generator (see Table 5.2, p.142 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Data Collection and Analysis (see Table 5.3, p.148 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Graphics (see Table 5.4, p.150 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Planning and Organizing (see Table 5.5, p.154 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Research and Reference (see Table 5.6, p.156 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Content-area (see Table 5.7, p.158 for breakdown of types and online links)

Top Ten Rules for Effective Desktop Publishing (p.144)


Chapter 6 - Teaching with Multimedia and Hypermedia

Multi vs. Hyper
Multimedia = "multiple media" or "combination of media" used to communicate information in multiple ways
Hypermedia = "linked media" or "interactive media" systematically connected information stored in various media (IVDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, Blu-ray, etc.)

6 Kinds of Hypermedia Formats (introduction on p. 171): commercial hypermedia software packages, presentation software, video production and editing systems, hypermedia design and development software, virtual reality environments, Web 2.0

Products developed for and sold to educational consumers:

• Commercial Hypermedia Software Packages (see Table 6.5, p.175-176 for breakdown of types and online links) 
• Criteria for Evaluating Commercial Hypermedia Software Packages (see Table 6.2, p.178)

 Tools for educators and others to create their own multimedia and hypermedia products:

5 Multimedia Authoring Tools

• Presentation (see Table 6.5, p.186 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Video Production and Editing (see Table 6.6, p.189 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Hypermedia Design and Development (see Table 6.7, p.193 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Virtual Environments and Immersion (see Table 6.8, p.197 for breakdown of types and online links)
• Web 2.0 (see Table 6.9, p.198 for breakdown of types and online links)

Adapting for Special Needs (p.171)
     *IntelliPics Studio (www.intellitools.com)

Top Ten Tips for Effective PowerPoint and Keynote Presentations (p.187)