Technology in Education
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chapter_4_essay_items.docxChapter 4 Essay Items
1. Discuss some of the reasons that teachers choose to use software suites or integrated packages over non-computer tools.
Answers vary and include: Improved productivity, appearance, and accuracy in their products and projects; and more support for classroom interaction and collaboration among students and teachers
Page reference: 112-114
2. Discuss some of the common instructional integration strategies for spreadsheets.
Answers vary and include: Visual teaching demonstrations for numerical concepts; student products such as timelines, charts, graphs, and products that require them to store and calculate numbers; support for mathematical problem solving; support for storing and analyzing data; and projecting grades.
Page reference: 125-126
