Focus Question 1
What are intelligent tutoring systems and how can students
and teachers use them successfully?
Intelligent tutoring systems are software programs that fundamentally
provide a computerized interpretation of a student’s level of learning.
Teachers can best benefit from these programs to determine the area of focus
for students by getting another evaluation of a student’s progress other than their
own, while students use these programs as a source to reinforce material for
skills that are not yet mastered.
Tech Tool 7.1
Scratch
is a site where the imagination and creativity of younger students run wild as
they create their very own virtual learning game. The student creators also
provide a brief description of their project to give their audience an idea of what
the game is about. This approach is different from the traditional methods
where the teachers search already generated materials to develop students
learning. Instead, this promotes the students to produce a game made the way
they will learn whatever it is to be learned.
Summary
This chapter reveals the power of software programs which are
one major aspect of technology. There are several different forms of software
programs such as web-processing software, communication software and antivirus software,
to name a few. Different software programs known as application software serve
different purpose/s. Teachers have noticed their multifaceted capabilities and
have incorporated them into their curriculum to simply find riveting methods to
enhance inquiry base learning and problem solving skills. Web based software
programs can be easily accessible through open source alternatives or simply a
commercial product; however, in terms of security, the commercial product
offers more protection in comparison to the open source. Though the idea of using
software programs for learning may seem ideal for many reasons, cautionary is
still given to teachers who do not thoroughly evaluate the way in which they will
be utilized, for most software programs may take away from the overall goal of
a lesson.
Please be sure to provide personalization in your posts, especially through the summary - how will this impact your teaching? What will you use in your classroom? Why? The purpose is to be reflective and not just re-iterate the text's content. :)
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