Literacy and Technology

Group 1Tasha Buchler

Jennifer Hopkins Katelyn BigganeNicole Rausch

Amanda VanEtten

Chapters 3 and 8

Welcome!  Are you ready.....

Chapter 3 puts emphasis on the importance of understanding software.

Software - an entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with a system, and especially a computer system.    *Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Chapter 8 puts emphasis on creating, protecting, and storing our computer information.  You will learn about privacy issues, usage, and plagiarism.

Presentation ToolsBlogs: Blog is a contraction of the term “web-log”. These sites usually consist of regularly updated entries that are commentaries, teaching tools, and descriptions of events. Blogs may include news feeds, video, music (MP3), audio (podcasts, art and photos. This type of site is similar to an on-line journal.Benefits of Blogging: ·         Makes learning independent of time and place·         Asynchronous, thus giving readers time to reflect and comment·         Learning/researching is continuous·         Improves writing competencies·         Low to no cost Podcasts: Podcasts are digital files that can be audio, video, or both. These digital recordings are syndicated via web and are available for download or immediate listening. Podcasts can be transferred to MP3 players as well. Enhanced podcasts can have images to go along with the audio. They can also have chapter markers, making it easier to skip to different portions of an episodeUses for Podcasts in Education:·         Students can listen to or download information for a class when they were absent·         Interviews ·         Documenting a field trip·         Book talks·         Presentations

  Camtasia Studio:  Camtasia Studio is a screen video capture program for Microsoft Windows.  It is published by TechSmith.  When using this program the user defines the area on the screen or the window that is to be captured before recording begins.  It is also possible to just capture the entire window area.  You can talk and use the video web cam during recording as well.  This program allows for post production editing.  Unfortunately, it is only readable by Camtasia itself.

Software in Plain English:

Website Builders

Software packages that allow you to create your own

website.

Adobe Dreamweaver:    Check it out!

You can also use Microsoft Word to help you create your own website.  Just create it in Word and then upload.  Check out the instructions - Microsoft Word. 

School Applications

Chancery SMS 7.0    A great way to keep track of students.  This package allows schools to enter student information such as grades, demographics, schedules, and attendance.  Keeps all information in one place and accessable at the touch of a button.

Apple Applications

Keynote:    Is a slide presentation software package like PowerPoint that is designed for Apple IWorks.

IWeb:    A web design software package that enables the user to desing websites.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard:    An advanced operating system for Mac computers made by Apple.

Family Lawyer

Family Lawyer Software:    Includes many software packages to help write legal documents.  Such as wills, legal documents that are needed at home and business.

This website also offers information on finding a lawyer and anything you may need to know about lawyers.  Check it out!

Microsoft Works: includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database, calendar, e-mail and internet tools all in one program. Allows you to: •  use templates to create resumes, letters and

greeting cards•  design a personal budget • find and launch programs using the

WorksTask Launcher

Multimedia Authoring Software:allows user to combine text, graphics, audio, video and animation into an interactive presentation. • “Multimedia authoring involves collating,

structuring and presenting information in the form of a digital multimedia, which can incorporate text, audio, and still and moving images.”

Source: http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/6807/Multimedia-Authoring.html Specific Multimedia Products

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Software: can include web browsers, portable media players and mobile phones

 Read Please: Reads any text on the screen

• Award winning text-to-speech software• http://www.readplease.com/english/order/#att

Windows: a series of Software Operating Systems created by Microsoft

Chapter 8                                     

• Backup:  The activity of copying files or databases so they will be preserved.  Ways of backing up files:o Disketteso Zip Driveso Hard diskso Internet backups (can use free internet sites or can be

purchased)• Online Courses can be used for lots of things ex

o EFolioo Virtual field Trips

• Cyberbullies:  When one child targets another child on the internet.  o  Websites created to bash kids 

 

Freeware

 

 Freeware is software provided at no cost to a user by an individual or company.  Copyright Laws:  Created to protect and preserve work that is done and created online.   Examples of Freeware:-Mac OSX  

- Parental Controls- Windows•   Built into Windows Vista to help parents manage

what their children can do on the computer• Parents can control games, programs and websites

used by children and also the amount of time that is spent on these

 - PC Freeware: www.freewarefiles.com• A website full of free software to download to your

computer• Includes software such as antivirus, games, home

and education, etc.

- Software Laws• Every package of commercial software that is

purchased comes with a liscense of what you can and can not do with the software

• You must agree to these terms and conditions before installing the software

 - Viruses•  To protect your PC from viruses you should use

software such as Norton•  http://www.symantec.com