Software Name Function Type Show one example for

Software Name (Function Type) (Show one example for each of the 5 types. ) Drill and Practice Math Problem Solver) tp: //viking. coe. uh. edu/~ichen/eboo et-it/drills. htm Benefits *Repetition helps to develop specific content knowledge. *Helps with information recall. *Immediate feedback of practice Limitations & Problems *Students are limited to one specific practice *Drill may not match academic goal or curriculum *Motivates students to practice Tutorial Math Teacher) tp: //www. mathkalusa. com/ Simulations Real Lives) tp: //www. educationalsimulation com/ Instructional Games *Immediate feedback to learners *Time savings for the teacher *Offers instruction that can stand on its own *Can greatly enhance hands-on instruction or activities *May provide safer alternative to some physical demonstration *May be more effective than seeing actual demonstrations *allows observation of complex processes *Can introduce subject with fun activity, motivating student to *Expense of designing and developing tutorial software *Tutorial may differ in how it teaches a concept *Lack of good products Use in Teaching (Examples) *Flashcard activity *Chart fill-in activity *Branching drill *Extensive feedback activities *Can allow student to review subject material *Advanced students can glean background material for new content by tutorial content *They don’t work on their own *Shortage of high quality products *Students may get inaccurate perspective on complexity of process or system *May not be useful for early learners *Can be used to simulate lab experiments when there is lack of supplies *Teacher can introduce a new subject or topic without student anxiety *Can be a practice guide for subject or topic *Instructional purpose may be lost in pursuit of trying to win *Can be used in place of worksheets *Student may have difficulty *Can be used to enhance understanding with fun activity