Chapter 5 Administrative
Software
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ETEC 562
Suzanne Sherman
What Do Educators Need to
Know about Software?
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Administrative
Software assists
educators with
administrative tasks.
Academic Software
assists educators
and learners in the
teaching/learning
process.
Administrative Software
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Productivity
Software is
business-application
software adapted for
administrative tasks.
Classroom
Management
Software helps
educators with
classroom tasks.
Desktop Publishing vs. Word
Processing
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Desktop Publishing
makes extensive and
precise adjustments
to page displays.
Word Processing can
perform some
publishing tasks –
nothing as
extensive.
Word Processing Basic
Desktop Capabilities
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WYSIWYG
Graphics/Clip Art
Tables/Columns
Auto Formats
Word Art
Key Features of Word
Processing
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Document
Preparation
Formatting
Grammar/Spell
Check
Web Format
Mail Merge
Tables
Archiving
Electronic Spreadsheets
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Produces accurate
professional reports
for any task dealing
with numbers.
Completes
mathematical tasks
with speed and
accuracy.
Spreadsheet Organization
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Data organized into
vertical columns and
horizontal rows.
Intersections of
spreadsheet rows
and columns are
called cells.
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Each cell may
contain text, values
or a formula.
Automatic
recalculation
feature.
Database Management
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Creates records.
Organizes reports
from data.
Access/Extract
information from
stored data.
Database Organization
Field
Record
File
Database Management
Features
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Databases
Forms
Reports
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Sorting
Queries
Archiving
Presentation Software
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Programs designed
to create digital
support materials for
oral presentations.
Slides/Graphics
Multimedia
Hyperlinks
Layouts/Special
Effects
Integrated Productivity vs.
Productivity Suite
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Integrated
Productivity
Software package
includes major
applications (word
processing,
spreadsheet and
database).
Example:
ClarisWorks
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Productivity Suite
Contains one or
more additional
programs (other
than word
processing,
spreadsheet and
database).
Tailored to meet
certain needs.
Will You Know How to
Evaluate District Software?
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Must be competent
in understanding
and selecting
software programs.
Must match software
to specific need.
Chapter Questions
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How do academic software and
administrative software differ??
What is productivity software??
What are key features of wordprocessing software??