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ActivInspire

ActivInspire is a software program that is either used on a disk or downloaded. it has many features among which the most important is being interactive and allows a large space for educators and students to learn. for example, the educators can benefit from using activities if they want to teach teach labeling, matching, drop and drag, magic ink, positions through teaching about layers (top, middle, bottom), shapes, cycles. they can even use containers, labels, captions, grouping, and other features to make learning more entertaining, interactive and motivating. in a matching activity, learners can learn about desktop annotate and how to use the tools in it. they can use connectors, containers, pictures, the pen, the lines and shapes to match images, texts, or items to represent the two categories, the teacher can use images, shapes, captions  and other items to create the electronic test. She can also use a slide to put feedback as a kind of formative assessment. In this feedbac...

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is an advanced version of web 1.0. It is named so because it is the interaction and collaboration between two sides or parties or people. It is the result of their interaction and collaboration that creates an interactive learning environment where two sides can share their learning. It also has web 2.0 applications such as Facebook, twitter, blogger, google maps, flicker where people communicate clearly and use their feedback and comments. This is what makes it interactive. This feature of providing feedback and commenting was not present in web 1.0. As to compare web 2.0 and 1.0, there is a big difference between them. Using 1.0, we can only seek information and knowledge without being able to interact or communicate with any other person. we can never share feedback or communicate online. While in web 2.0, the communication easy and clear. We can share ideas and opinions and give feedback. We can interact and communicate online. it is a more interactive and collaborative e...

Microsoft Word

There are different types of question in Microsoft word that help teachers in writing their electronic tests, such as : multiple choice tests, checkbox content, combo box, drop down list, text box, label, and option button. As for the electronic test using the option button: First, we should use developer. then we go to legacy forms. We choose active x-controls, option button and we repeat the procedure to make two option button questions.

The rationale of integrating technology into education

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Integrating technology into education and revealing its positive impact is  well-known for technology has opened the way for new learning opportunities, new teaching methods and tools, new platforms, as well as has enriched education by making learners and educators creative and critical thinkers. It connected them with others from other sides of the world and provided them with development.This actually reminds us with what is called the TPACK. It is an acronym that combines content knowledge (that is learning objectives, subject matter ), with pedagogical knowledge (that is instructional methods, teaching-learning processes) and technological knowledge (that is the usage of technological tools, platforms, and apps in a safe and  efficient manner). All this has added to education its value because technology is being use for a valid reason, and in an efficient way.

ISTE standards for educators

ISTE standards represents the international society of technology in education. Teachers, students, coaches, trainers, administrators and others who are in the education field are concerned with it. It is related tom quality standards of using and implementing technology in education and class rooms. Concerning educators, there are seven ISTE standards that apply to them for example: *leader (where the educator is a leader in creating learning opportunities for students using technological tools and platforms) *facilitator (the educator here plays the role of facilitating learning by helping students find different learning methods and tools to promote learning in different ways so they can reach all students) *collaborator (the educator here collaborates with other educators and web designers from all around the world in order to come up with good learning opportunities for students) *designer as for students, there are also seven ISTE standards: collaborative learner (where lea...