Online Exercise 12- Productivity Tools

Think of the productivity tools discussed in class and ways you have used them. (Word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, concept mapping tools, free productivity tools) How have productivity tools helped you be more creative? More organized? More productive? How can you incorporate the learner-centered principles into your approaches for using these tools?

I have used word processors, spreadsheets and presentation software for many years for basic classroom activities. They have definitely helped me be more organized and more productive. Using word processors, I can create documents for tests, quizzes, notes and lab activities and modify them as needed. I am much more organized using electronic files than I would be with the more traditional manila folder and filing cabinet. I need to do a better job of incorporating the learner-centered principles into my use of these tools. Today's students can do many things with technology and I want to allow them to do so. I can incorporate the learner-centered principles for using these tools by requiring students to create documents and files using these tools for assignments and projects.