Essay Questions 6 & 9

It is hard to come up with something original for question 6 but I will do my best.
#6. How can you utilize productivity software to enhance teaching and learning? (chapter 3)
Students can use word processors to create professional style documents while the program can help them with grammar and spelling. They thesaurus feature can be used to help students learn different words. Spreadsheets can be used to manipulate math and science data, along with statistical social study data such as population, income data, etc. Online data bases can also be used to research information. Also, concept map tools like kidspiration and inspiration can also be used to learn, as we have seen and experienced in class.
#9. In what classroom situation would an online simulation be an appropriate learning tool? (chapter 6) Outside the book I think online would be useful in the classroom for research. In the book it stated that a class used the internet to research about different climates and to talk to another class in a different climate and compare notes. I think that the limitless research that the internet offers can be used to look at many different areas that you are teaching. From social studies, science, math, and language there are many resources and games for learning to be found on the internet.