University of Pittsburgh School of Education

School of Education

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Institute for Practice and Research in Education
Course Description - IPRE 9073

 

IPRE 9073 - SOFTWR-RDNG,LANG ARTS,FRGN LANG

THIS WORKSHOP PROVIDES THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL STUDIES OF K-12 EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE IN THE CONTENT AREAS OF READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO SELECT, PURCHASE, USE, AND EVALUATE VARIOUS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION TO THE BASICS OF INSTALLING AND RUNNING EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE, STUDENTS WILL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH CONTENT-BASED ASSESSMENT PACKAGES, WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL APPLICATIONS OF PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL CREATE A LESSON OR UNIT THAT DEMONSTRATES THE INTEGRATION OF SOFTWARE.

Credits: 1

This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.