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Download full textPisapia, John – 1994
Productivity tools allow students to do something that was not possible without technology and then to share their results with others. In contrast to traditional software that encourages linear procedural processes, tool software is open-ended. Productivity tools include word processing, spread sheets, graphics, and telecommunications software.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Hunter, Beverly – 1988
Current research and evaluation studies describe changing knowledge about the effects and conditions of computer-based tools in learning and teaching in elementary and secondary school classrooms. Current studies of computer-based tool use are characterized by: (1) a focus on many dimensions of learning, learners, and learning environments; (2) an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning
