Standards and Software

Excite and engage your students using tool-based software. Educational software has traditionally consisted of drills and tutorials. However, tool-based software programs go beyond drills and tutorials since they are conducive to project-based learning where students are active participants in their learning while using problem-solving and higher-order thinking skills to create both individual and collaborative multi-media projects.

Visit http://etc.usf.edu/software for a free teacher resource that correlates Florida Sunshine State Standards to tool-based software applications and offers suggested teaching strategies as well as sample lesson plans on integrating technology in the classroom. The website is a valuable resource even if you are not teaching in Florida since the examples may be applied to your state's standards.

List of Software Categories include:

Audio Software

Conferencing

Graph & Map

Graphic Organizer

Multimeida

Music Composition

Painting & Drawing

Photo Editing

Podcasting

Presentation

Publishing

Spreadsheet

Video

Web Development

Word Processing

Discipline Specific:

Math Software Tools

Science Software Tools

Social Studies Software Tools

To access links to the software applications under each of the above categories click here: List of Software Categories

To see classroom lesson plans using these software applications, please visit http://etc.usf.edu/software

To access the "Excite and Engage Your Students Through Tool-based Software" presentation from the FETC 07 conference click here:FETC07ppt.ppt