Blog #2

Productivity Software is designed to assist people in their daily life, by helping people work more efficiently. With such software, people have access to word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation graphics. Presentation graphic software, such as graphics and multimedia software, are useful in communicating ideas and messages to a group of people. They are also designed to specifically aid people in their career endeavors with organized programs such as desktop publishing, paint editing software, and multimedia authorizing tools. It is also helpful in publishing web pages, with specific software just for creating web pages and maintaining them.

Within the world of education, such productivity software can be useful inside the classroom as a source of excitement for the children to interact with, or as a way for the teacher to help organize and maintain the students. For example, teachers can perform specific tasks using application software to create a grade book, make an educational reference, or even manage their students absences more easily. Such technology tools can allows the schools and it's faculty to focus more on the education of the students, instead of wasting time managing students. This is also a good idea to keep the students disciplined in a classroom environment. For example, by using such support tools, teachers can keep track of absences and tardies and prevent students from skipping class. Furthermore, graphcis and multimedia software in the classroom can help teachers in their lectures because it will assist teachers in conveying a broad message to the classroom using a visual stimulus.

After reading my "Introduction to Education" book, I realized it would be beneficial to myself and my future career if I join a club involving education or if I start volunteering at local high schools. I believe to stand out from other job applicants during my job interview as a new teacher, I need to have credentials outside of the classroom that will support me as a good candidate for the future position. Furthermore, I was thinking about maybe taking a different language so I can communicate more easily with the growing cultural differences of our nation.