ICT as a tutor is one of the new trend coming to get use of the ICT and the students interest in computer and ICT. Students nowadays are changed. They don’t like the traditional way of teaching so we should as a teachers tries to get their attention with thinks they like but in the same time they can learn from it. By using ICT as a tutor we can do that.
There are four type of educational software that can be used as a tutor
• Drill-and-practice
It "promotes the acquisition of knowledge or skill through repetitive practice."*
That mean by practicing a specific skill or knowledge through computer game over and over. The feed back comes in the same time.
Examples:
- Math Practice
- Aplusmath.com
- Math Sites
- SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator
- Chemistry Drill and Practice Tutorials
• Tutorial:
A computer tutorial is an interactive software program created as a learning tool. Tutorials help people learn new skills by using a step-by-step process that ensures the user is following along and comprehending the material.**
And there are two types of tutorial:
- Linear: here the instruction go step by step such as the vedio tutorial example
- Branching: the user can navigate through the tutorial and skip parts and jump back to it.
• Simulation
A simulation game is a video game which seeks to recreate some aspect or aspects of the real world. This can mean anything from operating a vehicle, to organizing a business or sports franchise, to running the lives of a virtual family. The subject matter of simulation games varies greatly from game to game, but all simulations share a desire to accurately reproduce a complex activity or system in a virtual environment. ***
The simulation educational software is where student can practice a real life experiment but on computer for example flying an airplane.
Examples to try:
• Instructional games
Educational games are ideal for engaging students with course content. Games can test deeper levels of understanding than just knowledge repetition
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