What Are Authoring Tools?• The term describes a wide range of content development applications.

• Software that allows your to create your own content without the need to know how to write programming code. (Programs are available where programming is necessary.)

• Authoring Tools allow graphics, audio and video clips to be imported and included on a page.

• Allows the ability to apply produce content learning in an exciting and interesting way.

Why Use Authoring Tools?Authoring Tools facilitate student-centered learning allowing

choice in the direction for learning and how quickly new materials can be addressed.

Authoring Tools can address several learning styles and modalities -- providing a rich variety of instructional approaches which can teach in most of the ways that students learn best.

Authoring Tools motivate student interaction, experimentation, and cooperative learning.

Students often work together on computer projects as they never did on paper-and-pencil projects.

Authoring Tools facilitate "storylines" or thematic learning -- where a pathway for exploration can easily be woven around a particular concept dynamics.

• Authoring Tools promote the "constructivist" view of learning

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• “Its different because we have more features to work with and make our work nicer.”

-Estephania Bermeo (6th Gr. JMMS)

• “Its fun to use because I can use pictures, music and video to do my work.”

- Deborah Cubias (6th Gr. JMMS)

• “I enjoy the different software I get to use. My work is a lot more creative.”

- Javier Henderson (6th Gr.

JMMS)

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Russell, M. & Haney, W. (2000 ). Bridging the gap between testing and technology inschools. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 8:19 (March 28).