Q3

• Productivity software, also called personal productivity software or office productivity software, is an application software used for producing information such as documents, presentations, worksheets, databases, charts, graphs, digital paintings, electronic music, and digital video.
• Importance of productivity tools in teaching and learning

  To help get things done faster
• Communication tools options available to faculty for both synchronous and asynchronous communication with students


  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zoom
  • Google Classroom
  • Facebook Classroom
• Microsoft Word (MS Word)

  Used to create professional quality documents like letters, reports, resumes, etc. Allows editing and modifying new or existing documents.
• Microsoft Excel


  Highly useful for students to generate graphs and charts. Can be used for comparative analysis of various data related to school and students.
• Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT)


  Slides-based presentation tool that can be used by teachers and students to create slideshows. Allows sharing representations live in the room as well as digitally online.
• Open-ended tools


  Tools that enable the educator to access and use them freely to build, create, or combine something new.
• Types of open-ended tools

  • Word processing documents
  • Slide presentation software
  • Electronic reference materials
  • Tablet and cell phone apps
• Word processing documents


  Typical word processors like MS Word that enable the user to create, edit, store, and print documents.
• Slide presentation software


  Computer programs designed to allow the user to present information in an engaging way with text, pictures, sound, and video. Examples include Google Slides, Prezi, Canva.
• Electronic reference materials


  Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, timelines, handbooks, and guides that provide reliable and accurate quick facts, definitions, and background information.
• Tablet and cell phone apps

  Educational applications developed for small wireless computing devices like smartphones and tablets to make tasks easier. Examples include Quizlet and Kahoot.
• Tips to maximize the use of Microsoft Word

  • Auto recovery and auto save documents
  • Recover and save documents
  • Customize based on copy and paste combination
  • Using the Word clipboard
  • Maintain format consistency with styles
  • Applying styles quickly
  • Use table of contents
  • Navigation pane to move content blocks
  • Insert screenshots quickly
  • Adding divider
  • Insert color code
  • Master keyboard shortcuts
• Tips and tricks to maximize the use of Google Sheets

  • Freeze rows and columns
  • Use conditional and alternative formatting
  • Use add-ons
  • Use templates
  • Learn how to use comments and notes
  • Use Google Forms with Google Sheets
  • Check the version history
  • Find and replace
  • Create filters
  • Protect sheets and ranges
• Tips to use Microsoft Publisher flawlessly

  • Page sizes
  • Nudge option
  • Absolute positioning
  • Grouping elements
  • Automatic wrapping
  • One space or two
  • Putting things in the background
  • Print a hard copy
  • Spacing and alignment
  • Spelling and punctuation