Chapter 7 review

Embellished Documents
Embellished documents are great to use in teaching methods because they have important information as well as pictures which makes the page more interesting. Pictures also give the student and the teacher a visual image for what is trying to be explained or taught. Students can even add sound and video to an embellished document as well. If an embellished document does include sound or video than the document needs to be viewed on a computer so that the students and the teacher can hear the sound and the see the image that helps teach the students more effectively. If it only includes text and pictures than it can simply be printed out on paper. If it is printed out than it can be handed to the students so they can follow along with the presentation or one does not have to do a presentation and can just pass out the material for students to read instead. Embellished documents are a great way for teachers to teach with and also a good homework assignment for students as well. Embellished documents can be used for many different subjects as well. This is a very effective teaching method. It contains both educational and entertaining parts.


I believe that embellished documents are a great way to teach. It can be very interesting for students and teachers. You can use embellished documents for many things. A teacher can have the students make one individually or have them work in groups. The teacher can also use embellished documents to teach lessons as well. The photo above is an example of an embellished document. This embellished document is a book with an image on the left side that catches the readers eye. It makes the document much more interesting. From looking at embellished documents like this makes me want to read them to find out how that was incorporated into the document and why. It is a entertaining way to teach and it is a good method for teachers to use.

Chapter 4 review

Instructional Software
Instructional software is a method used to help students comprehend information more effectively. It is a way to teach students in a way that keeps them interested in learning. Instructional software is different games and activities on a computer program that teachers use in teaching the required subjects. These games include activities that are not only educational but also entertaining. If learning is entertaining to the student than the student will want to learn and therefore will. Instructional software also includes tutorials, simulations, drill-and-practice applications and exploring environments. These instructional software examples are all used on the computer by the student. A simulation is a very popular use of instructional software. Many teachers use simulations in place of real, for example, frog dissection's. The simulation gives the student all the tools necessary for the dissection, allowing the student to perform the dissection process without using a real live frog. In using instructional software a teacher is making the learning process for a student more fun and entertaining. Many teachers should use instructional software. There are many reasons why they should use instructional software.


I think that instructional software in classrooms is very educational and gives the students something to look forward to. Using this software creates a comfortable environment that is both educational and entertaining. Teachers are looking for ways to teach their students that will be most effective for their students in actually learning something. They are wanting students to use their long term memory in learning. One way teachers can accomplish this is by using methods that keep their students interested in learning and get them to actively learn something. Instructional software is a very good way in accomplishing long term memory.