Guided Practice Offers students hints and assistance as they practice a concept. Multimedia Software contains multimedia activities or facilitates development of multimedia presentations. Problem Solving Requires student strategy and input. Most Simulations and Educational Games require problem solving on the students' part and therefore do not have Problem Solving in their mode listing. Reference Electronic form of traditional references such as dictionaries, thesauri, and encyclopedias.
Simulation Creates a world on the screen where realistic conditions apply.
Tool Includes word processing, page layout programs, database management, spreadsheets, graphics, and telecommunications, etc. The computer presents new concepts and skills through text, illustrations, description, questions, and problems. This field contains a brief description or annotation, of what the product is intended to do. The descripton may be based on the publisher's own description. This field lists all the materials that come with the software.