The material generators that I have used and continue to use in my classroom are: Microsoft Word, and Word Perfect for word processing, Publisher and Adobe PageMaker for desktop publishing, ExamView and Kuta Software, for creating test and worksheets, and ActiveInspire software for the Promethean board.
When I first began teaching I would use Work Perfect to create my tests and documents for the classroom but now I use Microsoft Word and have not used Work Perfect for over fifteen years now. I began using Word Perfect because that was what I had access to and my friends used it.
As all new teacher know when you are in the first years of teaching you agree to do anything that the principal asks you to do and I was asked to sponsor the school news paper and yearbook. I had to learn to Publisher and PageMaker for those activities.
Most book companies provide you with software that will create tests that are correlated to the book and the current state standards. I currently use Exam View Pro which was provided with the textbook. I also purchased an online software that will allow you make your own worksheets and test. KutaSoftware.com is, in my opinion, a great software that provides you with access to free worksheets and for a minimal expense you can purchase an individual account for access that will allow you to personalize your worksheets.
Just this school year I gained access to a Promethean board and am currently in the process of learning how to use the software ActiveInspire, it has some really neat applications that will allow you change the background from plain white, notebook paper and graph paper. I hope to be able to attend some workshops during the summer to learn more about the things that the Promethean Board will do.
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