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• Spreadsheets
• Programs to make tables and graphs
• Problem-solving programs.

3.3.2 Technologies for Communication

• Document preparation
• Word processing
• Outlining
• Graphics
• Spelling, grammar, usage, and style aids
• Symbolic expressions
• Desktop publishing
• Presentation graphics
• Communication with others
• Electronic mail
• Asynchronous computer conferencing
• Synchronous computer conferencing (text, audio, video, etc.)
• Distributed information servers like the World Wide Web
• Student-created hypertext environments
• Collaborative media
• Collaborative data environments
• Group decision support systems
• Shared document preparation
• Social spreadsheets
• Teaching media
• Tutoring systems
• Instructional simulations
• Drill and practice systems
• Telementoring (see http://elatewiki.org/index.php/Telementoring).

3.3.3 Technologies for Construction and Problem Solving

• Lego components, tangram puzzles, Rubik’s cube
• Computer-assisted design software
• 3D printing.

3.3.4 Technologies for Knowledge Representation

• Sensors and using technologies such as QR Codes, GPS displays
• Graphs and charts