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ACTIVITY NO. :1
SUBJECT : Empowerment Technology: ICT
TOPIC/s : Introduction to Productivity Tools
- Different Productivity Tools

OBJECTIVE/s : Explain the importance of productivity tools

: Determine the common productivity tools and relate one from another
: Write a reflective essay about the benefits of productivity tools

TYPE OF ACTIVITY : Concept Notes and Essay Writing

Introduction
People rely mostly on computers, either at home, at work or anywhere in the world. Office productivity tools are
applications that allow for the viewing, creating and modifying of general office documents, it also includes applications for
managing employee tasks.
Productivity tools such as word processors, spreadsheets, and databases can provide students with support for
performing the academic tasks of writing, editing, analyzing, and locating information. By using computers, productivity
can be increased. Productivity tools allow students to present their findings in a number of different ways and support their
creation of meaningful artifacts.

Different Productivity Tools

Productivity Software - A category of application programs that help users produce things such as documents,
databases, graphs, worksheets and presentations. Many productivity applications are
intended for business use.
Employee Productivity- Also referred to as workforce productivity, Is an assessment of the efficiency of a worker
or a group of workers.

Office Productivity Suites

A. G Suite (Formerly Google Apps for Work and Google Apps for your Domain), is a brand of cloud computing,
productivity and collaboration tools software and products developed by Google. It includes Google’s popular web
applications including Gmail, Drive, Hangouts, Calendar and Docs.
B. LibreOffice Productivity Suite. This free office productivity suite comes from the non-profit organization. The
Document Foundation Applications include Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math.
C. OpenOffice. Oracle is the primary contributor of code to OpenOffice, but another major company also contribute.
For technical support, they offer a forum and a FAQ site as well as a user guide.
D. Microsoft Office. It has a variety of configurations from home use to student use to use by various size of
businesses. The applications included in the suite can changed, but it usually includes at least Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. The suite is not free (some may have a free trial), but there are a huge
number of free templates available on the Microsoft site.
E. WordPerfect Office X5. It offers a multiple configuration based on the customer need.
F. Zoho. Offers a large number of productivity software tools, but are not packaged together in a suite. It is a very
comprehensive collection of online applications and utilities from AdventNet, Inc.
G. Quickoffice & OfficeSuite Pro5. These are not technically not office suites themselves; these apps give the
capability to access your Microsoft Office files from your mobile device.
H. PlusOffice Free 3.0. A freeware package base on OpenOffice.
I. IBM (r) Lotus (r) SmartSuite (r). This suite will cost money, but the product also has the support of IBM. It
includes word Pro, Freelance graphics and Approach. Additional software options are available for an added cost.
J. ThinkFree. This office productivity prides itself on being compatible with MS Office.
K. KOffice. This is another free office productivity suite alternative. It includes KWord, KCells, and Showcase. It
largely depends on volunteers and users to maintain and update it. There is a userbase and forum.
L. NEOOffice. An office suite specifically for MAC OS X. They’ve even included a mobile version that can be
accessed remotely. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is funded entirely by users’
donations.
M. Softmaker. It includes TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations. There are multiple versions available including
a mobile version.

ACTIVITY:
Write a reflective essay about the benefits of using productivity tools in Microsoft Word.