Evaluating Technology For instructional Purposes

    Evaluating Technology for instructional Purposes

 

Jean Niflis                    

 

 

• Evalutech

http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/

 

This website, from the Southern Regional Education Board, contains searchable database of thousands of print and software reviews in several subjects and formats. It has certain criteria for reviews to be accepted. Anyone in the country can use this resource.

I like how there are guidelines for each review so you’re not just getting something that someone wrote up. I also like how there is a list of keywords in case something you tried to search didn’t work.

 

• Education World

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/archives/edurate.shtml

 

This website gives reviews based on real experiences of using the software in the classroom. It also has many resources such as columnists, tips, and links to websites that they think are the best.

This website has lots of interesting and fun resources and reviews for teachers.

 

• SuperKids Software Review

http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/reviews.shtml

 

This website has searchable reviews as well as a list of all software reviews in alphabetical order. The reviews are from parents, teachers, and kids.

To me, this website is less cluttered, and you can find information easier based on how it’s organized.