Five Instructional Software Review Forms

Please review 5 software programs that you might use in your educational setting. For a later assignment, you will be encouraged to develop lesson plans on how you might use the software in lessons in your educational setting.

Examples of past reviews may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/360/reseval.html

Please email this form when completed by following these steps:

1) Highlight 5 review forms from Software Review # 1 to End of 5 Software Review Forms.

2) Under Edit, Copy.

3) Paste the form into a WORD document.

5) Complete the five forms by writing your answers under each of the questions.

6) Submit the form to the instructor.

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Software Review # 1

Reviewer:

1. Name of Software

2. who publishes the software and what year was it developed? (often found in About ... under the Help menu)

3. who would be the intended audience for its use in your educational setting?

4. what software category best describes the software? - see categories listed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/360/softwarenotes.html

5. what subject matter might be enhanced by using this software?

6. what standard(s) from the CT frameworks might be fulfilled using this software package? - see the indices at http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/index.htm or http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/dobushk/ctframework/ctframeworks.html

7. what reservations would you have about using this software package?

8.how would you recommend the software package be used?

Software Review # 2

Reviewer:

1. Name of Software

2. who publishes the software and what year was it developed? (often found in About ... under the Help menu)

3. who would be the intended audience for its use in your educational setting?

4. what software category best describes the software? - see categories listed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/360/softwarenotes.html

5. what subject matter might be enhanced by using this software?

6. what standard(s) from the CT frameworks might be fulfilled using this software package? - see the indices at http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/index.htm or http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/dobushk/ctframework/ctframeworks.html

7. what reservations would you have about using this software package?

8.how would you recommend the software package be used?

Software Review # 3

Reviewer:

1. Name of Software

2. who publishes the software and what year was it developed? (often found in About ... under the Help menu)

3. who would be the intended audience for its use in your educational setting?

4. what software category best describes the software? - see categories listed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/360/softwarenotes.html

5. what subject matter might be enhanced by using this software?

6. what standard(s) from the CT frameworks might be fulfilled using this software package? - see the indices at http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/index.htm or http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/dobushk/ctframework/ctframeworks.html

7. what reservations would you have about using this software package?

8.how would you recommend the software package be used?

Software Review # 4

Reviewer:

1. Name of Software

2. who publishes the software and what year was it developed? (often found in About ... under the Help menu)

3. who would be the intended audience for its use in your educational setting?

4. what software category best describes the software? - see categories listed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/360/softwarenotes.html

5. what subject matter might be enhanced by using this software?

6. what standard(s) from the CT frameworks might be fulfilled using this software package? - see the indices at http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/index.htm or http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/dobushk/ctframework/ctframeworks.html

7. what reservations would you have about using this software package?

8.how would you recommend the software package be used?

Software Review # 5

Reviewer:

1. Name of Software

2. who publishes the software and what year was it developed? (often found in About ... under the Help menu)

3. who would be the intended audience for its use in your educational setting?

4. what software category best describes the software? - see categories listed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/360/softwarenotes.html

5. what subject matter might be enhanced by using this software?

6. what standard(s) from the CT frameworks might be fulfilled using this software package? - see the indices at http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/index.htm or http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/dobushk/ctframework/ctframeworks.html

7. what reservations would you have about using this software package?

8. how would you recommend the software package be used?

End of 5 Software Review Forms

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