This course focuses on the assessment and selection of appropriate
educational technology applications for use in instruction in a variety of
school settings. The course includes an overview of evaluation techniques
for software and other instructional technology resources. National and
local standards for subject matter content, thinking processes, and
technology, as well as pedagogical approach, will inform the evaluation
process. Students will develop their own evaluation tools for their own
contexts and uses.
I thought this course might be dry but Judi was such a fabulous
resource and as she led us through evaluating a variety of technology
programs with a variety of tools, I began to see the value of using a
system to evaluate educational software. We were also exposed to a wide
variety of software programs, including online resources such as teacher
resources, simulations, interactive sites and tutorials and evaluating
them based on a variety of criteria including the NETS standards.
The
final project of selecting, installing and evaluating the Dragon software
was a great experience for me and allowed me the opportunity to work with
and evaluate software I probably wouldn't have had - it's really a super
program.
