Grade Level Software

Since my interest of study includes finding software to use in the classroom, I have been look at a lot of web sites that deal with software and selling software. This is difficult because the web site looks good and the product looks good, but how it runs may be a different story all together. From the readings in this class we know that there is such technology and software out there that really is a waste of money and time. This is what made finding this web page I found for this blog so nice. This page was a teachers web page that describe what the teacher doest in his computer lab with software. His opinion as a teacher makes it easier for me to decide if the software or activities are good. Since he is not a business trying to sell me a product and has experience working with the technology and software I can take his actions more seriously.
This man takes his computer lab time and breaks it down for students and parents so that what is happening in his class is know and easily accessible. He has each grade working on different uses of technology throughout kindergarten to fifth grade. For me, even though it was short and I would have like more ideas, his use of Oregon Trial and Where in the USA is Carmen SanDiego, tell me that these programs would be good programs to look into. It is not a sure thing that they will be good programs, but since a computer lab teacher is using them there is a good chance that they are worth while programs.
I know that you guys don't work in elementary schools, but if you know of any software programs I should check out for my fifth grade class, please let me know.

Her is the link: www.robertselementary.org/specialists/computer.html