Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Software Essentials
Well, we have looked at computers and technology in the classrooms over the last few weeks of blogging. With that we also talked adn discussed what is necessary to make the fullest possible learning environment using computers and technology in the classroom. As I plan on moving on to looking at software over the next week or two I feel it is important that we know what to look for in software that we will be exposing to our classrooms. The article that I read for today's blog is just that. It is a short easy read on what to look for in software that is being used in the classroom. This article can be found at: http://www.nsta.org/positionstatement&psid=4&print=y It is like I said an easy read in which you will find what criteria the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) thoughts and declarations on what software should be able to do to get the most out of it.
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I wonder if other teacher groups have similar position statements. It would seem to me that "Every science classroom must have a minimum of one dedicated microcomputer or laptop computer, modem and dedicated phone line, one large screen display (or LCD for overhead projector), and one printer." is the barest minimum. It surprises me that the NSTA didn't set a higher minimum standard.
As a science instructor, I enjoyed reading this article. As you stated, it is a concise and informative piece. Below is another article that I thought that you might be interested in on evaluating software for the classroom. It goes through all the basics to include system requirements, checking with your district, age level, time requirements, cost, pedagogy/instructional design, and technical considerations. Thought that you might want to check this out.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/
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