Software Reviews Sites

For this assignment in my education and technology class I reviewed the following four sites:

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

This address given did not give access but I did reach the EvaluTech page by searching. However, I could not go to any other information other than the general overview of this site.  The purpose of this site is to suggest instructional materials recommended by the various state departments of education represented by the Southern Regional Education Board. These materials would include computer software, CD-Roms, videos, and books.

http://www.clrn.org/home/

This site of the California Learning Resource Network gives reviews of software that is correlated to the California educational standards. Specific grade levels are given with the listed electronic learning resources.  I found quite a few links to software that will be helpful for teaching my elementary special education students.

http://www.superkids.com

By far this was the "most fun" of the four sites! Although there are reviews for educational software on this site, there are also interactive games that I will introduce to my students tomorrow! There is a math worksheets area to create specific activities for students. In addition to the software and educational tools, there are articles and a marketplace.

http://www.educationworld.com/

Education World covers about every area of teaching imaginable from lesson plans and activities to professional development and templates.  There are also links to state standards.  The technology section is worth going back to search for information such as the article "Tech Solutions for Special Kids" and the suggestions on using technology in the classroom.



Which sites evaluate the largest number of titles?
The California Learning Resource Network seemed to have the most to me.

Which sites are most recently updated?
The California Learning Resource Network had updates in October 2011. SREB returned an answer to me in an email and said they updated daily, but this is the site that was difficult to access so I did not see that it was updated daily.

Which sites include reviews submitted by site visitors?
Education World and California Learning Resource Network

Which sites would you use to learn about software you were considering for your students?
I would check all sites but especially California Learning Resources Network.  For more practical daily uses I would go to SuperKids, and for a variety of educational needs I would use Education World.