Artifact # 9
Software Evaluation
Context:
This evaluation was created as part of my Curriculum and Instruction
class during my pre-service education at ASU.
Impact:
This artifact is an analysis and review of “Where in the U.S.A. is
Carmen Sandiego?” as an educational tool. This resource can be used
by other teachers to assist them in deciding whether or not to use it in
their classrooms.
Alignment:
The software evaluation gives teachers access to resources for planning
lessons with this software by providing a review of the software from the
web (Tech. Comp. 10.3). This evaluation
shows how you would go about locating, evaluating and selecting this program
as a resource (Tech. Comp. 10.6).
It also provides examples on how to use this technology with geography
and social studies (Tech. Comp. 11.1).
This software can be used in geography, as it involves various places around
the United States, and requires technology (a computer) to use it (Tech.
Comp. 11.3). It also addresses the different learning and performance
levels of children by allowing different levels of difficulty in the program
(Tech. Comp. 13.1). This software
provides opportunities that support the students’ intellectual development
by moving the levels whenever the child is ready (INTASC
#2). It also encourages development of critical thinking, problem
solving and performance skills by requiring the student to figure out where
the criminal is through clues given by various people (INTASC
#4).