The piece of software I explored was, "Where in the US is Carmen Sandiego?".  After playing around on it for a little while I thought it was a wonderful learning device for students from third grade up.  The program had music and great graphics and it was very fun and exciting to work with.  I do not think this software had any weaknesses!  The directions were very easy to understand and it was very easy to play.  The mouse was used to click on what you wanted to do and where you wanted to go in the game.
    I would definitely use this software in my classroom.  It can help out in many different areas and it is not boring.  I had so much fun playing with it and I think children form third grade on up would love it!  I do not think students would look at his software as something like homework to make them learn something!  It is very exciting because the whole point of the game is to figure out a mystery!
    This software could be used when children are finished with their individual work and have time to do something.  It really can help students learn about geography and where different states are located.  It can also help students learn about the history of different states.  I think this software is great because it can help students who need to see something and work with it, rather than just learning by hearing facts.  I think it is important when choosing software for a classroom to make sure students are actually learning something while they are also having fun doing so!  This software was great at doing this in my opinion.  I had so much fun and there were still facts that I was learning.  To look at an evaluation of this software on the Internet, click here.