Artifact Three

Software Evaluation- Reviews


 


1. The first review that I looked at is written by William T. Yates. I found this review at the following website: http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/reviews/carm.htm
After reading this review, I would definitely use the software in my classroom. He has very positive things to say about the software, and how it is hard to differentiate between the educational aspects and the recreational aspects of the game. If it is hard for an adult to distinguish the difference, I think that it would also be hard for children to realize that they are playing this game to learn. This means that it would be fun for the children, and not seem like more schoolwork.

 2. The final review that I looked at, I found on the following website:
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/early/2/jskind2/merge.shtml
After reading the review of this piece of software, I know that I would use it in my classroom. The class that I am in at Bethel has this software available for students to use during center time, and I know that they enjoy it. I also baby-sit for a girl who own this software and likes to play with it at home. The software is very beneficial to students because it has a variety of activities that incorporate both recreation and most importantly, education.