technology in early childhood education - selecting software
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Selecting Software Using
Evaluating Systems
Prepared by:Devijane O. Jandayan
BEEd – 3
P S E D 2 7 – Te c h n o l o g y i n E a r l y
C h i l d h o o d E d u c a t i o n
Software
Software
Evaluatio
n
Systems
ADVANTAGE
Previewing software is
UNNECESSARY
Time consuming
Cumbersome
Expensive
LIMITATIONS
Virtually impossible for any system to evaluate every
software program on the market
There is a lag time between evaluation by a system and
when these evaluations become accessible to the public
SELECTINGAN EVALUATION SYSTEM
Currently, based upon a recent survey (Haugland &Shade, 1994), there are seven software systemswhich have evaluated a significant quantity of earlychildhood software.
Number of programs
Ages of children
Philosophical approach
Factors most considered
Telephone number
SYSTEMS NO. OF PROGRA
MS
AGE-RANGE
PHILOSOPHICALAPPROACH
FACTORS TELEPHONENO.
Children’sSoftware Revenue
866 3-12 Children are active learners
•Easy of use•Child proof•Ability to educate•Ability to entertain•Designfeatures•Value
(313)480-0040
SOFTWARE EVALUATION
SYSTEMS
RECAP:
REFERENCES:https://thenounproject.com
http://www.1001fonts.com
Bredekamp, S. (1986). Developmentally appropriate practice. Washington,D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Haugland, S. W. (1992). The effect of computer software on preschoolchildren’s developmental gains. Journal in Computing in ChildhoodEducation, 3(1), 15-30.
Haugland, S. W. (1996). How Teachers Utilize Computers in EarlyChildhood Classrooms. Manuscript submitted to publication.