Week 8

Week 8 - Software Evaluation Rubric

We are introduced to Software Evaluation Rubric, Researched and Developed by Kristin Miller and Jacqueline Bach, SAS in School Interns, Summer, 2001. This rubric covers several aspect which refers to the software or websites. These softwares and websites are evaluated based on the several aspects such as the instructional contents, curriculum connections, graphics and multimedia, lay-outs, technical aspects, adaptability and accessibility, learner engagement and interactivity, teache and learner support material, assessment, age/grade level, and lastly flexibility.

Moreover, teachers need to be very alert and careful when choosing a source from internet so that it has a high validity and useful to us and the students. We need to make sure that the source we took from internet fulfills certain criteria or aspects such as the reliability, accuracy and the value itself. In addition, we need to bear in mind that the information exists in net can be facts, opinions, stories, interpretations, statistics and it can also be fake too. Therefore, we really need to investigate by surfing all the nets and choose the best one which suits our needs and the criteria such as the accuracy, reliability, and much more.

I found other website evaluation rubrics:

http://www.vitalknowledge.com/reviews/AcadiaUniversityFall2002/software%20evaluation%20for%20educators_files/software%20evaluation%20for%20educators%20revised.htm

http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/www.eval.html

All in all, teachers should select source that have high validity and is in line with the curriculum to make sure that children are moving and learning on the right track.