technology in early childhood education - selecting software

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.