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Schuster, Ellen; Zimmerman, Lynda – Journal of Extension, 2014
Mobile technology has transformed the way consumers access and use information. The exponential growth of mobile apps makes finding suitable, easy-to-use nutrition and health-related apps challenging. A guide for consumers helps them ask important questions before downloading apps. The guide can be adapted for other Extension disciplines.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Extension Education
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Strot, Melody; Benno, Mark – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1997
Provides guidelines for buying computers for parents of gifted children. Steps for making decisions include deciding who will use the computer, deciding its purposes and what software packages will be used, determining current and future needs, setting a budget, and reviewing needs with salespersons and school-based technology specialists. (CR)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making
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Horton, William – Technical Communication, 1993
Presents a 10-step procedure for selecting the computer software needed to author and deliver online documentation. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Decision Making, Models
Blom, Tara – College Planning & Management, 1999
Discusses the key questions facility managers should ask during the selection process for a facility-maintenance software program. Questions include ease of use, asset modeling capabilities, ease of reconfiguration, and software scaleability. (GR)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Decision Making, Educational Facilities, Facilities Management
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Sturm, Janet M.; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1997
This article provides teachers a framework for choosing computer software to assist with writing instruction for students with learning disabilities. The various writing problems that software programs can address are described. Appendices include a writing needs checklist, writing requirements checklist, and list of features of computer-supported…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
National Forum on Education Statistics. – 1997
This document was developed to provide assistance to individuals in education organizations who want to learn more about what it takes to develop the best possible technology solution for an organization. It identifies the steps needed to determine technology needs, to list options, to acquire the technology, and to implement a technology solution…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Software Selection, Decision Making, Equipment Evaluation
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Caro, Denis H. J. – Educational and Training Technology International, 1992
Provides a methodology for selection of an expert support system (ESS) in an emergency management training environment. A decision matrix construct for selection of an ESS for casualty disposition training at Emergency Preparedness Canada is presented, and four system options of simulation models that deal with emergency management are described.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection, Decision Making, Emergency Programs
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Peled, Zimra; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Proposes a taxonomy to aid decision makers in selecting computer software consistent with their educational values regarding the nature of instruction and the use of information technology, based on beliefs about human development and learning. Characteristics of instruction, properties of software, and the congruence between them are discussed.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
National Literacy Secretariat, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1994
This document contains guidelines and support materials to assist potential purchasers of computer-based adult literacy (CBAL) systems as they consider which specific system to purchase. Included in the document are the following: guidelines and evaluation criteria (written in question form) pertaining to seven areas affecting the purchasing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction
Green, Lyndsay – 1998
This guide focuses on moderating non-pedagogical online conferences that use World Wide Web-based conferencing software, whether synchronous or asynchronous. The first section provides information on getting ready and discusses features and advantages of synchronous and asynchronous systems. The second section focuses on getting started, including…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design