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Direct linkPalmer, Randall – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
The iPad takeover of public education is not just confined to the mainstream classroom: Special needs educators, too, are finding that iPads can be a vital tool to support independence. What sets the iPad apart from other devices is the simple and visually robust user interface that can be used by almost everyone. It is also a highly customizable…
Descriptors: Special Education, Computer Software Reviews, Handheld Devices, Assistive Technology
Mattas, Linda L. – 1986
Designed to aid teachers, school administrators, and parents in selecting excellent education software for grades K-12, this guide reports the results of over 7,800 evaluations of educational software programs and lists the 250 selected as the newest education software winners. In addition to these programs, this 1986 edition has added software…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Trieschmann, Mary, Ed. – 1989
The result of a continuing study of software related to children with special needs, this guide is intended to assist in the selection of software appropriate for children with mental, physical, behavioral, sensory, and learning impairments. Suggestions for gifted children are also included. The guide is updated yearly and includes more than 190…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Disabilities
Eiser, Leslie – Classroom Computer Learning, 1986
Reports on how experts in special education approach the problem of software selection. Offers guidance in examining if the software is modifiable and if it offers record-keeping options. Also contains a listing of sample programs that are suitable for special education students in language arts, mathematics, and problem solving. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSpenciner, Loraine J., Ed.; Cohen, Libby G., Ed. – 1989
This guide summarizes and evaluates 48 educational software packages for special educators working on the specific skill areas of keyboarding, language arts, math, personal/social skills, problem solving, readiness, and reading. Each review is written by a teacher and covers strengths and weaknesses of the software, suggested activities for its…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Disabilities
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Support Branch. – 1989
The directory provides reviews of 50 software programs approved for educational use in Alberta (Canada) schools. Each program was reviewed by two teachers with the purpose of determining the specific populations of special needs students (including the gifted) that the programs would be suitable for and the approximate grade level with which the…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
