So often today we are faced with new and “improved” technology. It seems as though something new is placed before us on a daily basis. What we choose to spend out money on or the schools money must be carefully evaluated and analyzed for it reliability, dependability, and functionality. From audio/video mediums, new software programs, CD-ROMs, and the infinite number of websites that pop up each day, we as teachers need to know what makes something quality and what makes something a waste of time at best and money at worst.
http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/criteria/index.asp gives us the tools necessary to do just that. It is a break down and a rubric for what makes something quality. This run down will allow anyone to look for certain highlights in which products should have. There is just so much out there that this one stop shop will help anyone, no matter what his or her level of technological expertise, and allow for a simple analysis.
One of the links titled, “Questions to ask about your technology investment,” is a list of things that we should be asking ourselves when buying new technology for our classrooms. They are things that we do not always think about when entrenched in the moment of purchase. As anyone that has ever bought anything knows that that moment can be highly impulsive. But if we have a list that has been well thought out, and allows ourselves some time to think and be a bit more methodical about the decision without rushing into things, we may come away with a far better product and something that will benefit us that much more.
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