Software Links
Mac and PC software:
Micro Warehouse
= http://www.warehouse.com
Zones = http://www.zones.com
PC and Mac
Mall = http://www.cc-inc.com/pcmall
Mac software:
Mac Connection
= http://www.macconnection.com
Special
Needs Hardware and Software
Index to assistive technology = http://www.makoa.org/computers.htm
http://www.apple.com/disability
You can also get to this site by going to http://www.apple.com
and then:
click on "Education" (in the menu bar at the top)
click on "K-12"
click on "Disability Solutions"
R.J. Cooper Assistive Technology: http://rjcooper.com/site-map/
Abledata Index
to Computer Assistive Technology:
http://www.abledata.com/text2/computers_gen.htm
Mac and IBM Software
Educational Software
Institute (offers educational software searchable
by title, age level, and subject): http://www.edsoft.com/
This
site has links to sites that provide software review:
http://www.gillespie.macoupin.k12.il.us/software.htm
PEP registry of educational software publishers:
http://www.microweb.com/pepsite/Software/publishers.html
Sunburst Software: http://www.sunburst.com/
Software I would like to have in my classroom:
AppleWorks ($199 per
copy)
Encyclopedia Brittanica
($219 per copy)
MathMaze ($249 per lab
pack (15))
Learning Company
($18.99 per copy)
Transparent Language
($26.99 per copy)
MindScape ($19.95 per
copy)
Microsoft Corporation
($129.95 per copy)
HyperStudio 4 ($795.495
per lab pack (15))
Web Workshop Pro ($99.95
per lab pack (10))
Learner Profile 3.0 ($399.95
per copy)
Power Point 2000 ($15.95
per copy)
Special Needs Software I would like to have in my classroom:
CAFET for
KIDS
Cost: $4,130.00 with
necessary hardware or $580.00 as a
software add-on to an
existing Cafet system. It is a software
program that provides
treatment for stuttering by using a series
of games that provide
biofeedback.
Gator Super
Sentences
Cost: $499
Language lesson software
series designed to enhance reading
and writing skills. Using
a PowerPad, a single switch or keyboard
the user selects individual
words or makes sentences.
Finger Speller
Cost: Silent version
$39.95, talking version $49.95
A sign language program
that teaches American Sign Language (ASL)
fingerspelling the program
displays line graphics of a hand forming
shape of an ASL letter.
Listen Hear!
Cost: $69.95
An auditory cause and
effect training program designed for use with
children with cognitive
or developmental disabilities.
Software Processing and Storage
-Software must be reviewed
to ensure effectiveness
-Copy registration and
store one copy after sending in the
original
-Store backups under
lock and key
-Keep a list of all available
software in a software database
-Have a process for students
to check out the software