Software Management and Purchase

                                                                       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
 
 
 

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