EDLT-574-Chapter10

Chapter 10: hardware & Software Evaluation : 

Chapter 10: hardware & Software Evaluation Brandon Cook Oscar Quintela

During the evaluation stage, certain criteria must be carefully considered. : 

During the evaluation stage, certain criteria must be carefully considered. Hardware Evaluation Software Evaluation Issues Evaluating Hardware Issues Evaluating Software

Hardware Evaluation : 

Hardware Evaluation Performance Compatibility Modularity/Expandability Ergonomics Software Availability Vendor Cost Picciano, Page 190

Software evaluation : 

Software evaluation Efficiency Ease of Use Documentation Hardware Required Specific platform or CPU Memory requirements Storage space Additional peripherals Vendors Cost Picciano, Page 190

Issues Evaluating Hardware : 

Issues Evaluating Hardware Evaluating for Administrative Applications Evaluating for Instructional Applications Evaluating Mainframes and Servers Bulk Purchases, State Contracts and Life Cycles Picciano, page 202

Issues Evaluating Software : 

Issues Evaluating Software Administrative Software Evaluation Instructional Software Evaluation Open Source Software Software Life Cycles http://www.plato.com/

TOC Breakdown over 5 years : 

TOC Breakdown over 5 years Capital Costs 21% Technical Support 21% Administration Costs 13% End User Support 45% http://www.widernet.org/projects/costofownership1.htm

Evaluation Criteria : 

Evaluation Criteria The Software Trap This article first appeared in the July 1999 issue of eSchool News. It is a chapter from How Teachers Learn Technology Best (McKenzie, 1999). In his engaging style, McKenzie encourages us to think first about curriculum, learning, teaching, and exploration before we set off to make any choices about hardware or software. Software Evaluation This site is from the Northwest Regional Educational Lab, the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium. It includes the “Seven Steps to Responsible Software Selection.” Software Evaluation A one-page listing of some questions and criteria for software selection from a student project at Rice University called Computer Assisted Language Learning Making the Right ChoiceEvaluating Computer Software and Hardware for Adult Literacy Instruction, Christopher E. Hopey & Jennifer A. Elmore (November 1995) outlines a process for evaluating and selecting software and hardware, provides information regarding appropriate software titles, presents examples of software evaluation criteria, and highlights purchasing practices that can make scarce technology dollars go further. Evaluating Educational Software . . . to meet State & National Standards: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyIncludes some guiding questions, a chart and checklist, and links to a host of software review sites and databases. California Learning Resource NetworkThe California Learning Resource Netowrk provides educators with a “one-stop” resource for critical information needed for the selection of supplemental electronic learning resources. Software Evaluation Criteria from the Virginia Community College System Includes some basic considerations for selection, a checklist you can print out and use, a CD-ROM evaluation checklist, and website evaluation tools and checklist. http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/IT/evalsoftware.htm

Open Source Software : 

Open Source Software Software that can be used, redistributed or rewritten free of charge; it's usually created by volunteers.www.pbs.org/independentlens/copyright-criminals/glossary.html http://sourceforge.net/