Hello blog -
I'd like to discuss some thoughts related to Week 13's class on educational software.
The first thing that jumped out at me was how dominant Scholastic is when it comes to providing educational software. I guess they figured out quick that computers were on the way and became good at making/selling software. Having the resources, expertise and good name that carried over from selling children's books probably helped too.
One thing I learned was the different types of software that exist, I had never mentally-divided things up like that, but now know the difference between Drill & Practice, Simulations and Generative software.
It was also interesting to hear about the ways schools use (or mis-use) their technology "budgets". Hearing about money wasted on software that many teachers don't use was upsetting, especially knowing how schools fight so hard for funding. Also, hearing stories about SOL review and understanding the potential sharing/scheduling that might occur with things like laptop carts was enlightening.
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