Instructional Software Reviews

School of Education

State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam

The following are software reviews performed by students in SUNY Potsdam's Teacher Preparation program.  Each student reviewed the software using the Appraisal Checklist found in the text Instructional Media (1993) by Heinich, Molenda, and Russell (load the software review form template here)  What follows is list of titles, followed by the overall grade (A to F).  Clicking on each review will bring up more information on that specific software title.  Some software has been reviewed by more than one person.  In this case each review is listed.  It is hoped that this can serve as a resource for educators interested in purchasing software for their schools/classrooms.  This is not meant to be used as a definitive source of information regarding this software, and it is encouraged that potential software purchases be reviewed first by the person, people, or organization that will be using the software.

Software Titles:

 
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 
 
Grade
Cost
Operating 
System
Release 
Date
Demo?
Purchase 
Online?
Date  
Reviewed
Software Title
3D ATLAS 98
A+
$24.00
MAC
1997
YES
YES
6/7/1999
ACE REPORTER
C
$??.??
MAC
1997
YES
YES (Links to catalog request form)
6/7/1999
ACTION OFFICER DEVELOPMENT
B-
$0.00
WEB-BASED
1997
YES
YES
6/7/1999
ADVENTURES WITH EDISON 
B
$9.99
IBM
1995
NO
NO
3/22/2000
ALGEBRA ONE ON ONE
A+
$14.99
WIN
1998
YES
YES
2/19/00
ALL ABOUT SCIENCE
C
$??.??
MAC
1992
NO
NO
September 1998
ALPHIE
B
$49.00
MAC
1998
YES
NO
6/7/1999
AMAZON TRAIL
-Amazon Trail
B+
$26.95
MAC/WIN
1994
NO
YES
3/19/1998
-Amazon Trail
B
$26.95
MAC/WIN
1994
NO
YES
9/21/1998
AMERICAN POETRY
-American Poetry
A+
$28.38
MAC
1994
NO
YES
9/16/1998
-American Poetry
A
$28.38
MAC
1994
NO
YES
9/15/1998
-American Poetry
A
$36.10
MAC
1994
NO
YES
9/23/1998
THE ANIMALS
-The Animals
A-
$39.95
MAC
1992
NO
NO
3/24/1998
-The Animals
A
$8.00
MAC
1993
NO
NO
9/19/1998
-The Animals
A-
$39.95
MAC
1992/1993
NO
NO
Spring 1999
-The Animals
A
??.??
MAC
1993
NO
NO
3/25/1999
ANIMALS AND HOW THEY GROW
B+
$59.95
MAC
1993
NO
NO
3/19/1998
ANIMATED ARITHMETIC
A
$19.00
WIN
1998
NO
YES
6/7/1999
ARTHUR'S TEACHER TROUBLE
-Arthur's Teacher Trouble
B+
$19.95
MAC/WIN
1993
NO
NO
9/16/1998
-Arthur's Teacher Trouble
C+
$19.95
MAC/WIN
1994
NO
YES
9/29/1998
-Arthur's Teacher Trouble
B-
$39.95
MAC/WIN
1997
NO
YES
9/16/1998
-Arthur's Teacher Trouble
A
$74.95
MAC/WIN
1992
NO
YES
9/21/1998
-Arthur's Teacher Trouble
A
$16.95
MAC/WIN
1992
NO
NO
9/26/1998
-Arthur's Teacher Trouble
A
$19.95
MAC/WIN
1994
NO
NO
2/10/1999
ATOMS, SYMBOLS, & EQUATIONS 
A
$25.00
MAC
2000
YES
YES
2/21/2000
AUDUBON'S BIRDS
B
$41.95
MAC/WIN
1990
NO
YES
3/24/1998
AUDUBON'S MAMMALS
-Audubon's Mammals
C-
$8.95
MAC/Win
1992
NO
YES
2/14/99
-Audubon's Mammals
F
$8.95
MAC/WIN
1992
NO
YES
3/18/1999
 
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This page is maintained by Anthony Betrus, and was last updated March 15, 2000.