DOCUMENT RESUME ED 313 011 IR 014 058 AUTHOR Lathrop. Ann
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 313 011 IR 014 058 AUTHOR Lathrop. Ann, Ed. TITLE The 1988-89 Educational Software Preview Guide. INSTITUTION Educational Software Evaluation Consortium, Menlo Park, CA. SPONS AGENCY California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. REPORT NO :SBN-0-8011-0749-0 PUB DATE 88 NOTE 74p.; Developed by the Consortium at the California Software Evaluation Forum (Menlo Park, CA, May 9-12, 1988). For the 1986 preview guide,see ED 273 262; for a related curriculum guide, see IR 014 059. AVAILABLE FROMPublications Sales, California State Department of Education, P.O. Box 271, Sacramento, CA 95802-0271 ($2.00 plus sales tax for California residents). PUB TYPE Guides - Non-Classroom Use (055) -- Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs (132) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Computer Assisted Instruction; *Courseware; Elementary Secondary Education; Instructional Material Evaluation; *Microcomputers ABSTRACT This guide contains a list of commercially available microcomputer software programs for instructionaluse in preschool through grade 12 that has been favorably reviewed by theEducational Software Evaluation Consortium, which represents 29organizations involved in computer education throughout North America. Only commercially available software is included. The guide isintended for use by educators to locate programs they may want topreview to determine its suitability for their instructionalprograms and students. Titles are listed under the following curriculumareas: art; business education; computers; electronic periodicals;health; instructional tools; keyboarding; language arts; library media skills; mathematics; music; preschool/early childhood;problem solving/logic; science; social science; tests andtesting; vocational education/industrial arts; and world languages. Eachentry includes the title, publisher, computer type(s), instructionalmodes, rating, grade levels, price, and a brief annotation.
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