SOFTWARE REVIEW,

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY,
AND INNOVATIVE USES
EDU 214
Jada Gladney

REVIEW SOFTWARE: INSPIREDATA

1. Name of reviewer: Jada Gladney

2. Software title: Inspiredata

3. Publisher: Inspiration Software Inc.

4. Cost per single license/lab pack/site license? Single

License: 32.91$/20 user lab pack: 539.95$/Site license:
2,850$

5.Computer compatibility/system requirements: Windows

xp or higher, including Windows 8. Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
- Recommended: internet connection and Quicktime

6. Appropriate grade levels: grades 4-12

7. Brief description of the software: This software can be

used in math, social studies, and science to increase data
literacy

8. Curriculum areas the software meets or addresses: data

collection, Graphing, plotting, presenting findings, taking
polls, probability, mean vs. median, Recognizing trends and
patterns, Analyzing data

9. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the software?

This software definitely make collecting and analyzing data
much easier and faster. I weakness that I identified wishing
the software is that it takes a lot of searching for dierent
feature, so theres a lot of trial and error to get things right,
but overall I see this software is extremely helpful and I am
positive students would love it.

10. How long did it take you to become familiar with the
program? It didn't take too long to get familiar with the
program. I gave each feature a try and after a few minutes
it was a breeze

11. How long might it take students? Why? I believe it

wont take students long to get familiar with the software
because it is user friendly.

INSPIREDATA
Rate the program according to the following Characteristics/Criteria:

SA = Strongly Agree A= Agree D=Disagree NA=Not Applicable

__SA__ Program has educational value:

__SA__ Program is free from stereotypes:

__SA__ Content is of interest to students:

__A___ Information is presented clearly and logically:

__SA__ Graphics, & audio contribute to the educational value:

__A___ Students would enjoy using this program:

__SA__ Program gives appropriate feedback:

__SA__ Students control the program's rate:

__SA__ Documentation is clearly written:

__SA__ Teacher's guide is useful:

__SA__ Program in progress can be easily saved or exited:

__A__ Program is user friendly:

__SA__ Skill levels can be adjusted by the user/instructor:

Additional Reviewer Comments: The program will take time to get use to, but when
once the user does it is a fun and educational experience.

Emerging Technology: The Smartboard

THE SMARTBOARD

The Smartboard is an amazing tool! The Smartboard ranges from

3,999$ to 6,799$. This board is the combination of a standard white
board and computer. You can bring up websites, draw, type, pretty
much everything you can do one the desktop computer can be done on
a Smartboard. I have had the pleasure of using a Smartboard in all of
my high school courses and enjoyed it so much. I could access
programs such as word, powerpoint, excel, even the internet, and what
makes it a must have in the classroom is the fact that its a screen for
everyone to see. Before being introduced to the Smartboard if the
teacher needed to show us anything on the computer we either had
laptops assigned to use and had to follow the teachers directions to get
the site. With the Smartboard the teacher is able to share the screen
with the entire classroom.The Smartboard has buttons on the bottom
and along the side to switch from keyboard to curser for selection.

Project based learning is a great way to incorporate technology

into education and make the experience fun. Students put
together what they have learned into dierent projects. These
projects involve students doing research, using dierent
computer programs, and creativity.

INNOVATIVE USES

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Project based learning causes students to collaborate and

share ideas. It also brings in the use of technology and
dierent programs like the ones we have been using in this
course. Its helping the students get familiar with technology
while challenging them to learn new things with every
project.

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"Search Results." Search Results. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2016.
"What Is Project Based Learning (PBL)?" What Is PBL? N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2016.