[YL] ACC Software Selection Toolkit -- and Workshop

[Carlin Llorente]

Dear Colleagues,

If you or your program have ever struggled to select and incorporate
software into your educational programs, or don't know where to begin when
assessing what (or whether!) new software might improve your program...the
America Connects project has developed a toolkit that can help.

Developed by a team lead by Teresa Lara-Meloy, the ACC Software Selection
Toolkit was built to help program staff in locating, evaluating, and using
software that's appropriate for the CTC environment.  The toolkit is
geared specifically toward software for older teens, but can be helpful in
selecting material for any educational program.

It provides a process for assessing both the needs of learners and
instructors and the educational value of different software programs. The
toolkit also features a review of the most common types of educational
software available today. Finally, it includes a list of resources for
locating and evaluating additional education materials.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE:
http://www.americaconnects.net/research/default.asp?subid=34

COME TO OUR WORKSHOP AT THE CTCNET CONFERENCE!

If you're planning on attending the conference next month, you're also
invited to participate in an interactive workshop that Teresa and I will
be offering on the toolkit.  The session will use a set of interactive
activities to introduce participants to the approach and resources
described in the toolkit.  Click here for a full description of the
session:
http://www.ctcnet.org/conf/2005/at_conference/program_detail.asp?SessionID=38

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

We're always interested in learning how our colleagues in the field are
using the resources we develop.  If you'd like to share your experience
using the toolkit, have suggestions for how we might improve it, or would
like to tell us about other challenges you're currently facing in this
area, please let us know!

All the best,
Carlin

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Mr. Carlin Llorente
Associate Project Director
America Connects Consortium

E-mail: cllorente at edc.org

Office: 415.750.1539   Mail: 811 36th Avenue
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