Students can maneuver through a predesigned environment, testing and trying various components. The program directly connects to the Internet or Web. Some programs function fully without being connected to the Internet, but they can be connected for additional resources or interaction. Contains multimedia activities or facilitates development of multimedia presentations. Electronic references, such as dictionaries, thesauri, and encyclopedias, as well as extensive references on particular subjects.
Programs test students, record their scores, and provide the correct answer.
Includes word processing, desktop publishing, database management, spreadsheets, graphics, and telecommunications programs. Presents new concepts and skills through interactive text, illustrations, descriptions, questions, and problems. The Educational Preview Guide Consortium reviews software for the Educational Software Preview Guide . Read the list of consortium members . Find out more about the 2001 Educational Software Preview Guide in the ISTE Online Bookstore .