Abstract

REYES-CABALLERO, Faustino; FERNANDEZ-MORALES, Flavio Humberto  and  DUARTE, Julio Enrique. Tool for the selection of educational software used at the technology area in basic education. Entramado [online]. 2015, vol.11, n.1, pp.186-193. ISSN 1900-3803.  https://doi.org/10.18041/entramado.2015v11n1.21101.

There is a lot of educational computing material to learn scientific and technological concepts that can be easily accessed by teachers. However not all the materials are appropriated to be used in the classroom. Taking into account the above information, this article proposes a model to facilitate the choice of educational software to be employed by teachers, according to the requirements of their activity. The model is founded in three aspects: pedagogical, technical and technological. Each aspect is made up by characteristics that are evaluated through indicators. As a result, a computing tool was developed that allows the teachers of computers an technology area the choice of educational software that matches the curricular requirements established in Colombia for this area of studies.

Keywords : Educational computing material; software evaluation; teaching of technology; basic education.

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