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Software Evaluation Rubric NameofSoftware Brainpopand BrainpopJr. Brief Descriptionof Software: Grade Level(s) K12
BrainPOPcreates animated, curriculumbased contentthat supports educatorsand engagesstudents inschool,athome, andonmobile devices.Our resourcesinclude

Cost: $2,095 annually

Subject(s) Allcurricular subjects

movies,quizzes, games,mobile apps,experiments, activitypages,and muchmore coveringhundreds oftopicswithin Math,Science,by statestandards

includingCommon Core. SocialStudies, English, Technology,Arts &Music,and Health.Allcontent isalignedtoand searchable

Hardware Required:

Hardwaremust beabletorun AdobeFlash Player(free)

1 Unsatisfactory

2 Needs Improvement
Slow.Content flowisdifficultto follow.Fewhelp options.

3 Good

4 Excellent

Usability/Easeof Use forstudents

Slow.Useris confused.No helpoptions.

Moderate speed.Content flowis understandable and helpoptions arepresent. Easyto install/use. Technical support/helpis available.

Excellentspeed. Contentflowis easytofollow. Helpoptionsare presentand easilyfound.

Usability/Easeof Use forteachers

Difficult installation/use. Technical support/helpis notavailable.

Moderateease of installation/use. Technical support/helpis availablebut difficultto reach/use.

Veryeasyto install/use. Technical support/helpis availableand easyto reach/use.

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Pedagogy/ Educational Value

Norelationship withcurriculum contentexists. Contentdoes notmeetgoals orstandards.

Limited relationshipwith curriculum content.Content meetsfewgoals orstandards.

Good relationship withcurriculum content. Contentmeets somegoalsand standards.

Direct relationship withcurriculum content.Content meetsmostto allgoalsand standards.

Interactivity

Lacks enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Minimal enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Containssome enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Possesses many enhancements thatrequire learnerto remainactively involved. Keepingtrackof student progressis convenientand easy.

Assessment

Unabletotrack student progress.

Trackingstudent progressis available occasionally.

Student progresscan befrequently checked.

Teacher Resources/ Support Materials Comments/ Additional Information

Supportmaterials donotexist.

Limited resourcesand support materials

Additional resourcesare available.

Manyadditional resourcesare available

Brainpopisan extremely usefultoolfor engaging studentsin varioussubject areas. YES NO

Evenyoung studentscan useBrainpop independently.

Recommended

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Software Evaluation Rubric NameofSoftware AcceleratedReader Grade Level(s) K12 Cost: annually $4,000$5,000 Subject(s) English Language Arts

Brief Descriptionof Software:

ARservesasthe practice componentofa comprehensive readingprogram bypromoting

personalized practicecombined withdatatomonitor andmanagethat practice.

Hardware Required:

AdobeFlash Player AdobeReader

1 Unsatisfactory

2 Needs Improvement
Slow.Content flowisdifficultto follow.Fewhelp options.

3 Good

4 Excellent

Usability/Easeof Use forstudents

Slow.Useris confused.No helpoptions.

Moderate speed.Content flowis understandable and helpoptions arepresent. Easyto install/use. Technical support/helpis available.

Excellentspeed. Contentflowis easytofollow. Helpoptionsare presentand easilyfound.

Usability/Easeof Use forteachers

Difficult installation/use. Technical support/helpis notavailable.

Moderateease of installation/use. Technical support/helpis availablebut difficultto reach/use.

Veryeasyto install/use. Technical support/helpis availableand easyto reach/use.

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Pedagogy/ Educational Value

Norelationship withcurriculum contentexists. Contentdoes notmeetgoals orstandards.

Limited relationshipwith curriculum content.Content meetsfewgoals orstandards.

Good relationship withcurriculum content. Contentmeets somegoalsand standards.

Direct relationship withcurriculum content.Content meetsmostto allgoalsand standards.

Interactivity

Lacks enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Minimal enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Containssome enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Possesses many enhancements thatrequire learnerto remainactively involved. Keepingtrackof student progressis convenientand easy

Assessment

Unabletotrack student progress.

Trackingstudent progressis available occasionally

Student progresscan befrequently checked

Teacher Resources/ Support Materials

Supportmaterials donotexist.

Limited resourcesand support materials

Additional resourcesare available.

Manyadditional resourcesare available

Comments/ Additional Information

Studentshave theoptionof utilizingmobile handheld devicestotake ARtests.

ARisauseful andengaging multileveltool.

Teacherscan useARto assessstudent readinglevels andtrack progress throughoutthe year.

Recommended

YES

NO

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Software Evaluation Rubric NameofSoftware Grade Level(s) Cost: Subject(s)

Brief Descriptionof Software:

Hardware Required:

1 Unsatisfactory

2 Needs Improvement
Slow.Content flowisdifficultto follow.Fewhelp options.

3 Good

4 Excellent

Usability/Easeof Use forstudents

Slow.Useris confused.No helpoptions.

Moderate speed.Content flowis understandable andhelp optionsare present. Easyto install/use. Technical support/helpis available.

Excellentspeed. Contentflowis easytofollow. Helpoptionsare presentand easilyfound.

Usability/Easeof Use forteachers

Difficult installation/use. Technical support/helpis notavailable.

Moderateease of installation/use. Technical support/helpis availablebut difficultto reach/use.

Veryeasyto install/use. Technical support/helpis availableand easyto reach/use.

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Pedagogy/ Educational Value

Norelationship withcurriculum contentexists. Contentdoes notmeetgoals orstandards.

Limited relationshipwith curriculum content.Content meetsfewgoals orstandards.

Good relationship withcurriculum content. Contentmeets somegoalsand standards.

Direct relationship withcurriculum content.Content meetsmostto allgoalsand standards.

Interactivity

Lacks enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Minimal enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Containssome enhancements toactively involvethe learner.

Possesses many enhancements thatrequire learnerto remainactively involved. Keepingtrackof student progressis convenientand easy

Assessment

Unabletotrack student progress.

Trackingstudent progressis available occasionally

Student progresscan befrequently checked

Teacher Resources/ Support Materials

Supportmaterials donotexist.

Limited resourcesand support materials

Additional resourcesare available.

Manyadditional resourcesare available

Comments/ Additional Information Recommended

YES NO

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