How To Learn To Use
Any Software Application You Want
Criteria
to Use for Software Selection
The following criteria should be considered when choosing software
applications:
1. Every piece of software has requirements that must be met by the computer
system it is running on. These requirements must be met in order for the
program to even run. The first thing to check is the Operating System
(i.e. Mac, Windows, Lynx) it is made for. Secondary to that is to make
sure your system has the right processor and enough RAM.
Many people may think that this goes without saying. But, as educators,
we use many different systems. We need to be sure that these programs
will run on the computer systems that we will be using with students.
2. There is a step learning curve when it comes to software. Some software
is relatively easy to use, just about anyone who picked up a mouse can
use it in minutes. Some applications seem as if they were put on this
Earth to complicate your life. The best advice we can give you on this
one is to get to know the lingo (vocabulary) of each program first. If
you can identify the basic parts of the application, your chances for
success are much greater.
3. You should be very familiar with the operating system of which you
will be using the given application. Some of the modalities that we will
discuss will expect this of you. Some products that help you learn software
are targeted for one individual Operating System. Needless to say, if
you are learning PowerPoint on a Windows-based system and the book asks
you to press "Open Apple + C," you may run into a problem.
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