Background Information on software evaluation. Includes a list of organizations that evaluate software (you can compare your evaluation to theirs) and it gives strengths and weaknesses of each organization. This page has not been updated in a while so the specifics are not current but the information on the history and the ways to think about software evaluation are still accurate.
An Evaluation Rubric for Productivity Software from A. B. Longman Publications. This is a .pdf file that is also linked to the bottom of this page as an attachment. Productivity software is not content-specific. It allows you to create "products". Examples are multimedia production, word processing, web authoring, spreadsheet, movie making, audio creation. (Ch 5 Productivity Software Rubric.pdf)
Educational Software Evaluation Form for Educational Software adapted from Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 5th Edition by M. D. Roblyer and Aaron H. Doering. This is for evaluating software designed to teach content such as Tutorial, Drill and Practice, Simulation, Educational Game, or Problem-Solving. The form is attached to the bottom of this page. (SoftwareEvalForm2.doc)
A Software Checklist that's multipurpose. It could be used to evaluate an interactive Web site, educational software, or interactive curriculum materials. There will be pieces that aren't applicable to some software but there are some great points to consider. Previously published in National Middle School Association's Middle School Buyer's Guide - 2002 -2003. The .pdf file is linked below. (sw.checklist.pdf)