SOFTWARE EVALUATION OUTLINE

Name of product: MyitalianLab

Your name as the reviewer: Flor Ramirez
DESCRIBE THE PRODUCT AT A GLANCE

Product Type: (e.g., drill & practice, tutorial, game, simulation, facilitative tool, assessment,
instructional management, authoring, etc.)
MyItalian Lab a software that uses practice, tutorial, assessment to learn the Italian language
through these online exercises.
Language(s):
Level (beginning, intermediate, advanced; child, adolescent, adult)
All three beginning, intermediate, advanced For: adolescent and adults
Activities (e.g., multiple choice, fill-in exercises; pronunciation, dialog repetition; listening
comprehension; transcription; vocabulary learning, database building, etc.)
Multiple-choice, true-false, fill-in exercises, listening comprehension,
Media Format: (e.g., website (free or for a fee, app)
website and for a fee
Operating System(s):
Windows: Yes or No or Doesnt Matter
Macintosh Yes or No or Doesnt Matter
Hardware Requirements: (Y/N)
PC Yes
Mac Yes
Sound (e.g. microphone, speakers) (Y/N) speakers
Video (e.g., colors; screen resolution) (Y/N)
Supplementary Software (e.g. QuickTime; Java; WWW browser; Plugins) yes: Adobe reader,
Adobe flash player, java and Quicktime
Printed Documentation (e.g., User's Guide, Teacher's Guide)
Online Yes
Printed yes
Price
Single user: Per semesters 1 semester $70 for 2 years $120
Multiple copies: online login to any computer
Site license: info not provided

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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Summary of features
My Italian Lab helps students gain extra practice outside the classroom. Helps students practice
the language through grammar, comprehension, and listening. There is also tutorials and a verb
chart for each section if students need extra help or practice in a certain area being study.
Background information
Created by Pearson a book publisher well recognized.
Advertising claims, previous reviews
Not available other than other students face-to face comments. They believe its useful and
helps them learn
Documentation: On-line help, printed manuals
Tutorials, verb chart, user-guide, glossary , eText, online help by reaching their online help desk
SUMMARY
Scaled rating (1 low-5 high)
Implementation Possibilities Scaled rating (1 low-5 high)
Pedagogical Features (relative to evaluation
parameters):
4
Sociolinguistic Accuracy (typos, grammatical errors,
stereotypes):
4
Use of Computer Capabilities (multimedia bells &
whistles):
5
Ease of Use (student/teacher): 5
Overall Evaluation: 4.5
Value for Money 3

4. SOFTWARE PRODUCER DETAILS
Developer/distributor: Pearson
Name: Pearson
Address: Pearson Higher Education Customer Service
200 Old Tappan Rd.
Old Tappan
07675
USA

Phone: 1-800-922-0579
Email:samplingdept@pearson.com
Website: http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com
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Technological Features
Simplicity of installation (e.g., adequacy of instructions, trouble free, easy to uninstall)
Speed of program operation (e.g., where are the delays: at startup, loading videos, web page
loading?)
Reliability of operation (crashes & stalls)
Platform compatibility (PC/Mac; OS/Browser versions)
Screen management (esthetics, navigational transparency)
User interface (ease of use, operational consistency, online help)
Exploitation of computer potential (effective use of sound, graphics, video, speech recognition,
speech synthesis, intelligent response handling, student record keeping, adaptability based on
user profiles, www connectivity).