Reviews-Media


 * MEDIA REVIEWING TOOLS**
 * ** ALA’s Games and Gaming Resources []**
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLISHER: American LIbrary Association
 * REVIEWERS: Staff
 * UNIQUE Promotion materials for the National Gaming Day at your Library. Also has a list of free online games (not all are suitable for schools).


 * ** Cnet.com []**
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLISHER: CBS Interactive
 * REVIEWERS: CNET Review Editors
 * UNIQUE: Product reviews for all types of electronic devices from camcorders, GPS, cell phones, etc. Also features a "how-to" section that covers many topics such as "How to Update Facebook Status Via E-mail.".


 * ** eSchool News []**
 * COST: Free subscription
 * PUBLISHER: eSchool Media and eSchool News
 * REVIEWERS: Staff
 * UNIQUE: Magazine includes over 100 pages of articles a imed specifically at the use of technology in the K-20 classroom.


 * ** Macworld []**
 * COST: Website-free; Macworld Magazine-$24.97 for 12 issues
 * PUBLISHER: PC World Communications Inc., Mac Publishing LLC
 * REVIEWERS: Magazine staff
 * UNIQUE: Site reviews all things Apple. Also has a shop and compare feature.


 * ** Multimedia & Internet@Schools []**
 * COST: Website-free; //Internet@Schools// Magazine-$44.95 (published 5 times a year)
 * PUBLISHER: Information Today, Inc.
 * REVIEWERS: David Hoffman, editor, and staff
 * UNIQUE: Research centers for many different areas of education


 * ** PC World []**
 * COST: Website-free; PC World Magazine-$19.97 for 12 issues
 * PUBLISHER: PC World Communications Inc., Mac Publishing LLC
 * REVIEWERS: Magazine staff
 * UNIQUE: Site reviews software, computers, tablets/e-readers, printers, phones, and many other types of technology tools. Also has a shop and compare feature.


 * ** SuperKids Educational Software Review []**
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLISHER: Knowledge Share LLC
 * REVIEWERS: Teams of educators, parents, and children from across the US and staff from Harvard, Stanford, & Northwestern universities
 * UNIQUE: Site not only reveiws educational software, but also lists some additional educational tools. It also includes reports, interviews, and articles about many educational issues.


 * ** Teach With Movies [|http://www.teachwithmovies.org]**
 * COST: $11.99 per year for site access (for individuals)
 * PUBLISHER: TeachWIthMovies.com Inc.
 * REVIEWERS: Educators serve as contributors of lesson plans and ideas.
 * UNIQUE: Lesson plans and learning guides for over 350 full length movies. " What TWM advocates is using full-length movies in a way that inspires, opens new vistas, drives assignments, and changes perception."