The Second Chapter discussion response "Software Selection"

             Since I'm not currently teaching, I will answer the question based on my previous experience as a programming teacher. Unfortunately, the answer would be no ! The school district I worked for did not have a software selection form but I had to file a report every time I needed one. They actually used to buy the (Microsoft Office Software) before hand and later I'll have to follow a report and order the rest of the software like Visual Basic, Java, .. etc. To be clear, I taught the curriculum for the very first time that year; it was the first time for the district to try a programing course so there was some adding and removing lessons till the end of the first two-three weeks of the school year. 
            

             Interestingly, after reading the chapter and seeing the sample of the selection form, I remembered the down side of the report thing. It took a long time, since I had to follow a separate report for every software I needed. As a result, I did start my lessons sometimes without the required software. In my opinion, the (Software Selection Form) saves a lot of time and effort for teachers, administrators, and technology coordinators. The committee idea is a great one as well, since two heads are better than one. The form gives specific information about the desired software; as a result, the budget decisions would include the new software cost and limit the waste of resources.

           The most benefit I can think of would be, the more time teachers need to find\ list specific needs, technology standards, benefits, usage, goals, ..etc of a software, the less money lost the district would face. As a lot of you know, districts sometimes fail to determine what they need precisely and often fall for a lot of unnecessary purchases.