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Jacobi, Carolyn – 1985
Project DISC (Developing Indian Software Curriculum) was initiated in the Rapid City (South Dakota) school district to improve Native American children's reading and language arts ability and to provide them with microcomputer skills. During the summer of 1982, introductory computer activities were planned, a computer specialist was hired, and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Jacobi, Carolyn – Computing Teacher, 1985
Describes demonstration grant project undertaken by the Rapid City South Dakota school district to determine whether computer assisted instruction (CAI) would be beneficial to Native American children. Discussion covers operation and results of the program, which offered CAI instruction in reading and language arts to students in grades three to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Peer reviewedBradley, Claudette – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes the computer project for American Indian middle school students, "Four Directions Indian Beadwork Design," that uses familiar American Indian beadwork designs to help learn geometric and LOGO concepts. Discusses the instructional techniques used to teach the planning and constructing of LOGO designs made up of two or more…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
