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2000
This CD-ROM consists of simulation software that allows students to conduct countless experiments using 20 Java simulators and curriculum units that explore light and color, forces and motion, sound and waves, static electricity and magnetism, current electricity, the nature of matter, and a unit on underpinnings. Setups can be designed by the…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development, Electricity
Barron, Ann E.; Orwig, Gary W. – 1995
This guide introduces trainers, managers, and educators to a variety of new multimedia technologies now being used for presentation and training in business, military, and academic settings. The text describes advances in and implementation of technologies that range from wireless local area networks (LANs) and high definition television (HDTV) to…
Descriptors: Business, Communications, Computer Simulation, Distance Education
Download full textRakow, Steven J.; Brandhorst, Terry R. – 1989
This booklet outlines the use of computers in elementary and secondary science classrooms. Chapters and their topics are: (1) "A Computer-Enriched Science Learning Environment" (an introduction); (2) "Computer-Assisted Learning" (lesson formats for drill and practice programs and tutorial programs, and several example programs); (4)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Simulation
Rohwedder, W. J., Ed. – 1990
With creativity and innovation, environmental educators have begun wielding the ever increasing power of computers to promote and enhance environmental education. These pioneering programs and applications are the focus of this publication. This monograph is a sampling of the potential, problems and promises of this field. The four major content…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Databases
Podany, Zita – 1990
This guide lists 19 software packages considered to be worthy of further consideration by other reviewing agencies and schools by a group of 17 computer coordinators from educational software preview centers and evaluation agencies. The following software is listed: (1) ASK-IT, an authoring tool; (2) Balance of the Planet, an environmental…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews
Peer reviewedOpheim, Cynthia; Stouffer, W. B. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Describes a CD-ROM product that simulates introducing a freshman congressman to Washington, DC. The member is briefed on duties and responsibilities (including a historical overview) and given a tour of the Capitol. Interactive components include hiring staffers and acquiring leadership positions. Includes suggestions for integrating the product…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content
