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Download full textPina, Anthony A. – 1998
The College of the Desert (California) has created a multi-station technology training and development facility for faculty. HyperStudio has been adopted as the introductory tool for multimedia/hypermedia authoring for the following reasons: (1) the card/stack metaphor used by HyperStudio is easy for novices to understand and familiar to users of…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Peer reviewedJacobson, Michael J.; Spiro, Rand J. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
A framework for examining the effectiveness of different types of educational computing environments addresses the conceptual characteristics of the knowledge domain being learned and the learner's stage of knowledge. Characteristics of certain technology-based learning environments (computer-based drill, intelligent tutoring systems, hypertext)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Evaluation
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Encourages school library media specialists to explore the capabilities of hypermedia and hypertext, and lists books, articles, and guides for librarians to find out more about learning and utilizing this authoring language. Applications of hypermedia and hypertext in libraries and media centers are discussed. (20 references) (SD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedMobley, Edward D. – Music Educators Journal, 1996
Illustrates the possibilities for teaching and learning music materials using interactive multimedia. Uses HyperCard as a model to discuss how interactive media works and suggests some possible applications. Briefly describes some authoring programs. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedWhite, Charles S. – Social Education, 1996
Provides a thorough and useful evaluation of two interactive multimedia US history programs. "Vital Issues: Reshaping and Industrializing the Nation" covers US history from European contact to the present. "Powers of Persuasion" focuses on the art of propaganda in World War II. Includes extensive information on both products.…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Educational Technology
Australian Library and Information Association, Perth. School Libraries Section. – 1990
This publication is designed to assist teacher librarians or those who are in charge of school libraries in the following areas: (1) online information services; (2) electronic bulletin boards and electronic mail; (3) CD-ROM and videodisc; (4) hypertext and hypermedia; (5) automated library systems; and (6) developing an IT plan for a school…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation
Best, Anita, Ed.; And Others – 1991
Developed to help educators locate microcomputer software programs they may want to preview for students in grades K-12, this guide lists commercially available microcomputer software programs that have been favorably reviewed by members of the Educational Software Evaluation Consortium. Programs are arranged alphabetically by title within…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedBigelow, Bill, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the interactive CD-ROM "The Oregon Trail." Maintains that, although the program offers a sympathetic portrayal of Native Americans, it is still rife with cultural bias. The simulation's structure accentuates the white male experience at the expense of others. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education
