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Local Area Networks: Are There Advantages for Primary Schools?
Aherran, Anne – Unicorn, Journal of the Australian College of Education, 1986
Examines the relative merits of using computer networks (several computers linked together and sharing a single disk drive) and stand-alone systems (self-contained units operating independently) in Australian primary school classrooms. Advances several arguments favoring stand-alone systems, which improve accessibility and enhance individual…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Should Secondary Schools Buy Local Area Networks?
Hyde, Hartley – Unicorn, Journal of the Australian College of Education, 1986
The advantages of microcomputer networks include resource sharing, multiple user communications, and integrating data processing and office automation. This article nonetheless favors stand-alone computers for Australian secondary school classrooms because of unreliable hardware, software design, and copyright problems, and individual progress…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Copyrights, Foreign Countries