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Download full textLevin, James A.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1987
The instructional media created by microcomputers interconnected by modems to form long-distance networks present some powerful new opportunities for education. While other uses of computers in education have been built on conventional instructional models of classroom interaction, instructional electronic networks facilitate a wider use of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, High Schools
Japan Audio-Visual Education Association, Tokyo. – 1989
The Ad Hoc Council on Educational Reform pointed out in 1987 that Japanese education must prepare for the ever-increasing information needs of the future, and in 1988, a proposal for the development of information networks was published by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture. This proposal recommended the utilization of a wide range of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail
Riel, Margaret M. – 1986
The educational potential of computer networks will be realized only when educators stop focusing on technical connections and start asking how educational activities that are supported on computer networks can make a significant contribution to education. Computer networks can contribute to accomplishing educational goals in language arts (by…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Educational Innovation
Levin, James A.; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1989
Discussion of the use of electronic networks for learning activities highlights the Noon Observation Project in which students in various locations measured the length of a noontime shadow to determine the earth's circumference. Electronic pen pals are discussed, and the roles of the network and of the class are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail
Boston, Jane; And Others – Media and Methods, 1991
Describes three projects that use technology to adapt curriculum to a global approach: (1) kindergartners using a videotape to see a Japanese child; (2) eighth graders using Macintosh networked workstations to produce hypermedia presentations on community issues; and (3) a high school class using a computer-based telecommunications system to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development
Narita, Shigeru – 1988
Following a brief overview of the Japanese educational system and its programs for handicapped children, the role of microcomputers in Japan's schools is described. Most secondary and some elementary schools in Japan have acquired computers to enhance the processes of learning and teaching. In schools for the handicapped, computers are also being…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
