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Spencer, Mima – 1986
This Digest points out characteristics of quality computer software for children, describes different kinds of software, and suggests ways to get software for preview. The need to consider the purpose for which the software is to be used and the degree to which the software meets its stated goals is noted. Desirable software characteristics and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Drills (Practice), Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
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Koenke, Karl – English Education, 1987
Discusses the problems of teaching very young students to keyboard well enough to use a computer effectively in composition. Suggests that there is sufficient software to teach keyboarding as young as the fourth grade, and that teachers who have typing skills can teach keyboarding to their students. (JC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education
Auten, Anne – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Presents abstracts of documents reporting computer applications in reading and language arts. (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Smith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
Virtually every aspect of modern life has been changed and shaped by the computer's tiny, ubiquitous silicon chips. It is not surprising that computers have had a profound effect on the way students learn in the modern classroom. This topical bibliography and commentary focuses on how computers can be used to enhance the teaching of language arts.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Rasmussen, Sonja – 1989
Addressing many aspects of the use of computers in elementary reading instruction, this annotated bibliography in six sections contains 27 items from the ERIC database from 1987 to April 1989. The first section contains items discussing the pros and cons of such use; the second section deals with organizational aspects of computer use in the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education