Offers brief overviews of ways technology can facilitate the development of writing for students with a wide range of disabilities, including students with learning disabilities, hearing impairments, severe speech and physical impairments, and visual impairments. (SR)

Many young people consider watching television as repetitive and unchallenging as going to school. Putting children both behind and in front of the TV camera can tap creative energies and spark the desire to learn. Suggestions for school-based video production programs are offered. (PGD)

The article discusses the use of computers in the education of gifted children, focusing on computer assisted instruction in the classroom. (DLS)

Describes the Internet and possible educational issues for its information retrieval and electronic communication functions, particularly applied to secondary content area instruction. Concludes that, while the potential benefits are considerable, its use is costly in terms of time, training, and money. Offers recommendations for classroom use and…

Reviews reading research conducted to show the benefits of closed-captioned television. Demonstrates how it presents an interesting alternative for reading and writing instruction. (MG)

Describes early computer assisted reading projects, reports on subsequent research, and suggests directions for future curriculum development. (FL)

A review of the literature on technology and delivery of service to handicapped students in rural areas, and a sizeable appendix containing abstracts and articles on media and models are presented. Reviewed is literature on using technology: (1) in education, (2) with the handicapped in rural settings using media such as television and computer…

This paper provides a background of the development of hypermedia technology and describes a hypermedia system that could be used to teach probability and statistics through a web-based interface. (Contains 30 references.) (Author/WRM)

Presents reviews of literature for the following areas: perceptions and attitudes; curriculum and instruction; women and minorities; and the physical environment, educational technologies and support services. (PR)

Describes some aspects of practical work in science education which can be supported by information and communications technology (ICT). Presents issues to consider when planning ICT-based practical work. (WRM)

Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet examines the role of technology in the classroom. Following a brief discussion of the impact of television on students, the first major section of the booklet explores the power of television as a curriculum tool.…

Computers have become one of the expected trappings of today's classroom, and schools have exhibited an insatiable appetite for hardware; but systemic curricular integration of computers is still more of a promise than a reality. Resources have been allocated and spent, but many students and educators remain technologically illiterate. Section 1…