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Martin, Ron – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Describes "Kid Cuts," an arts and crafts computer software program for students in prekindergarten through sixth grade that provides 22 activities in 6 curriculum areas. An example is given of an activity for kindergarten and first graders related to counting that includes library media skills objectives and mathematics objectives. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Courseware
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Caputo, Anne S., And Others – Education Libraries, 1986
Two articles briefly review experiences of secondary schools using DIALOG's Classroom Instruction Program, and four New Jersey school districts that have experimented with using Dow Jones News/Retrieval Service to teach online searching at both the elementary and secondary levels. An annotated bibliography lists 12 relevant journal articles and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
Bell, Steven J. – Online, 1990
Provides suggestions for using live demonstrations of online searching to promote dynamic interaction in online instruction. Equipment for live demonstrations is described, including a microcomputer, modem, communications software, and computer projection system; search demonstration techniques are discussed; audience dynamics are considered; and…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2000
Describes an activity for young children that helps them conduct subject searches using an automated system that allows customization of access to a library's collection. Explains a timed game that makes use of subject searching and word searching on the topic of dinosaurs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Dinosaurs, Educational Games
Phillips, Eva; And Others – 1987
Descriptions of 13 software programs suitable for use with kindergarten students include curriculum area, title, producer, hardware requirements, program description, teaching objective, and competencies. Prerequisites and introductory, developmental, follow-up, and evaluation activities are also provided for seven instructional sequences designed…
Descriptors: Art Education, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Machalow, Robert – 1985
Designed to assist librarians in developing software packages to teach elementary bibliographic instruction on an individual basis with a microcomputer, this document describes four steps necessary to produce such a product. These include: choosing a topic with a limited amount of available library information; surveying the library's resources on…
Descriptors: Biographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education
Martin, Ron – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1992
Describes a new product by Discis Books which offers complete editions of classic and original children's books on CD-ROM including features such as reading aloud by a variety of voices, background music, sound effects, help with vocabulary, customized appearance of text, and availability of foreign translations. A library media activity for…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Courseware
Cornelio, Alicia – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Describes activities and procedures that were developed to teach library research skills to grades five through eight using multimedia instruction, including the use of HyperStudio software. Highlights include library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, hardware and software requirements, evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Sine, Lynn – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Offers suggestions for teaching information skills to kindergarten through second-grade students. Highlights include book titles to use as discussion lead-ins; library group activities; the use of technology, including computer software and electronic mail; and problem-solving skills. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Electronic Mail
Handy, Alice Evans; And Others – Book Report, 1993
Nine articles discuss teaching research skills to junior and senior high school students including useful personal qualities, computer-assisted instruction, researching issues of current public debate, an oral history project on the 1960s, changing roles of librarians, cooperative learning, video and audiotapes as sources, CD-ROM-based indexes,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Current Events, Information Literacy
Fletcher, Marsha; And Others – 1987
Descriptions of 36 software programs suitable for use with students in grades 4-8 include curriculum area, title, producer, hardware requirements, program description, teaching objective, and competencies. Prerequisites and introductory, developmental, follow-up, and evaluation activities are also provided for 38 instructional sequences designed…
Descriptors: Art Education, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1985
Designed to assist media specialists in planning computer-related library instruction for students, this guide emphasizes the use of the computer as a teaching tool and contains activities which teach students how to use the computer to store, access, and manipulate data. A scope and sequence chart indicates the skills required to meet 10…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Milbury, Peter – Technology Connection, 1997
Describes a library-based assignment planned collaboratively between a history teacher and high school librarian that focused on the Internet and problem based learning (PBL). Highlights include the planning process; the California SCORE History-Social Science Web site; role playing; information literacy; student research and presentations; and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Educational Planning
McGuire, Patience Lea – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Describes a preresearch library instruction program designed to familiarize fourth-grade students with reference materials. Reflections on the importance of library instruction are offered. Examples of multiple choice preresearch questions for a study of Japan and suggestions for adapting questions for higher and lower grade levels are given.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Course Integrated Library Instruction