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Plummer, Julia – Science and Children, 2015
Elementary students find it difficult to connect the apparent motion of objects in the sky with how celestial objects actually move in the solar system. As a university astronomy education researcher, the author has been investigating methods to help children learn astronomy through workshops and summer camps at science museums and planetariums.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Space Sciences
Bice, Joe E.; And Others – 1995
This handbook provides information on 31 software programs designed to instruct students with attention disorders in individual and group settings. The most successful applications of instructional software are identified, and six broad categories of instructional software are discussed. Twenty-one strategies for teaching students with attention…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation

Lancy, David F. – OCSS Review, 1990
Contends that microcomputers were introduced into the social studies classrooms to teach higher order thinking skills. Maintains that computers can aid in teaching both process and content. Reviews new computer software programs and points out each programs' educational objectives and problems. Contends microcomputers are an invaluable tool of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews

diSessa, Andrea A.; Friedman, Jeffrey S. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1999
Describes a method of designing educational technology that is strongly informed by empirical studies of how students actually understand and use technology. Discusses what students need to know about software. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
Male, Mary – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1992
Discusses cooperative learning strategies that lend themselves to working on computers. Advocates the use of learner-centered software. Describes the essential ingredients of cooperative computer lessons. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education

Balajthy, Ernest; Link, Gordon – Reading Teacher, 1988
Reviews software available to the classroom teacher for desktop publishing and describes specific classroom activities. Suggests using desktop publishing to produce large print texts for students with limited sight or for primary students.(NH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Publishing

Neapolitan, Jerry – Teaching Sociology, 1989
Describes the results of an experiment designed to test the effectiveness of simple computer-assisted instructional software for sociology classes. Tests a computer tutorial on attribution theory. Found that students who took the computer tutorial did somewhat better on a quiz than the subjects did who only read the material. (KO)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Research, Higher Education

Forsyth, Alfred S., Jr. – Social Education, 1988
Examines research on the principal ways people learn the location of places. Considers the traditional methods of teaching place location geography. Proposes alternative teaching methods which reflect the research findings. States that these alternative methods utilize mental and physical involvement in the process, purposeful exploration,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Software Reviews, Curiosity, Educational Strategies

Schielack, Jane F. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
The use of a computer software package called "Exploring Measurement, Time and Money--Level 1" to help children explore many different arrangements of data and the effects of changing that data is presented. Activities which may be used to prepare students for this instruction are described. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics

Holzl, J. – Medical Teacher, 1997
Offers practical advice and encouragement to potential users of PowerPoint who lack confidence and adequate computer skills to begin using this technology in their teaching. Offers suggestions on topics such as size of text, fonts, and use of color. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Learning Strategies

Birchman, Judy A.; Study, Nancy E. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2001
Provides a rationale for using the Portable Document Format (PDF) as an alternative to HTML documents. Discusses the benefits in the context of preparing materials for student access via the world wide web. (DDR)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies

Brent, Edward E., Jr.; And Others – Teaching Sociology, 1989
Describes the computer program labeled ERVING which teaches students to reason sociologically using E. Goffman's classic dramaturgical perspective. Suggests that artificial intelligence programs offer a means for developing instructional models for the social sciences which are not amenable to a quantitative approach. (KO)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education
Pitler, Howard; Hubbell, Elizabeth R.; Kuhn, Matt; Malenoski, Kim – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
One of the most effective ways to implement the research-based instructional strategies from Classroom Instruction That Works is to use them with educational technologies, such as word processing and spreadsheet applications, multimedia, data collection tools, communication software, and the Internet. This book shows you how and gives you hundreds…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Strategies, Homework, Formative Evaluation

Bishop, Michael P.; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1993
Asserts that the use of computer networks provides an important and effective resource for geography instruction. Describes the use of the Internet network in physical geography instruction. Provides an example of the use of Internet resources in a climatology/meteorology course. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Technology

Li, Quing – Mathematics in School, 1997
Describes a teacher's use of computer software to teach geometry, specifically two cases related to angles and lines in circles. Explains instructional strategies that can be employed to support student problem solving, communication, reasoning, and connection building. (DDR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation
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