The article explores the applicability of video arcade game formats to educational microcomputer software for exceptional children. Guidelines for educational curriculum based on arcade game formats are proposed and the term "Arc-Ed Curriculum" is offered to describe such software. (Author)

Suggestions are offered of ways in which teachers of gifted elementary students can provide nonprograming computer activities even when limited computer resources and expertise are available. Among activities noted are word processing and adventure games. (CL)

Teachers are using computer programs in conjunction with many classroom staples such as art supplies, math manipulatives, and science reference books. Twelve software programs and related activities are described which teach visual and auditory memory and spatial relations, as well as subject areas such as anatomy and geography. (MT)

Use of the LOGO System, a computer based learning environment, allows for individualized instruction of many types of handicapped students and emphasizes process over product in the solving of problems. (CL)

Provides a few examples of the use of the microcomputer in the classroom, emphasizing the advantages of the small machine. Notes the availability of tools to create instructional materials on the microcomputer. (Author/IRT)

Presents evaluation guidelines for educational software for educators with limited knowledge of computers. (MD)

Looks at computer uses appropriate for the elementary reading classroom, considers techniques for evaluating computer materials, and suggests references and resources for additional information. (FL)

This paper shows how questions and answers written on a word processor can be used with a short BASIC program to present computer material which is self-correcting and self-scoring. This procedure provides a way for teachers who have little or no knowledge of computers to prepare instructional programs for students. The process for creating the…

Notes that preparing manuals electronically is a growing requirement for technical writing professionals and that technical writers now often work concurrently with illustrators, designers, and engineers. Discusses how, using a desktop computer and adapting some software solutions, students can produce "professional" engineering diagrams and…

Describes a workshop recommended for the beginning of each term to orient journalism students to the use of computers for news writing. (HTH)

The macroeconomic model in Ray C. Fair's textbook, "Specification, Estimation, and Analysis of Macroeconometric Models" (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984), has been programed to run on a personal computer. The model consists of 128 equations. The model's potential for use as a teaching tool is discussed. (RM)

Describes the successful integration of Apple microcomputers into the journalism curriculum at an Alaskan university. (HTH)

Using an Oklahoma intermediate school program as an example, this article advises a laboratory approach to teaching computer literacy. Suggests nine-week minicourses linking computer and curriculum basics and wider student access to computers. (MLH)

Guidelines for evaluating and selecting software for computer assisted instruction of learning disabled students touch on technical adequacy, instructional effectiveness, and matters of presentation format (rate, modality, feedback, and reinforcement aspects.) (CL)

Three vehicles for programming for computer-assisted language instruction are compared: general-purpose programming languages, educational programming languages, and educational authoring systems. Their advantages and disadvantages for a variety of purposes and circumstances are examined as well as the differences in time and energy required for…