The Media Evaluation Services program of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction now includes inservice education for computer-using educators, the opportunity to preview software, and advisory lists of computer courseware. Other new computer related services being developed are described, and guidelines for cataloging courseware are…

Discusses features of ideal basic attendance package and factors to consider in choosing a suitable package, including memory, programming language and operating system, disk capacity, time saving features, and networking, interface, coding, and block attendance update capabilities. A chart comparing 16 period-by-period attendance packages is…