"Integrating Computer Science Across the Core" is a guide to systematizing computer science and computational thinking practices in your school. While most books explain how to teach computer science as a stand-alone discipline, this innovative approach will help you leverage your existing curriculum to deepen and expand students'…

This guide contains guidelines for evaluating a career in computing, for selecting a college. The guide profiles undergraduate programs at approximately 1,050 institutions of higher education in the United States. The directory is divided into five main sections. The first section offers guidelines for evaluating a career in computing. It includes…

Offers a framework for thinking about teacher education in computer use. Includes brief descriptions of suggested courses for a teacher education program and types of teacher education activities. (IRT)

The combination of computer and arena scheduling at Lindbergh High School in Renton (Washington) gives students the best of both systems. (Author/MLF)

A computer facility billing procedure should be designed so that the full costs of a computer center operation are equitably charged to the users. Design criteria, costing methods, and management's role are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Suggests practical measures for evaluating computer hardware. (JL)

An energy management system uses a daily computer printout to compare meter use with expected use in the Mesquite Independent School District located in the Dallas suburbs. (Author/MLF)

Rented remote computer terminals are being used in a pilot program that has reduced the amount of time school officials spend doing routine clerical duties. (Author/MLF)

The increasing impact of computers in education is discussed with some concerns for teachers and considerations of the uses of automation. Suggestions for finding more information are given. (CM)

Guidelines designed to aid in a systematic approach to the selection of hardware and software for classroom use are presented. This information is a portion of the information provided by a Multi Media Training Van supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. (MP)

Described is a computer simulation designed to introduce students to some of the intricate relationships between the many factors involved in international economics. (MP)

In the two-step process of student scheduling, the initial phase of course selection is the most important. At Chesterton High School in Indiana, student self-scheduling is preferred over computer loading. (Author/MLF)

Briefly describes the three abstract journals that comprise the INSPEC data base, identifies multiple access points to the records in it, and provides searching strategies using illustrations. Also included are a tabulated searchguide to INSPEC on BRS and data base specifications. (JD)

Presents modified version of a glossary of commonly used terms in instructional computing. Defined as straightforwardly as possible, the terms listed are intended as an aid for foreign language teachers who are newcomers to the field of computer assisted instruction. (SL)

The computer is a valuable tool for all levels of learning. This article discusses requirements for computer literacy, such as understanding abstract concepts and use of equipment. Suggestions for choosing software are offered. (DF)