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Ely, Donald P. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Describes eight conditions that facilitate the adoption, implementation, and institutionalization of educational technology innovations and suggests applications to the transfer of portable software. Applications of these conditions involving educational technology in Indonesia, Chile, and Peru are evaluated, and guidelines for successful…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Developing Nations
Davis, Sandra Hart, Comp. – 1987
This annotated index describes and illustrates a wide selection of public domain instructional software that may be useful in the education of deaf students and provides educators with a way to order the listed programs. The software programs are designed for use on Apple computers and their compatibles. The software descriptions are presented in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Slater, Robert O.; Lynch, William F. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Discusses the differences between the uses of microcomputers and minicomputers as educational tools. Outlines how a Maryland school district overcame the drawbacks it found in using microcomputers by developing a more comprehensive computer-assisted instruction program using minicomputers. (MD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware, Educational Administration
Foshay, Rob – 2000
Getting real educational benefits from investments in technology requires careful planning. Based on the experience of implementing PLATO[R] at over 5,000 sites, a nine-step planning model for implementing technology was developed. The nine planning tasks are based on the understanding of the factors that are critical to the success of most…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Educational Planning, Educational Technology
Foshay, Rob – 2000
Any educational technology is only as good as the way it is used for learning. There are many different instructional models using many different types of software, and not all models are equally effective in meeting users' needs. This Technical Paper begins with an overview of ways computer technologies can be used in instruction, and groups them…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Buckleitner, Warren; Olson, Kerry – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Presents guidelines and suggestions for the use of computers with young children. Provides a checklist of attributes of good early childhood software and tips for introducing software to young children. (RJC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Grandgenett, Neal – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
This article reviews technological advances in educational computer use and discusses applications for computers as tools, tutors, and tutees in mathematics education of gifted students. Computer-assisted instruction, artificial intelligence, multimedia, numeric processing, computer-aided design, LOGO, robotics, and hypercard software packages are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware

Mann, Bruce L. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1992
Addresses the nonuse and misuse of sound when designing instruction using educational technology and presents the Structured Sound Functions (SSF) Model to improve sound attribute research and scriptwriting guidelines. The preference for visual interfaces is discussed, including educational television (ETV), and the creation of sound-image…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Courseware, Educational Technology, Educational Television
Parker, Carol – Computing Teacher, 1992
Discussion of new technological resources available for science instruction focuses on the use of the HyperCard software for the Macintosh to design customized materials. Topics addressed include general features of HyperCard, designing HyperCard stacks, graphics, and designing buttons (i.e., links for moving through the stacks). Several sample…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Annenberg/CPB Project, Washington, DC. – 1992
This handbook is designed to serve the needs of colleges and universities considering the development of distance degree programs. Its objectives are to report on current practices among colleges offering degree programs primarily through telecommunications; to describe current distance degree programs that can be used as models; and to identify…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Courseware, Distance Education, Educational Radio

Harding, R. D.; And Others – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1995
As part of a cross-disciplinary project to develop interactive, multimedia college instruction, a mathematics team developed a hypertext version of an existing textbook and created seven modules in basic calculus. Lessons and principles learned about courseware development are presented here to help faculty without previous software experience to…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Foshay, Rob; Ahmed, Muhammad I. – 2000
This paper provides a balanced set of guidelines for reviewing educational software, and offers a simple and practical procedure that can be used to select software for instructional purposes. The procedure applies equally well to individual "titles" or to large-scale curriculum-based systems. It applies to software delivered on a CD-ROM, through…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
White, Linda Rice – 1987
Targeted at special education administrators who are involved in making decisions regarding the use of microcomputers in instructional programs for handicapped students, this document offers guidelines which synthesize relevant data on computer technology in special education and provide a framework for implementing classroom use of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction

Penn, Irma – History and Social Science Teacher, 1988
Studies effectiveness of using computer simulation in a fifth grade social studies class. Concludes that a computer simulation can be used as an adjunct to teaching and that one computer may be used as effectively as many in the classroom. States that educators should use software that incorporates graphics, cuing, randomization, immediate…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computers
Comer, Priscilla Garrido; Geissler, Colin – 1998
Evaluators of software for education must make a series of decisions about which issues have a direct impact on their choice of software. Instructional context analysis is the first step, including identifying the learners, the instructor, the learning environment, and technical needs and limitations. The next step is instructional goal analysis;…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
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