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Computer-Assisted Teaching and Learning in History in Great Britain and the Netherlands: Some Impressions.
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Werkman, Paul E. – History Microcomputer Review, 1987
Examines the types of history software has been produced in Europe. Questions the quality of the programs and how far the didactic theory of computer assisted learning in history has advanced. Concludes with an appendix of over 100 commerically available pieces of history software. (BSR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Grammar and Style Checkers, Part II.
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Schick, James B. M. – History Microcomputer Review, 1990
Critiques current examples of computerized grammar and style checkers. Examines the relative strengths and weaknesses of each program. Concludes that programs are not an adequate substitute for knowing the applicable rule of English. (RW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Historians and Telecommunications.
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Slatta, Richard W. – History Microcomputer Review, 1987
Outlines the services that telecommunications technology can provide for historical research. Examines online research procedures. Reviews Scholar Net, a new telecommunications network designed specifically for the humanities and social sciences. (BSR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, History, Humanities
New Media, Old Politics.
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Rosenzweig, Ron; And Others – History Microcomputer Review, 1995
Summarizes and outlines the controversy surrounding some of the content of Voyager Co.'s "Who Built America?", history CD-ROM package. Although highly praised, the program received criticism for its limited references to homosexuality, birth control, and abortion. Voyager Co. refused to drop the product after a computer-linked campaign…
Descriptors: Abortions, Academic Freedom, Censorship, Citizen Participation