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The Information Technologies: Telidon and Education--Perspectives and Possibilities for a New Information Technology and Its Impact on Education.

McLaren, Joan – 1983

A discussion of the information revolution and society with the focus on education and a description of the current configuration of Telidon, a videotex system developed in Canada, provide the background for an in-depth exploration of the educational applications and capabilities of this new information technology. Capable of operating in either a…

Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Media, Futures (of Society), Information Networks

Virtual Reality and Social Skills Training for Students with Behavioral Disorders: Applications, Challenges and Promising Practices.

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Muscott, Howard S.; Gifford, Timothy – Education and Treatment of Children, 1994

This article describes virtual reality (VR) technology and discusses its potential application to the teaching of social skills to children and youth with behavior disorders through the use of interactive role plays. Limitations of the current technology and difficulties inherent in modeling simulations of human behavior are noted, as are…

Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education