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The Battle of the Printers.
Muller, Douglas; Pettibone, Timothy – 1983
This paper compares the characteristics of dot-matrix and daisy wheel printers using a two-column format. In the first section, the left column is used to point out the advantages of dot-matrix printers, while the daisy wheel printer is praised in the right-hand column. Examples of various capabilities are included. Advantages of the dot-matrix…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Input Output Devices, Layout (Publications), Microcomputers
Issues Management.
Ferguson, Donald L. – School Administrator, 1983
Describes the emerging administrative tool of "issues management." Categorizes issues as current, emerging, or ongoing, explains how issues emerge, recommends using word processors and national computer networks to manage many issues, and discusses education's need for issues management. Offers guidelines for starting an issues…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
A Guide to Selecting Educational Software.
Hunter, C. Bruce – Media and Methods, 1983
Suggests sources for reviews of available software, and provides seven guidelines for selecting appropriate software: know your objectives; check on software compatibility and available support; consider brand names first; check evaluations, copying restrictions, and documentation. Suggestions for taking care of software and a discussion of word…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Courseware, Decision Making, Guidelines
Choosing a Word Processor for Writing Instruction.
Piazza, Carolyn L; Dawson, Joel C. – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Presents specific practical suggestions about evaluating and selecting word processing programs and text editing programs for students learning to write on microcomputers. (CRH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Creating Your Own Database.
Blair, John C., Jr. – Database, 1982
Outlines the important factors to be considered in selecting a database management system for use with a microcomputer and presents a series of guidelines for developing a database. General procedures, report generation, data manipulation, information storage, word processing, data entry, database indexes, and relational databases are among the…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Guidelines
Using Microcomputers for Institutional Research.
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Suttle, J. Lloyd – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1984
Many institutional researchers will find that the microcomputer leads to greater efficiency in everything that they do, especially in the two most critical elements of their jobs: thinking and communicating. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Efficiency
Process Writing in the One-Computer Classroom.
Pon, Kathy – Computing Teacher, 1988
Suggests techniques for the efficient use of one word processor among many students by dividing the writing process into stages of prewriting, writing, editing, and publishing. Examples of exercises and evaluations, a guide to producing a book, and a list of publications that accept children's writing are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Creative Writing, Editing, Electronic Publishing
Planning and Running a Computer Lab for Writing: A Survival Manual.
Schwartz, Helen J. – ADE Bulletin, 1987
Provides guidelines and practical advice for planning and running a computer lab for writing. (NKA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, English Departments, English Instruction