This policy statement issued by the International Council for Computers in Education has been endorsed by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Educators', hardware vendors', and software developers'/vendors' responsibilities are each listed. (MNS)

The author asserts that computers are in schools for the deaf and that their uses are unlimited. She describes computer toys, such as BIG TRAK, as well as software programs for language arts, mathematics, and word processing. (CL)

Considering technology as a process of curriculum planning may lead to more effective use of it. Taking into account the curriculum orientation of teachers (intellectual traditionalist, social behaviorist, experimentalist) helps identify specific facilitators and barriers to their use of technology. (SK)

Special educators should become involved with the development of interactive technology for educational applications so that the computer's power is not misused and its full benefits to special populations are recognized. (CL)

This paper presents a perspective of the current state of technology-assisted instruction integrating computer language, artificial intelligence (AI), and a review of cognitive science applied to instruction. The following topics are briefly discussed: (1) the language of instructional technology, i.e., programming languages, including authoring…

This article presents an empirical context for evaluating the instructional appropriateness of interactive video design and challenges the perspective that places technical capabilities and limitations foremost in prescribing teaching systems. Technology and learners must interact in ways that benefit and optimize the capabilities of both. (MT)

Interviews Linda Chion-Kenney, reporter for "Education Week" on the subject of what the schools are doing with computers and how they are entering the schools. (DF)

Examines the way the Youth News Service (YNS) has combined computer technology with reporting about youth issues to make YNS work. (DF)

The need for developing a technology of teaching that equals current sophistication of microcomputer technology is addressed. The importance of principles of learning and behavior analysis is emphasized. Potential roles of stimulus control and precise error analysis in educational program development and in prescription of specific learning…

Describes CD-ROM technology and discusses its possible uses in the classroom. Comparisons are made with videodiscs, hardware needs are discussed, influences on the role of the teacher are examined, and Grolier's "Academic American Encyclopedia," which is available on CD-ROM, is described. (LRW)

The paper addresses the future status of education, with particular attention to microcomputer uses in special educaion. An analysis of public education in contemporary society suggests that in the near future children will be educated at home by their parents with the help of computers and telecommunication systems. The author cites economic…

The article surveys computer usage with young handicapped children by developing three instructional scenarios (present actual, present possible, and future). Research is reviewed on computer use with very young children, cognitive theory and microcomputer learning, and social aspects of the microcomputer experience. Trends in microcomputer,…

Teleconferencing, as an interactive group communication through an electronic medium joining three or more people at two or more locations, can take one of three forms: audio, audiographic, or full-motion video. This multilocation technology is used in training and in conducting meetings and conferences; it works as a money- and time-saving tool.…

Pocket computers are promoted as an inexpensive means of teaching computer programing, particularly in today's world where there are increasing difficulties of obtaining funds for new curriculum materials. Samples of programs written in BASIC that can be run on pocket computers are presented, and instruction in elementary grades is promoted. (MP)

Discusses the use of technology to help students with learning disabilities, particularly dyslexia. Highlights include BookWise, a microcomputer-based interactive reading system, and provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act that apply to employees with physical or mental limitations who are otherwise qualified workers. (LRW)