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Weaver, Dave; Pollard, Jim – 1989
These three volumes list and describe a total of 65 new educational software products. The lists are the result of February and September 1988 polls of 10 computer coordinators from large educational software preview centers and evaluation agencies, who were asked to identify new products they had seen which, in their professional opinion, were…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation
Weaver, Dave – 1986
The report describes and evaluates the use of a set of learning tools called database managers and their creation of databases to help teach problem solving skills in social studies. Details include the design, building, and use of databases in a social studies setting, along with advantages and disadvantages of using them. The three types of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Databases
Weaver, Dave – 1989
This document contains critical reviews of 10 microcomputer software packages and two interactive videodisc products designed for use in teaching about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and sex at the secondary school level and above. Each package was reviewed by one or two secondary school health teachers and by a staff member from the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Weaver, Dave; And Others – 1987
Specific programs and software resources are described in this report on function plotters to be used in secondary mathematics instruction. Products are entered in alphabetical order and the following information is provided for each package included: (1) producer; (2) hardware needed; (3) required peripherals; (4) grade level; (5) price; (6)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education