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Small, Ruth V.; Arnone, Marilyn P. – Knowledge Quest, 2014
Just as with print resources, as the number of Web-based resources continues to soar, the need to evaluate them has become a critical information skill for both children and adults. This is particularly true for schools where librarians often are called on to recommend Web resources to classroom teachers, parents, and students, and to support…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Computer Software Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, Motivation
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Duncan, Ravit Golan; El-Moslimany, Hebbah; McDonnell, Janice; Lichtenwalner, Sage – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2011
The development of inquiry and project-based materials is challenging in many ways, not the least of which is the design of supports for teachers implementing such materials. We report on the design of educative and just-in-time teacher supports for an online project-based unit in ocean science. The teacher supports were visible as tabs on the…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Oceanography, Active Learning, Teacher Attitudes
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Kordaki, Maria; Potari, Despina – Computers & Education, 1998
Describes a computer microworld for learning the concept of conservation of area and its measurement; analyzes its main features (drawing segments and polygons, manipulation of areas using simulations of children's sensory-motor actions, measuring areas, transforming areas into equivalent ones, and measuring lengths and angles); and presents the…
Descriptors: Area, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Cavus, Nadire; Uzunboylu, Huseyin; Ibrahim, Dogan – Online Submission, 2005
In order to establish a distant education system, it is first required to create a virtual learning system environment. A detailed literature search has revealed the existence of some "Open-Source" systems such as "Claroline, Moodle etc." Each system has been investigated in detail and it was found that "Moodle" is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Management Systems, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction
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Coutts, Glen; Hart, David – Art Education, 2000
Discusses the development of a multimedia CD-ROM that would help teachers address the "Evaluating and Appreciating" aspect of the Scottish Guidelines for 5-14 Expressive Arts. Focuses on a pilot study that aimed to determine whether the software assisted them in delivering "Evaluating and Appreciating" in art. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gibson, Susan E.; Hart, Susan – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Highlights the experiences of three elementary teachers involved in a computer technology project. Teachers' concerns included computer materials that did not closely match the required curriculum, lack of preparation and training, and the inconsistent level of the success experienced by both students and teachers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Canadian Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education
Kuzmich, Carl J.; And Others – 1993
The development of a HyperCard application program, "Connecting to Your MARS Account," is described. The program was intended to assist users of the biomedical computer system at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), the Medical ARchival System (MARS), to connect to their computer accounts. Criteria from instructional, graphical,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development