Outlines plan for computer use in grades K-12 in Albany School District, California, noting major goals of computer literacy program, approach to implement goals, hardware needed, staff development, new personnel, location of hardware, and other prerequisites. An estimated budget plan and computer use framework (programing, computer assisted…

Topics discussed include: (1) what is a simulation; (2) why simulate; (3) when to use simulations; (4) planning for instruction; (5) cautions and limitations; and (6) future developments. Suggests that computer simulation in science is both entertaining and motivating. (MP)

Using personal-sized microcomputers (8K), students learn to operate equipment and program in BASIC. They complete computer-assisted instruction lessons and select, design, operate, demonstrate, and document their own original programs in this one quarter, high school course. Course objectives, activities, materials, and evaluation are outlined.…

Reviews current and future research endeavors supported by funds from industry focusing on research and development centers at various universities and industries which support scientific research. (SK)

Details of a rigorous two-semester course of study designed to equip secondary school teachers of mathematics and science to use computers in their classrooms are provided. Descriptions of individual student projects are included. (MP)

The three computer service facilities at Ohio State University in Columbus are described. Computer services are provided for: instructional purposes, public service activities, university management, the hospital information system, and student services. (BH)

Offers reasons why microelectronics and computing should be combined and offered as a specialized course, different from both physics and mathematics. Includes course content and discusses subject combinations within school science and technology departments. (Author/SK)

A global survey of new technologies providing opportunities for delivery of the world's knowledge directly to the home and office is presented, along with the organizations now using them, including the French and British videotext systems, the U.S. electronic newspapers, and the computer-assisted video disc. (Author/MLW)

Originally part of a symposium on educational media for the deaf, the paper reports on developments which enable computer conversion of text into grade 2 braille text, especially useful for deaf-blind students. The steps in the conversion of a text are outlined and future applications, such as a computerized message system, are explored. (PHR)

Details the topics of a new course that introduces computing and communication technology to students not majoring in computer science. Discusses the process of developing a Java applet (a program that can be invoked through a World Wide Web browser) that illustrates the protocol used by ethernet local area networks to determine which computer can…

Reviews major science news stories of 1988 as reported in the pages of Science News. Covers the areas of anthropology, astronomy, behavior, biology, biomedicine, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, food science, mathematics and computers, paleobiology, physics, science and society, space sciences, and technology. (YP)

Traces the history of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) from the 1987 Vassar Conference to the publication, "Guidelines for the Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange." Explains the types of questions raised and attempts made to answer them. Discusses the organization of TEI committees and the project's future. (CFR)

Discusses the application of artificial intelligence to online information retrieval systems and describes several systems: (1) CANSEARCH, from MEDLINE; (2) Intelligent Interface for Information Retrieval (I3R); (3) Gausch's Query Reformulation; (4) Environmental Pollution Expert (EP-X); (5) PLEXUS (gardening); and (6) SCISOR (corporate…

Discusses the positive transfer of computer-related skills to new computer tasks and reviews transfer-related literature to provide recommendations to facilitate better transfer of students' skills from introductory computer classes to future needs. Topics addressed include course goals, user interfaces, problem solving, and software. (Contains 60…

Provides an introduction to capability issues in the United Kingdom and expands on the University of North London's capability curriculum. Explains the new software engineering module for computer science that incorporates the capability curriculum and discusses the need for a partnership between educators, employers, and the government to advance…