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Taylor, Jefferey H. – 1996
This paper contends that students who are learning to use computers can benefit from having an overview of the history and social context of computers. The paper highlights some milestones in the history of computers, from ancient times to ENIAC to Altair to Bill Gates to the Internet. It also suggests some things for students to think about and…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Benefits, Higher Education, Internet
Russell, Michael; Bebell, Damian; Cowan, Jennifer; Corbelli, Mary – 2002
Although increasing numbers of schools are investing in portable writing devices, few have attempted to provide one device for each student. Instead, classroom sets of portable writing devices are often shared across classrooms or classrooms are equipped with a limited number of devices that are shared among students. As an example of the latter,…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Equipment, Educational Resources
Freitas, Candido Varela de; Ramos, Altina – 1998
This study was conducted during 2 school years, involving one teacher and one classroom from each of four elementary (grades 1-2) and secondary schools. The study included writing activities on the word processor, videoconferencing, and World Wide Web use. The main data source was a series of videotapes of the above mentioned activities.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
Carlson, Randal D.; Gooden, John S. – 1999
There is a great need for increased competency at technology integration by public school teachers. Among the best ways to encourage assimilation of those skills by pre-service teachers is to model the effective use of technology in both college and clinical classrooms. Pre-service teachers (n=410) were surveyed to determine to what degree their…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperating Teachers, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education