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Fowler, Gloria – Computing Teacher, 1990
Discusses the role of the elementary school computer lab instructor and suggests that, for successful integration of computers into the curriculum, the role should change from teacher to consultant. Strategies of change are discussed in two main stages: educating teachers, followed by shifting responsibility from the lab instructor to the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Kahn, Jessica; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1990
Presents five articles that consider computer keyboarding instruction at the elementary school level. Highlights include keyboard familiarization techniques that do not require a computer; integrating keyboarding skills into the rest of the curriculum; and Type-Right, an inexpensive laptop computer dedicated to teaching keyboarding. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
Benzie, David, Ed.; Marshall, Gail, Ed. – Computing Teacher, 1995
Provides an overview of information technology (IT) in primary schools in the United Kingdom. The national curriculum is explained, including attainment targets for IT; examples of activities using computers in the classroom are described; the need for adequate inservice teacher education is discussed; and future possibilities are considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Crowley, Mary L. – Computing Teacher, 1989
Describes the use of electronic messaging in elementary and junior high schools in Canada and the United States. Highlights include differences between electronic mail, bulletin board services, and computer mediated conferencing; the role of the teachers; equipment and telephone line considerations; and costs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Costs, Curriculum Development, Electronic Mail
Avots, Juliette – Computing Teacher, 1994
Describes a project designed to help high school language students learn about French-speaking countries that uses HyperCard and telecommunications capabilities and can be adapted to other related curriculum areas. Highlights include cooperative group work using the Internet and creating HyperCard stacks. (three references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning
Griest, Gary; Loader, David – Computing Teacher, 1993
Includes two articles that deal with constructivism: one discusses constructivism and the use of computers in teaching language arts, particularly writing; and the other discusses constructivism and the use of laptop computers in an Australian primary school to help restructure the curriculum. (23 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development
Anderson-Inman, Lynne – Computing Teacher, 1987
Discusses the use of computer assisted instruction to enhance learning basic skills within the traditional language arts curriculum. The Teaching for Transfer approach to software evaluation that is described is designed to provide teachers with information about how well a given piece of software can be integrated into the existing curriculum.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Course Objectives, Courseware
Collis, Betty – Computing Teacher, 1988
Outlines three lessons designed to increase students' involvement in social studies classes, excerpted from the author's book, COMPUTERS, CURRICULUM, AND WHOLE-CLASS INSTRUCTION. Student surveys, supported by database and/or graphing software, are used to study immigration, banking and technology, and interpreting graphs and bias in information.…
Descriptors: Bias, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Curriculum Development
Friedman, Jo Elise; Kephart, Dean – Computing Teacher, 1989
Describes a program developed in Chino Valley (Arizona) schools that integrates computer technology into the curriculum to support heterogeneous grouping of students while providing special assistance for at-risk students. Highlights include the instructional management system, the role of teachers and support staff, and the role of the computer…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Henney, Maribeth – Computing Teacher, 1988
Describes a project designed to teach elementary students to write interactive stories using an authoring system called Story Tree. Benefits of the project are discussed, including the development of oral language, listening, reading, and writing skills; and problems with the authoring system, the writing process, and the curriculum integration…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Creative Writing
Wiburg, Karin – Computing Teacher, 1995
Reviews current research regarding integrated learning systems (ILS) in elementary and secondary education. Topics discussed include instructional effectiveness; implementation strategies, including adequate time, teacher involvement, curriculum integration, and staff development; classroom social processes; and implications for teachers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Roth, Emery, II – Computing Teacher, 1993
Describes the ScrapBookUSA Writing Project, a computer telecommunications project linking classrooms across the country, and its educational opportunities for the writing and multicultural studies curricula. Examples of Hello letters, student essays, and ScrapBook Chronicles are given to demonstrate the impact a wide audience and immediate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Vockell, Edward L. – Computing Teacher, 1990
Discussion of how to integrate computers into the classroom focuses on seven principles of instruction: (1) mastery learning; (2) overlearning and automaticity; (3) cooperative learning; (4) monitoring student progress; (5) immediate feedback; (6) learning styles; and (7) classroom management. Guidelines for using computers to support the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Anderson, Mary A. – Computing Teacher, 1991
Discussion of the successful integration of technology to assist students with mild handicaps in mainstreamed classrooms highlights the role of the teacher. Three research studies are described: one with elementary schools, one with middle schools, and one with high schools. Curriculum objectives, student needs, group learning, and teacher…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Butzin, Sarah M. – Computing Teacher, 1990
Describes Project CHILD (Computers Helping Instruction and Learning Development), a computer-integrated learning system for elementary schools developed at Florida State University. Topics discussed include restructuring the grades and the curriculum; changing roles of teachers, students, and parents; motivation; time on task; cost-effective use…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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