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Ivers, Karen S. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Desktop Adventures are computer-based scenarios incorporating the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics for practicing problem solving across the curriculum suitable for whole class or cooperative group instruction. Reviews problem solving steps and approaches and describes introducing, creating, and extending desktop…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Cooperative Learning
McNally, Lynn; Etchison, Cindy – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2000
Discussion of how to develop curriculum that successfully integrates technology into elementary and secondary school classrooms focuses on solutions for school and classroom management tasks. Highlights include Web-based solutions; student activities; word processing; desktop publishing; draw and paint programs; spreadsheets; and database…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Roblyer, M. D. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Introduced to aid writing, word processing can cause unexpected problems for those who use it. Describes four studies in which raters gave word-processed essays consistently lower scores than handwritten essays. Reasons for the discrepancies were higher expectations for typed essays, ease of spotting text errors in typed text, and more difficulty…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
