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Wanderman, Richard; And Others – Macintosh Lab Monitor, 1987
Four issues of the "Macintosh Lab Monitor" document the Computer-Aided Writing Project at the Forman School (Connecticut) which is a college preparatory school for bright dyslexic adolescents. The project uses Macintosh computers to teach outlining, writing, organizational and thinking skills. Sample articles have the following titles:…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Dyslexia, Program Effectiveness
Moore, Tony – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1984
The purpose of this focused newsletter is to give teachers who know little or nothing of computers some background on which to base further investigation and decisions. It begins by explaining what a computer is and defining such terms as software, hardware, memory, input/output devices, and disk drive. The newsletter then outlines four major uses…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Courseware, Databases
Download full textDavis, Ken, Ed. – Kentucky English Bulletin, 1983
Articles in this journal issue focus on computer applications for the English classroom. Following an introduction (Ken Davis), the seven articles discuss the following topics: (1) the computer as an administrative, instructional, and research aide for English teachers (Brian D. Monahan); (2) computer technology and the writing teacher (Sandra J.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – The Leaflet, 1983
The nine articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with the revolution brought about by the video display terminal as the medium for television and the computer. Among the topics discussed in the articles are (1) the influence of television on students, (2) writing and word processing, (3) reservations about word processing for student…
Descriptors: Censorship, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Davis, James E., Ed.; Davis, Hazel K., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1983
The 26 articles in this journal issue discuss the use of the computer in the English classroom. Among the topics and applications discussed are (1) computer assisted invention, (2) word processing, (3) overcoming computer anxiety, (4) using computers in technical writing classes, (5) grading student essays by computer, (6) the experiences of an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKarbal, Harold, Ed. – The Michigan Reading Journal, 1985
The central theme in this journal issue is the use of the computer in teaching reading. The following articles are included: "The Use of Computers in the Reading Program: A District Approach" by Nora Forester; "Reading and Computers: A Partnership" by Dr. Martha Irwin; "Rom, Ram and Reason" by Candice Carlile; "Word Processing: Practical Ideas and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Broderick, Bill; And Others – Research in Developmental Education, 1987
These two serial issues are devoted to the impact of computers on education, and specifically their effects on developmental education programs. First "The Effects of Computer-Based Instruction" summarizes the literature on the impact of computer-based instruction, including a study by James and Chen-Lin Kulik and Peter Cohen, which found that:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
McLeod, Alan M., Ed. – Virginia English Bulletin, 1983
Examining the impact of computers in language arts instruction, this journal issue focuses on the practical classroom use of computers. The essays discuss the following topics: (1) using the personal computer to organize the language arts curriculum; (2) computers in a writing project; (3) the potential of microcomputers for English classrooms;…
Descriptors: Censorship, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Content Area Writing
Pannwitt, Barbara – Curriculum Report, 1984
The second of a three-part series on computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this report focuses on the use of microcomputers in business education, English, social studies, foreign languages, bilingual education, and ESL (English as a Second Language). Since all these areas involve writing, a discussion of word processors and word processing…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1985
Written from a variety of perspectives, the 13 articles in this journal issue focus on the use of the computer in teaching English. Specific topics discussed in the articles are as follows: the era of the microcomputer, by R. Baird Shuman; pedagogical issues involving computers, by Duane Roen and Margaret Fleming; computer rhetoric at the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Franklin, Sharon, Ed.; Madian, Jon, Ed. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1986
Produced using a Macintosh Plus and LaserWriter Printer, these journals present articles relating to word processing in the classroom. Articles and their authors for the November/December 1986 issue include: "Computer Assisted Instruction: Western Europe" (Owen and Irene Thomas); "FrEd Writing" (B. Fleury); "Writing Up a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Creative Writing
Bilson, Barbara, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1985
Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on instructional innovations in teaching remedial writing, literature courses, and freshman composition, and on major curricular, administrative, and employment issues in the field. The four issues of volume 12 include the following…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
