Describes one previously "computer illiterate" teacher's experiences in taking a beginning course in computer programming and notes the teacher's resulting sense of achievement, growth in self-confidence, and ability to use the computer to tailor educational computer programs to individual student needs. (PGD)

Computers have become complex enough to be both reliable and simple to use. As a result, it is less important for teachers to understand computer hardware than educational software. At bottom, computers are merely devices that allow teachers one more (albeit highly flexible) way of presenting information to students. (PGD)

Describes a Washington State school's efforts to forego factory-model education for a boldly restructured curriculum dependent on new technologies, such as computer networks, two-year classrooms, ongoing staff development and planning sessions, and an innovative onsite day-care program for staff and students. The school has succeeded in…

By using the kind of two-way television system envisioned by Buckminster Fuller, school children can learn at their own rates and select interesting topics, thereby continually reinforcing the desire to learn. Today's new interactive video systems, from multimedia encyclopedias to hypermedia combinations, allow students to explore subject matter…

Describes the success of an innercity Chicago school's computer program. The intensive computer-based curriculum has increased student's test scores at every level. Both the administrators and teachers are enthusiastic about the program's achievements. (MD)

A Virginia elementary school's On-a-Roll program tutors 63 low-achieving students (grades 4-6) from minority, low-income families for 70 minutes after school on Wednesday and Thursday. Students take turns being tutored in reading and math homework and working on software strategies for solving math problems in the computer lab. Volunteer tutors…

Computers should be used to educate students in thinking skills, not rote memorization. Provides examples of uses of computers and videos to promote thinking skills. (MD)

Principals are advised to carefully integrate microcomputers into their curricula by formulating basic curricular objectives, identifying and prioritizing content areas giving students the most difficulty, purchasing only software addressing those needs, and developing courseware in-house when necessary. (MJL)

Research suggests that technology is an equivocal blessing. Although it expedites our ability to access, share, manipulate, and display information, it provides little or no guidance regarding the quality, relevance, or timeliness of the information it processes. Teachers must take this responsibility and help students develop their own…

Educators are questioning the validity of ability grouping. The benefits accruing to high achievers may not offset the stigma attached to the low-achieving groups. Alternatives to ability grouping include mastery learning, cooperative learning, and computer-aided instruction. More flexible grouping can help students develop cooperation and…

Since 1988, a Salt Lake City elementary school has participated in World-Classroom, a unique global electronic information service allowing teachers and students around the world to share ideas and resources on mutual projects and current events. During the August 1991 coup attempt in the Soviet Union, the school maintained modem contact with a…

Discusses the role of the computer in the classroom and the Piagetian view of knowledge acquisition. Points out the critical role the computer can play through the development of its interactive abilities in the construction of student knowledge. (MD)

A recent study of children's attitudes toward computers revealed that most students are not interested in computers, do not intend to use them as adults, and have many misconceptions and stereotypic ideas about computers. (MD)

Outlines five lessons learned at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School (Kentucky) when the computer education program, Humana Computer Tutor project, was implemented. The principal was important to the success of the program. (MD)

Although middle and high schools are progressing in the use of computer technology, elementary schools seem to be lagging behind. Classroom teachers must learn to accommodate individual students' preferred learning styles and integrate computer technology into the classroom. This article describes a Montana elementary school's use of networked…