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Whiteboards at Your Service: Interactive Whiteboards Can Assist Teachers, Students, Trainers, and District Office Personnel
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Branzburg, Jeffrey – Technology & Learning, 2007
Interactive whiteboards have made quite a splash in classrooms in recent years. When a computer image is projected on the whiteboard using an LCD projector, users can directly control the computer from the whiteboard. In some systems such as Smart and Mimio, the finger is used in place of a mouse to open and run programs or move windows around. In…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Visual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Centre Computer Base for Visually Handicapped Children, Students and Adults.
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Spencer, S.; And Others – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 1987
The Centre Computer Base is a list of hardware which can effectively operate the software of the Research Centre for the Education of the Visually Handicapped. Essential hardware contained on the list is described, along with a variety of "add-on" devices such as joysticks, touch-screens, speech synthesizers, braille embossers, etc.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Peripherals, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
The Expansion of Technology in New York State's Schools.
Stoll, Peter F. – New York State School Boards Association Journal, 1990
The results of two recent statewide surveys dramatically underscore the continued expansion and use of technology for instructional and management applications in New York State's school districts. The first survey is the fall 1989 Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) School Data Form Survey, which is completed annually by all public and nonpublic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Peripherals, Distance Education
Educational Computer Networks: An Overview.
Crume, Charles E.; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Educational Technology, 1990
Describes the growth of educational computer networks in three main categories: (1) networks for sharing peripheral equipment; (2) networks for exchanging information; and (3) networks for addressing instructional needs. The use of microcomputers and mainframe computers is examined, networks in public schools and universities are described, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Peripherals, Cost Effectiveness
Access to the Arts through Assistive Technology.
Frame, Charles – 1992
Personnel in the rehabilitation field have come to recognize the possibilities and implications of computers as assistive technology for disabled persons. This manual provides information on how to adapt the Unicorn Board, Touch Talker/Light Talker overlays, the Adaptive Firmware Card setup disk, and Trace-Transparent Access Module (T-TAM) to…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Childrens Art, Computer Assisted Instruction
500 Computing Tips for Teachers and Lecturers.
Race, Phil; McDowell, Steve – 1996
This how-to manual is intended to ease the transition to the information technology age even for those teachers who have no previous knowledge or experience with computers. Written in a concise, numbered paragraph format, the text uses simple nontechnical language. The first chapter titled, "Getting Started with Computers," covers choosing and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Peripherals