This paper presents an information retrieval system for delivering educational visual materials through the World Wide Web. The system is designed to meet the following user requirements: lecturers prefer direct control over their visual resources; lecturers demand a browser-based interface that will allow them to create and modify their online…

Discusses geographic information systems (GIS) and their use in elementary and secondary education. Databases are described, including a graphics package for maps and an alphanumeric database; and resources are included. (11 references) (LRW)

Presents a listing of textbooks, computer program guides, articles, opinion papers, histories, reference works, databases, reviews, bibliographies, organizations, and other information sources concerning computer applications. (MSE)

Argues that provision enhancements for autonomous language learning must be accompanied by improvements in the accessibility of information, an upgrade entailing the use of a database system to catalogue resources. The article presents the case for upgrading and computerizing resource catalogues, describes its implementation at a university, and…

Discusses the different kinds of databases available on CD ROMs (Compact Disk, Read-Only Memory). Considers the uses of CD ROMs for journalists. (MS)

Developed to aid intermediate-level teachers and principals in initiating and developing computer literacy programs for their students, this document is a guide for the development of a one-semester course--Introduction to Computing--for the seventh and eighth grades. The course is designed to provide opportunities for students to develop computer…

This guide is designed to help both novices and "sophisticates" in educational computing to gather the information and materials they need to plan, implement, and evaluate computer-based school programs. Starting with a glossary of technical terms and ending with an extensive bibliography, the guide gives information about the major…

This resource list includes media-related journals, books, ERIC documents, and journal articles of interest to practitioners, researchers, students, and others concerned with educational technology and media. Entries are classified according to major subject emphasis under 15 headings. (SLW)

This resource list includes media-related journals, books, ERIC documents, and journal articles of interest to practitioners, researchers, students, and others concerned with educational technology and media. Entries are classified according to major subject emphasis under 14 headings. (SLW)

This resource list includes media-related journals, books, ERIC documents, and journal articles of interest to practitioners, researchers, students, and others concerned with educational technology and media. Entries are classified according to major subject emphasis under 14 headings. (KRN)

This annotated list includes media-related resources classified under the following headings: artificial intelligence and robotics, CD-ROM, computer-assisted instruction, databases and online searching, distance education, educational research, educational technology, electronic publishing, information science and technology, instructional design…

This annotated list includes media-related resources classified under the following headings: artificial intelligence and robotics, CD-ROM, computer-assisted instruction, databases and online searching, distance education, educational research, educational technology, electronic publishing, information science and technology, instructional design…

Examines how geography is particularly well suited to classroom uses of computers. Discusses available geography software in three categories: database, exploratory, and simulation, linking programs to the skills they develop. Provides a list of catalogs and geographic computer programs that teachers may find helpful. (DB)