Research has indicated that computer-assisted instruction can give students an advantage compared to traditional instruction. Money spent on educational technology must be matched with staff development and support for implementation efforts. Lists seven references on computers and technology in education. (MLF)

The study attempts to identify critical issues in the implementation of microcomputers in special education through an indepth description of microcomputer use with mildly handicapped students in one school district. Few teachers had yet developed a stable pattern of computer use. Problems of access, training, and curriculum integration were…

Questionnaire responses of Israeli headmasters (N=110) on the introduction of microcomputers in their schools for handicapped children revealed a common emphasis on cognitive skill training and basic skill development with the hope that the computer's characteristics (clear-cut goals, feedback, adaptable pace, high response rate) would facilitate…

Considers the role of microcomputers in the education of rural gifted students. In this context, discusses computer methods for accessing content not otherwise available, methods for accessing people, computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, programing, and software evaluation. 22 references. (SV)

New initiatives in British education including the Education Reform Act suggest that remedial teachers need to take a greater lead in educational innovation especially the acquisition and use of information technology in the schools. (DB)

Begun in 1979, the Waterways Project, which provides literary arts program experience for at risk students in New York City, is described in this paper. The Waterways Project was started as a service organization for small press publishers and writers. The paper recounts the project's involvement in book fairs, computer programming, a literary…

This article presents a flowchart and component checklist to assist educators in using a systematic multidimensional approach for evaluating educational software for use with specific students with disabilities. Examples of questions to use in one-on-one summative software evaluation are provided, along with a chart showing the chronology of…

This second phase of a project to promote adoption of new educational technology by special education administrators includes three case studies conducted in eastern U.S. school districts. Information was gathered on activities and perspectives of special education administrators concerning technology, technology implementation in the district,…

Special and regular education elementary school teachers (n=100) who use microcomputers were queried on: experience with microcomputers, computer access, instructional uses, and perceptions of microcomputer effectiveness. Teachers had academic, rather than social or motivational, goals for computer use, but felt that computers' positive effects…

This article examines software development techniques used by special educators through the perspective of the software life cycle. The paper argues that traditional programming techniques are becoming less and less feasible for software development within the typical funding levels and timelines of federal initiatives. More use of commercial…

A technical assistance project was designed to help special educators in Beijing (China) use computer technology with their students with visual impairments, hearing impairments, and mental retardation. Computers were donated to special education centers; software was gathered from American vendors and evaluated; and software applications were…

This teacher's guide provides an overview of KidPix software and contains adaptive applications of the software for Cognitively Disabled-Borderline (CDB) students. Ten lesson plans are given, including: (1) "USing Rubber Stamps/Rubber Stamp Editor"; (2) "Portrait"; (3) "Create a Pattern"; (4) "Garden Mural";…

This report describes a project designed to promote infusion of computer technology into graduate-level curricula in communication disorders (Here often called "Communication Sciences and Disorders"). The Leadership Project's major goal was to improve the training of doctoral level faculty, administrators, and researchers in the uses of…

Describes possible applications of new technologies to special education. Discusses results of a study designed to explore the use of robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer simulations to aid people with handicapping conditions. Presents several scenarios in which specific technological advances may contribute to special education…

Intergenerational learning communities develop when learners from one class create materials that learners from later classes can use. If information for a class is collected and maintained in an electronic archive, each successive class, or generation, can use that material and build upon it. The compilation of documents results in a…