Describes how Milton Academy (Massachusetts) purchased its PDP 11/40 minicomputer and used it for all facets of the school's operations, including classwork, administration, and extracurricular activities. (Author/RW)

Describes the basic components of the videotex family to which Telidon belongs, and identifies specific features of Telidon and the educational functions it can serve. Reviews of current experiments using this technology and speculations on videotex's impact on society are given. A 6-item bibliography is provided. (Author/MER)

Reports on computer applications for teaching writing and literature. Reviews typical programs, their characteristic capabilities, their limitations, and their dangers. Suggests ways of acquiring computers, evaluating them, integrating them into educational settings, and developing personalized programs. (RL)

Presents a history of Utah's WICAT Education Institute, and examines its role in the introduction of new delivery systems into educational environments. Several examples of institute projects are given, with emphasis on the development of programs which use computer and videodisc technologies. (MER)

Examines ten factors that people selecting and using computers in the classroom should consider if the system is to be most effectively utilized as a teaching tool. Topics include personnel, materials, services, and equipment. (DC)

Inexpensive spelling computers can give children entertaining practice, but students still need teachers who look for patterns in a child's spelling errors and teach accordingly. (Author)

Describes an in-house project run by students and local school staff studying the feasibility of microcomputers for school management, computer assisted instruction, computer literacy, computer programing, and community services. Hardware tested, rationale for system choice, and hardware problems, are also discussed. (RAO)

Using a computer for interactive training opens up a whole new range of capabilities which would otherwise be prohibitively expensive. This article reviews procedures for developing programs and introduces ideas for exploration. (JOW)

The author describes how he has integrated a TRS-80 microcomputer into his second-grade classroom as a tutor, an enrichment resource, and a recordkeeping tool. He outlines some of the benefits this microcomputer has brought to his students and himself. (SJL)

Provides short descriptions of chemists' applications of computers in instruction: an interactive instructional program for Instrumental-Qualitative Organic Analysis; question-and-answer exercises in organic chemistry; computerized organic nomenclature drills; integration of theoretical and descriptive materials; acid-base titration simulation;…

This is a statement calling for funding of various activities to assist schools in becoming aware of microelectronics. A list of projects is given. (Author/SA)

An 18-month study of an elementary school computer laboratory is discussed. (MK)

If educators realized the capabilities of the computer as it relates to separate subjects or a particular discipline, computer science would become an integral part of the secondary curriculum for all student programs. (MB)

Describes a computer program used at Isleta Pueblo's Headstart to teach preschool children to speak Isletan (a dialect of Tiwa). Discusses problems with technology and with community traditionalists seeking to protect secret cultural information. Provides contact information for those interested in starting a spinoff program, as have the Zunis.…

Addresses the problem of computer education for political science students, stressing that computers are a necessary aspect of political science. Assesses various ways to teach computer literacy, and concludes that using computers in conjunction with statistics courses yields positive results. Provides a description of a computer statistics…