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Carey, Doris; Carey, Regan – 1984
Designed to serve as a self-paced computer course for education students with no experience using microcomputers, this manual contains instructions for operating an Apple IIe microcomputer, its introductory software, and Bank Street Writer, using the DOS 3.3 System Master. The lessons, which contain illustrations and sample screens, include…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Individualized Instruction
Download full textPollard, James – 1986
In October and November 1986, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) sponsored a series of forums for elementary teachers to share ideas about the use of computers in the classroom. During the forums, each teacher took from 15 to 30 minutes to explain how he or she taught the lesson that was being shared. The informality of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Database Management Systems
Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC. – 1984
Conference papers and descriptions of panels, workshops, and poster sessions are separated by topic into five "stems." The first stem, Advanced Technology Applications, contains papers covering advanced technology training, evaluation and applications of word processing equipment, publication databases, electronic and online…
Descriptors: Automation, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Sheingold, Karen; And Others – 1983
This symposium includes the following papers: "Software for the Classroom: Issues in the Design of Effective Software Tools" (D. Midian Kurland); "Computers for Composing" (Janet H. Kane); "LOGO Programming and Problem Solving" (Roy D. Pea); "The Computer as Sandcastle" (Jeanne Bamberger); "Learning…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Design Requirements, Educational Assessment
McDonald, Joseph P. – 1985
This report summarizes the proceedings of a conference held at the Harvard Graduate School of Education which focused on the conceptual distinction between microworld software and expert system software in education. Microworld software is defined as software which lacks a specific teaching and learning agenda, and expert systems as software that…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Curriculum Development
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Center for Advanced Technology in Education. – 1986
The 24 papers in these proceedings describe computer technology and its many applications to the educational process. Topics discussed include computer systems in the classroom of the future; how to evaluate a school's computer program; computer use in special education; computer science and the liberal arts; keyboarding issues; making the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Curriculum Enrichment
Syracuse Univ., NY. S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. – 1987
Prepared from taped transcripts, this report summarizes presentations and panel sessions from a conference at Syracuse (New York) University that investigated the power that computers deliver to teachers and students of writing and editing, and the challenge of making the transition from typewriters to computers in the classroom. Titles of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Micro-Ideas, Glenview, IL. – 1986
Fifty-five papers focusing on the role of computer technology in education at all levels are included in the proceedings of this conference, which was designed to model effective and appropriate uses of the computer as an extension of the teacher-based instructional system. The use of the computer as a tool was emphasized, and the word processor…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
Micro-Ideas, Glenview, IL. – 1987
The 47 papers in these proceedings describe computer technology and its many applications to the educational process. Topics discussed include computer literacy, networking, word processing, automated instructional management, computer conferencing, career information services, computer-aided drawing/design, and robotics. Programming languages…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Curriculum Enrichment
