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Sorge, Dennis H.; And Others – TechTrends, 1993
Discusses selection criteria for evaluating software and hardware used in interactive video based on experiences from the Purdue Academic Learning Opportunity System Project at Purdue University. Highlights include checklists for evaluating software and selecting hardware, including peripheral equipment; videodisc players; hardware compatibility;…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation

Mize, Charles D. – TechTrends, 1996
Presents basic facts and issues about using desktop video communication (DVC) in education. Discusses DVC's virtual "face-to-face" interaction; costs and quality of DVC software; the Internet Protocol (IP) address; types of Internet access; bandwidth; digital cameras; and the need for careful consideration and planning. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Costs

Auld, Lawrence W. S.; Pantelidis, Veronica S. – TechTrends, 1994
Describes the Virtual Reality and Education Lab (VREL) established at East Carolina University to study the implications of virtual reality for elementary and secondary education. Highlights include virtual reality software evaluation; hardware evaluation; computer-based curriculum objectives which could use virtual reality; and keeping current…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Curriculum Development