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Thomas, Stephen B. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1988
The article presents a brief, explanatory overview of the history and basic principles of teleprocessing and its application for health education. More technical information is provided on the related topics of data transmission and error checking schemes. (CB)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Processing, Health Education, Information Services
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Barker, Bruce O. – NASSP Bulletin, 1990
"Technology talk" among progressive administrators includes more than just computers and VCRs. New telecommunications developments (in satellites, fiber optics, electronic bulletin boards, electronic mail, and two-way interactive instructional delivery) are "hot topics" that both principals and teachers must learn about. Peer interactions and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Planning
Storm, Robert D. – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
A program in a special school provides 60 deaf students (ages 9-19) with microcomputer access for three to four hours per week. The microcomputer is being used to develop student writing skills (creating, editing, refining), to publish a desktop school newsletter, and to participate in a telecommunications network. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers
American School Board Journal, 1988
A special issue highlights projects in some of the 130 school districts that make up the Technology Leadership Network, a group founded by the National School Boards Association in cooperation with state school board associations. The name, address, and telephone number of a contact source accompanies each program description. (MLF)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Equipment
Ebersole, Dennis C. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1987
Considers educational applications of local area computer networks and discusses industry standards for design established by the International Standards Organization (ISO) and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). A futuristic view of a learning laboratory using a local area network is presented. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Design, Futures (of Society), Learning Laboratories
Lehrer, Ariella – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988
Discusses some of the reasons why some schools are using their computers to form local area networks (LANs). Presents some low-cost alternatives to full-fledged networking systems. (TW)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1989
A dramatic growth in computing and communications was precipitated largely by the leadership of President David Roselle at the University of Kentucky. A new operational structure of information resource management includes not only computing (academic and administrative) and communications, instructional resources, and printing/mailing services,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Centers, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
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Aspinall, Ann; Hegarty, John R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2001
Describes a survey of microcomputer use for adults with learning disability within The Home Farm Trust, a United Kingdom national organization for people with learning disability that was carried out in light of a planned organization-wide initiative to introduce modern information and communications technology to service users. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Charp, Sylvia; Hines, I. J. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1988
Discussed are the factors to be considered when establishing a computer network. Considered are telecommunications, in general, along with channels, switching, packet switching, transmission, multiplexing, and local area networks (LANS). (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
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Braden, Jeffery; And Others – Volta Review, 1989
The study, involving 48 hearing-impaired (HI) students, found that HI middle school students using microcomputers to telecommunicate with other hearing-impaired students tended to outperform (in language skills) HI students telecommunicating with normal hearing peers and HI control group students receiving microcomputer instruction without…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Hearing Impairments, Junior High Schools
Klenow, Carol – Instructor, 1992
Examines which skills students develop through social studies and how technology can help elementary students strengthen them. Important skills include understanding and using locational and directional terms and developing research, thinking, decision-making, interpersonal, and reading skills. Technology skill-builders include telecommunications…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Deck, Dennis; Coe, Merilyn – 1985
Designed for educational evaluators, this paper discusses reasons for the growing concern with linking or interfacing computers for information sharing; compares three major approaches to linking; and discusses the implications of each. An initial overview presents three linking applications in educational evaluation: (1) linking microcomputers…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Dolence, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1988
Investments in instructional information technologies must be a part of and reflect the direction and values of the institution's academic program. The course-by-course method of justification provides a sound planning tool, complete with requisite budgetary and staffing projections. (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness
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Gwyn, Rhys – European Journal of Teacher Education, 1988
The convergence of computer technology with telecommunications may transform our concept of classroom and school. The PLUTO Network Project, which links several countries in Europe in a collaborative distance learning network, is described. Three phases in the growth of educational uses of computer technologies are outlined. (IAH)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Johnson, Liz – 1996
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) began offering courses by Desktop Videoconferencing (DVC) in fall 1995 and continues to experiment with ways to use this new and flexible teaching tool. This paper describes the MTSU DVC system in an attempt to expose educators to this new technology and its many possibilities, and to stimulate discussion…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Strategies
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