The digest examines issues related to the use of technology with gifted and talented students. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) is seen to develop decision making skills and foster independent learning. Applications of four types of CAI to gifted students are explored: drill practice, tutorials, games, and simulations. The use of computers in…

Intended for teachers, this digest shows that the computer can offer many efficient tools for expression, student control of writing, and instruction beyond the grammar and spelling drills most commonly associated with computers. The digest discusses the goals of the language arts curriculum, the role of the computer in the language arts…

Reports in the ERIC database have found that computer-assisted writing instruction has some effect--if not a dramatic impact--in both the quantity and quality of student writing. Although computers are becoming more common in schools, the influx of computers into schools may not assure students ample opportunity to use them. Limited time-on-task…