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A Network Primer: Full-Fledged Educational Networks.
Lehrer, Ariella – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988
Discusses some of the factors included in choosing appropriate computer networks for the classroom. Describes such networks as those produced by Apple Computer, Corvus Systems, Velan, Berkeley Softworks, Tandy, LAN-TECH, Unisys, and International Business Machines (IBM). (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Science
Different Visions of Logo.
Papert, Seymour – Classroom Computer Learning, 1986
Reviews the various ways in which LOGO has been used by teachers both correctly and inappropriately. Discusses the status of and future direction of LOGO in classroom instruction. Provides a summary of the third annual LOGO Conference. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Conferences
Two Hundred Years Later.
Eiser, Leslie – Classroom Computer Learning, 1987
Describes several computer courseware packages designed to teach about the 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution. Lists the title, publisher, required hardware, suggested grade level, type of program, price, and description of nine such programs. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
The OTA Report: Educational Software Quantity, Quality, and the Marketplace.
Sivin, Jay P., Ed.; Bialo, Ellen R., Ed. – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988
Summarizes a House Committee on Education report that looks at the uses of technology in today's schools. Finds that there are economic forces that work against the development of innovative software. Points out that the quality of educational software has been improving. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Drills (Practice)
Computers that Talk.
Parham, Charles – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988
Discusses some of the improvements made recently in computerized speech and some questions about using such technology in classrooms. Describes the hardware needed for speech software. Provides a directory of what is currently available in speech-based products. (TW)
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computer Software Reviews
What's the Research Telling Us?
Kinnaman, Daniel E. – Classroom Computer Learning, 1990
Presented is a summary of the results of two research reviews on the use of educational technology in the classroom. Criticisms of research methods are discussed. Three centers for research in educational technology are described. Summaries of five specific research reports are provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary School Science
Interactive Video: The Truth Behind the Promises.
Salpeter, Judy – Classroom Computer Learning, 1986
Examines the instructional potential of videodisc technology and provides an overview of the use of interactive video in the classroom. Includes listings of facts about interactive videos, video hardware descriptions, and information on currently available interactive video tutorials and simulations. (ML)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Simulation
Tippecanoe and Technology, Too!
Troutner, Joanne – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988
Discusses three programs where mirocomputers were added to the classroom to introduce technology and aid in instruction. Presents a high school chemistry class with a modem hookup to Purdue University, an elementary facility to track students by mastery, and a project where fourth graders each received a computer for home. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks