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Anderson, Peter – Computing Teacher, 1985
Presents a how-to guide for producing student booklets with a word processor. Steps in the production process are discussed including formatting the text, layout, editing, and final paste-up and printing. (MBR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Editing, Elementary Education, Layout (Publications)
Reissman, Rose – Learning, 1992
The article describes how to use a word processing program and add-on story starters for different genres to enhance elementary students' creative writing skills. Teachers input story starters, then students select a genre and add on a story version in that genre. Students can also develop their own story starters. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedNewman, Judith M. – Language Arts, 1987
Examines a number of language activities in educational software, noting that most focus on surface structure and conventions, thus closing off students' options rather than expanding them. Discusses how, by improvising with word processors, teachers can tailor activities to help students explore and reflect on their reading and writing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedRiel, Margaret – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Describes study of elementary students that was conducted to assess the impact of microcomputers on classroom organization, interaction between teachers and students, and student learning. Teacher characteristics and their influence on learning outcomes are discussed, and a study that used computers for a writing project is described. (nine…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction
Porec, Carol J. – Writing Notebook, 1989
Describes how "The Children's Writing and Publishing Center" (a desktop publishing program for elementary students) combines word processing with computer graphics and motivates students to write letters. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Download full textWilling, Kathlene R., Ed.; Girard, Suzanne B., Ed. – 1990
This guide for using computers in the whole language classroom provides teachers with practical ideas for the use of computers to promote group interaction and cooperative learning, including: (1) software webs to assist theme development; (2) pre-computer activities to motivate students; (3) computer activities to develop software competence; (4)…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Selection
Peer reviewedFletcher, David C. – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2001
Presents a case study of one second-grade teacher's classroom action research project in which she explores how and when students decided to use electronic editing tools to revise their writing. Discusses factors that influenced student's editing choices and their ability to work in pairs. Considers implications for the use of computers in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1995
This computer skills curriculum guide contains activities for the public schools of North Carolina; these lesson plans are designed specifically for grades 2-8 and focus on word processing. Lesson plans for each grade include a list of materials needed, lesson time, teacher preparation activities, outline of activities, including follow-up and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Class Activities, Computer Literacy, Definitions
Evans, Thomas J.; Traylor, Stacy L. – 1997
Students and teachers need to develop skills in using available technological capacities. The curriculum described here is designed to familiarize students and teachers with equipment and software available at the Escuela Internacional Sampedrana's Primary School (EIS) in Honduras. Key features of the curriculum include the use of the Internet and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication
