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Schiffman, Shirl S. – Computing Teacher, 1986
Presents rationale for including use of productivity tool software--database management systems, spreadsheets, graphics software, word processing--in classrooms and reviews appropriate strategies for introducing students to these tools. Discussion covers adaptability of these tools to various academic disciplines and illustrates how students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
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Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1991
Designed to promote Manitoba students' familiarity with computer technology and their ability to interact with that technology, the Computer Applications and Technology 105 course is a one-credit course presented in 15 topical, non-sequential units that require 110-120 hours of instruction time. It has been developed with the assumption that each…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Goodman, Frank M. – 1985
Originally developed to serve the needs of bilingual education and English as a second language (ESL) instructors in the Compton Unified School District in California, this replication manual provides content, organization, and lesson plans for a 14-day, 41-hour course to train teachers in the fundamentals of computer operation and structure,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Lilly, Edward R. – 1986
In the past decade significant advances have taken place in the development of management information systems (MIS) to support managerial decision making. Recent literature has shown, however, that educators have yet to make full and efficient use of these computer-based systems. A number of authors have discussed factors that may affect…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Smith-Gratto, Karen – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1989
Advocates teaching computer literacy and ethical behavior in allocation of computers in the schools. Suggests that, if citizens are computer illiterate, technology can threaten a democracy by allowing elite groups to manipulate information. Observes that computer education is available more often to privileged groups that perpetuates the status…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers