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Electronic Portfolios for Authentic Professional Development.
Heath, Marilyn – Library Media Connection, 2003
Discusses the use of electronic portfolios by school library media specialists for professional development as a resume, an evaluation instrument, or other types of credential documentation. Includes guidelines for building a successful portfolio, including appropriate software selection; audience considerations; and technology skill…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Computer Software Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Automation of Oklahoma School Library Media Centers: Automation at the Local Level.
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Library and Learning Resources Section. – 1990
This document outlines a workshop for media specialists--"School Library Automation: Solving the Puzzle"--that is designed to reduce automation anxiety and give a broad overview of the concerns confronting school library media centers planning for or involved in automation. Issues are addressed under the following headings: (1) Levels of School…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Software Selection, Databases, Educational Planning
Implementing CD-ROM? Do It Right.
Ekhaml, Letitia; Ekhaml, Paul A. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1993
Describes the advantages and disadvantages of using CD-ROM in the school library media center. Complaints about hardware, software, user problems, staffing, and funding reported by 67 library media specialists responding to a survey are included; and 15 steps for implementing CD-ROM technology are provided. (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
CD-ROM and the Curriculum.
Ekhaml, Leticia; Brown, Cindy – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1993
Discusses ways to select and evaluate CD-ROM programs. Various evaluation and review sources are described, results of recent evaluations are related, curriculum ideas for using interactive electronic books in elementary school classes are suggested, sources for CD-ROM classroom activities are provided, and an example of a network CD-ROM exercise…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Curriculum Development
Information Power through Technology.
Christensen, Paul – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Discussion of planning for automation in school libraries focuses on plans in the North Kitsap (Washington) School District. Highlights include selection of microcomputer-based hardware and software to support local area and wide area networks; a circulation system and an online public access catalog (OPAC); and database creation and retrospective…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Software for Patron Use in Libraries.
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Beaubien, Denise M.; And Others, Eds. – Library Trends, 1991
This theme issue presents nine articles that describe the availability of various types of computer software for use by patrons in academic, public, school, and special libraries. Topics discussed include selection and evaluation, cataloging and classification, physical access including circulation, copyright and other legal considerations,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Software
Using a Microcomputer in the Classroom. Third Edition.
Bitter, Gary G.; And Others – 1993
This book was written to help classroom teachers, lay persons, and school personnel understand the role of microcomputers in education. It has been especially designed for undergraduate and graduate technology-based education programs. Specific education examples and applications are provided throughout the book and exercises have been designed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Selection, Courseware