A survey was undertaken to examine the use of microcomputers in early childhood special education (ECSE) programs in New York State. Questionnaires attempt to elicit data concerning the availability of microcomputers in ECSE programs, the funding sources, and the ages, functioning levels, and handicapping conditions of the children who use them…

This report provided information to the State Board of Regents on the acquisition and use of learning technologies in New York State elementary and secondary schools in 1985-86. The data reported in this study represent two separate collection efforts. First, information on the types and quantities of learning technologies acquired was collected…

The results of two recent statewide surveys dramatically underscore the continued expansion and use of technology for instructional and management applications in New York State's school districts. The first survey is the fall 1989 Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) School Data Form Survey, which is completed annually by all public and nonpublic…

This document reports the results of a survey on the use of microcomputers for classroom instruction in New York state school districts, which was conducted as a project of the steering committee of the New York Statewide Instructional Computing Network (SICN), an organization of New York educators designed to provide a means for sharing…

This study investigated the current and projected needs of 42 school districts in Nassau County, New York, for data processing and educational computer services, current sources of computer services, needed improvements in services, and long-range needs. Analysis of districts' needs for computer services found that the majority of districts needed…

This final report presents a summary and second-year findings of a 2-year project designed to measure the effectiveness of microcomputer instruction on reading and mathematics skills, classroom behavior, general cognitive development, and problem-solving ability of 700 disabled students (ages 3-11) enrolled in four special education schools in New…

The Westchester Education Coalition, Inc., a coalition of business, education, and the community, surveyed the state of education in the schools of Westchester and Putnam counties (New York) to establish baseline data in the region and to suggest some future directions. In January 1992, a questionnaire was sent to all of the school districts of…

This report discusses the potential for computers and other educational technologies to aid in school restructuring in New York State. Issues involved in such a restructuring are examined and include: (1) the need for a common effort in creating a state program; (2) current practices and current realities in the classroom; (3) current uses of such…

A project was conducted to introduce adults in a rural community in New York to Apple computers. Adults in the Addison School District of Steuben County were recruited through the county cooperative extension program and through high school and elementary school bulletins. Four courses were conducted with from 10 to 25 adults in each four-part…