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McLean, Lois – 1985
This digest discusses the nature of interactive videodiscs and their educational applications, provides information about educational uses of videodisc technology, and presents lists of videodisc-related organizations, books, and periodicals. A general description of a reflective optical laser videodisc is presented, as well as the equipment…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Instructional Innovation, Interactive Video
Taylor, Robin – 1985
More than 10,000 instructional software packages have been published for elementary and secondary schools--thousands in each discipline. Unfortunately, not all sources of courseware evaluations are equally reliable; therefore, it is important to determine that evaluations include: (1) critical appraisal of content accuracy; (2) in-depth…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Elting, Susan; Eisenbarth, Janet – 1986
The process of selecting software for use with exceptional students focuses on two major issues: (1) how computers are to be used in the instructional process, and (2) whether the product selected is consistent with curricular goals. The content of instruction is shaped by its purpose: drill and practice; teaching new skills, concepts, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Reinhold, Fran – 1989
The current status and apparent trends of local area networks (LANs) in school districts are explored in this short report. Results of a 1987-88 Quality Education Data survey are cited, indicating that 64% of 173 of the largest school districts in the country were already networking and 36% intended to be networking by 1990. The advantages of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Schroeder, Eileen E. – 1991
Noting that the merging of various types of media with the computer has presented the field of education with a hybrid technology called interactive multimedia (also referred to as hypermedia), this digest begins by defining this technology as "the integration of text, audio, graphics, still image, and moving pictures into a single,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Educational Technology, Futures (of Society)
Jones, Geoffrey – 1990
This digest considers the role of personal computers in the education of gifted students. There is evidence that students are working "smarter," whether they are learning and using more information, understanding key concepts and relationships better, or developing higher level thinking skills. Research findings concerning the specific…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Brennan, Mary Alice – 1992
A content analysis was performed to determine the trends in educational technology for the period October 1, 1990, through September 30, 1991. Sources for the analysis included five leading professional journals in educational technology, papers given at annual conventions of three professional associations, dissertations from five universities…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Ascher, Carol – 1984
Research on microcomputers in education suggests that this new technology may be widening the gap between rich and poor schools and talented and underachieving students. Public schools in poor districts and small parochial schools are the least likely to own computers. One survey indicates that while 66 percent of affluent school districts have…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Helgeson, Stanley L. – 1988
This ERIC Digest presents a brief description of some applications and findings of the microcomputer in science classrooms. It is suggested that microcomputer simulations are at least as effective as hands-on experiences for some cognitive outcomes and may in fact enhance these outcomes when the simulations are sequenced to follow hands-on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation