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Skellings, Edmund – Perspectives in Computing: Applications in the Academic and Scientific Community, 1983
Describes The Electric Poet, a computer program which uses color graphics to free the poet from mundane mechanics and allow new possibilities of form in writing verse. Its applications in working with hearing impaired and learning disabled students and use in studying works of the great poets are discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Color, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Disabilities
Mason, Margie; Mason, Bruce – Electronic Learning, 1984
Describes the graphics tablet, a microcomputer peripheral device used to develop graphics, together with its uses and specific classroom applications. Six currently available graphics tablets are discussed, and ten points to consider before purchasing one are provided. (MBR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Costs
Campbell, David A.; And Others – Academic Computing, 1989
Describes three California Institute of Technology projects that use IBM's InfoWindow multimedia computing technology to enhance the instructional value of a television series, "The Mechanical Universe," for use in high school and college physics. The use of personal computers and videodiscs is described, and computer graphics and video…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Educational Television, Higher Education
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Welter, Cole H. – Design for Arts in Education, 1989
Reviews the use of microcomputers in the art studio and classrooms. Argues that there is a lack of effective software for art education, but that computers are useful for enhancing standard visual grammar. Suggests that the most legitimate educational use of computers is employing them to discover new ideas in better ways. (GG)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Watt, Dan – Popular Computing, 1982
Describes LOGO, an educational computing language designed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for use by young children in developing problem-solving skills. The structure of LOGO, the drawing operations possible using the LOGO "Turtle," LOGO as a learning environment, and the educational philosophy underlying LOGO are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Early Childhood Education
Friesen, Chuck; And Others – 1984
Developed to assist primary school teachers who wish to implement LOGO and One-Key LOGO (OKL) in their schools, this document consists of a LOGO resource manual and 92 color-coded activity cards designed to guide a pre-reader or primary child through a series of problem solving steps. After a brief introduction, which contains computer terminology…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Cues
Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems. – 1985
The 53 papers in these proceedings focus on the use of computer-based learning. Individual papers are organized by special interest group and presented under 12 headings: (1) Computer-Based Training (11 entries); (2) Elementary, Secondary, Junior College (1 entry); (3) Educators of the Handicapped (3 entries); (4) Health Education (6 entries); (5)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computers, Conference Proceedings