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Collins, Carmen – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1985
Suggests the growing use of computers to process information in today's world increases the human need for an interactive competency in writing and reading. The integration of instruction in reading and writing, particularly through use of word processors, is discussed as a way to strengthen this interaction. (MBR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Literacy, Interaction, Literacy
Guddemi, Marcy; Mills, Heidi – Dimensions, 1991
Observations of children's writing on the computer include an anecdote concerning a five-year-old's use of a word processor to write a story at the University of South Carolina's Children's Center. Also discussed are general literacy growth and four patterns of risk taking with computer writing. (BB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Technology

Anderson, Jonathan – 1990
Computer-based technologies are rapidly changing fundamental concepts about texts and how students interact with and learn from those texts. Early use of microcomputers included drill and practice work, tutorial programs, and word processing. In conjunction with information storage devices like magnetic and laser disc, the microcomputer has also…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development
Grice, R. D. – Unicorn, Journal of the Australian College of Education, 1986
The nature of literacy associated with the widely used new medium of microcomputers has not been fully exploited by schools to foster development of literacy programs. Microcomputer applications need integration with classroom activities where students construct language meaning. (19 references) (CJH)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation