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Frey, Diane K.; Hines, Jean D.; Swinker, Mary E. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2008
Finding relevant digital images to create presentation boards requires advanced search skills. This article describes a course assignment involving a technique designed to develop students' literacy skills with respect to locating images of desired quality and content from Internet databases. The assignment was applied in a collegiate apparel…
Descriptors: Literacy, Online Searching, Visual Aids, Computer Graphics
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Werking, Richard Hume – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Discusses possible changes that may occur in higher education in the coming years in methods of teaching and learning history. The use of new technology to update current teaching methods and student assignments is described, including the use of machine-readable records and databases together with optical disks and hypermedia for visual images.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Databases, Educational Technology
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Carlstrom, Dick; Quinlan, Laurie A. – TechTrends, 1997
Describes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in elementary and secondary school classrooms to analyze neighborhoods, cities, and regions. Discusses GIS software, databases, graphing data, and spatial analysis, and includes an example of a project for secondary school students investigating the local economy for summer jobs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Databases
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Cobb, David A.; Olivero, Arlene – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997
Online geographic information system (GIS) services are expanding rapidly as private organizations, government agencies, and libraries are developing Web sites that deliver GIS data, graphics, and metadata. Such services are divided into five categories: graphic snapshots, spatial database catalogs and libraries, map generators, map browsers, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Data Analysis