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Feeman, Jeffrey – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1987
The writing center at Central-Hower High School in Akron, Ohio, provides all students access to and assistance in computerized word processing. This article describes the writing center's purpose, goals, hardware, and software, and outlines the processes used to train teachers and students in using the system. (PGD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, High Schools, Word Processing, Writing Improvement
Eisenberg, Nora, Ed. – 1989
This report contains profiles of computer-based writing programs at 49 colleges which were originally submitted for empirical assessment by a 3-year project sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and the City University of New York. The profiles, representing two-year and four-year, public and private, rural and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Microcomputers
Chan, Audrey – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Describes Project Write which uses a hierarchy of critical thinking skills in the formation of concepts and theories. Describes how students use computers to brainstorm, categorize, verify, sequence story details, and create a main idea and conclusion for their expository writing. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Descriptions, Thinking Skills, Word Processing
Elders, Cynthia – Writing Notebook, 1989
Describes a one-semester academic composition course in the English curriculum of Amarillo Independent Schools, Texas. Discusses the advantages of incorporating computer technology into the course. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, English Curriculum, Secondary Education, Word Processing
Porter, Bernajean – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1992
Describes the writing lab of the Glenbrook, Illinois, School District. Discusses the transition time between the old and new teaching systems, and offers ways to optimize this time. (PRA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Program Descriptions, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods

Barbour, Dennis H. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1988
Asserts that the advantages of word processing for business writing classes are clear. Even though a teacher confronts giving up some lecture or discussion time, the hour spent in the lab frees students from tedious recopying, provides the teacher with professional-looking papers, and permits time for more writing assignments. (RAE)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Revision (Written Composition), Technical Writing, Word Processing
Aumack, James – Principal, 1985
An inner-city school has a remedial word processing program for students from the sixth to eighth grades. Students are writing more and reading more. The computer has increased their confidence and serves as a nonjudgmental third party and can communicate their feelings to others. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Microcomputers, Student Improvement, Urban Schools
Herrmann, Andrea W.; Herrmann, John – 1986
To illustrate the capabilities of local area networking (LAN) and integrated software programs, this paper reviews current software programs relevant to writing instruction. It is argued that the technology exists for students sitting at one microcomputer to be able to effectively carry out all phases of the writing process from gathering online…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Higher Education, Integrated Activities

Sudol, Ronald A. – College Composition and Communication, 1990
Suggests that university computer labs offer the advantages of decentralizing instruction and drawing attention to students' writing. Notes that, although labs require money and instructional space, the benefits outweigh the limitations. Argues that, once a collaborative atmosphere is established and word processing is practiced, students can…
Descriptors: College English, Educational Resources, Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing)
Selfe, Cynthia L. – 1987
To provide students with the literacy strategies necessary to function successfully in a technologically supported society, teachers must realize how the multilayered grammars of computers continue to affect their definition of literacy. Computer-supported writing centers are an excellent site for teachers to share ideas about this changing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Higher Education, Literacy

Rodrigues, Dawn; Rodrigues, Raymond – Computers and Composition, 1989
Presents teaching variations with a word-processing package and related tools that enable teachers to develop different computer-writing pedagogies for their distinct contexts: traditional classroom, computer lab, or some combination of both. Emphasizes that teachers who re-envision teaching with regard to available technology can create dynamic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
Herron, Jeannine – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1992
Asserts that writing must have as honored a place in the first grade curriculum as reading. Discusses the need for computers in writing labs, word processing in first grade, cooperative learning, staff development, and holistic projects and assessment. Describes the implementation of these ideas in Los Altos, California. (PRA)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Grade 1, Holistic Approach, Holistic Evaluation
Jacobus, Kristina; And Others – 1990
It does not take a computer expert to teach students how to use word processing software to prewrite, write, revise, and edit a professional-looking paper. Just a small amount of expertise allows students to work independently as long as they have access to a computer and the necessary software. The computer also facilitates interactive learning…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Microcomputers
Head, Susan D. – 1988
This report describes a computer-assisted writing laboratory project integrating Model Curriculum Standards (teacher-developed instructional literature guides integrating the reading of core pieces of literature with the writing process), the writing process, computer hardware and software, and staff development. The report estimates that in the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English Curriculum, Models, Process Approach (Writing)

Posey, Evelyn; Ward, Dorothy – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Describes a student-centered software package designed at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin to support student writing by helping students generate ideas, improve organization and development, and improve editing capabilities. Describes UT's basic writers and presents findings from the classroom research-based program evaluation. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software