This study investigated whether classroom teachers who have used computers in training sessions are committed to their use in the classroom, and whether some educational applications are consistently seen to be of greater value than others. A questionnaire was designed to determine perceptions regarding: (1) where the computer belongs in terms of…

At Moreau Elementary School in South Glens Falls, New York, each microcomputer is placed on a tall, heavy-duty cart with shelves. All computer software is stored in the school library. The mobile computer labs and centralized software system have increased the school's instructional use of computers. (MLF)

Describes workshops designed to increase computer literacy and use among faculty. Follow-up concluded that higher education faculty need instruction to increase computer skills; however, they must have ready access to computers to incorporate usage into their work. (JOW)

The history of patron access microcomputers in libraries is described as carrying on a tradition that information and computer power should be shared. Questions that all types of libraries need to ask in planning microcomputer centers are considered and several model centers are described. (EM)

Levels of skill in the use of computers are defined. "Computer literacy" means a fundamental ability of computers. "Computer competent" implies being able to use the computer as a tool--professionally. "Computer fluent" implies knowing several computer languages, and "computer geniuses" are those who change the field. (MLW)

This school's accounting staff got a handle on their workload through computerization, choosing the software and computer system and learning to use it with a minimum of help. (DCS)

The article describes the Turtle Tot, a Logo powered robot that helps hearing impaired students make the transition from the concrete geometric movement of their bodies to the directed geometry of computer Logo. (CL)

The need to acquaint community college students with the computer in a way that is discipline-specific is stressed. A definition of computer literacy is given and steps to be taken to make students and faculty computer literate are presented. (MNS)

Some amount of genuine computer fear exists, but it should not be confused with concern over ability to master computer use. Resistance to change is natural, but doing and knowing will overcome anxieties in those reluctant to use computers. (SK)

Satirical/fictional account of one superintendent's obsessions with high technology, computers, and computer literacy. (JBM)

Describes the computer education program offered for farmers by the extension service in Lincoln, Nebraska. Indicates the continuing need for information about microcomputers and their applications for farmers. (JOW)

Students taking hybrid or online classes are often unprepared for the kinds of skills that are needed to be successful in this environment. This report provides an overview of one approach, an interactive CD-ROM (SPARK), that faculty can use to assist students in narrowing the gap between needed online learning skills and their current technical…

The creation of computer software and hardware, telecommunications, databases, and the Internet has affected society as a whole, and particularly higher education by giving people new productivity options and changing the way they work (Hulbert, 1998). In the so-called "Information Age" the increasing use of technology has become the driving force…

Discusses the "computerphobia" phenomenon, separating the valid reasons for some individual's anxiety about computers from their irrational fears. Among the factors examined are fear of breaking the computer, use of unclear documentation, lack of time for learning how to use the computer, and lack of computer knowledge. (JN)

Humorous fantasy of things that might go wrong when a school district purchases a "Lemon" computer. (MLF)