Suggestions are provided on diskette care, software worth seeing, teaching that computers can't do everything, and a debugging activity. (MNS)

A Commodore-64 microcomputer was used to develop a system which is useful for a variety of teaching laboratory and real time control applications. Hardware and software requirements and examples of experimental work with the system are provided. (JN)

Software-driven instrumentation makes measurements that demand a computer as an integral part of either control, data acquisition, or data reduction. The structure of such instrumentation, hardware requirements, and software requirements are discussed. Examples of software-driven instrumentation (such as wavelength-modulated continuum source…

Describes the computer field before the advent of CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers), an operating system which facilitated compatibility between different computers. CP/M's functions and flaws and the advent of Apple DOS and UCSD Pascal, two additional widely used operating systems, and the significance of their development are also…

Epicycloids are formed by tracing the path of a fixed point on a circle as it rolls aroung the outside of a larger circle. Examines several possibilities related to epicycloids (and hypocycloids), presenting more mathematical patterns and artistic shapes that result from using several computer programs. Program listings are included. (JN)

Discusses how the Minnesota Cooperative Extension Service has developed computer programs and used computer technology to improve and expand its educational efforts in food and nutrition. Difficulties encountered in program development are indicated. (BC)

Discusses the development of an instrument to assist educators in evaluating software and to aid them in developing useful software for nutrition education and nutrient analysis purposes. The complete survey instrument is included. (JN)

Provided is a description of three methods for testing certain types of a priori hypotheses about differences among covariance matrices. Briefly outlined are procedures for using two computer programs, COFAMM and LISREL, for testing such hypotheses. Also provided are examples of application of the methods to a meaningful data set. (Author/BW)

Provides a step-by-step approach for administrators to follow when becoming aquainted with their first computer. (MD)

Learning disabled students should receive positive beginning experiences with computers. Teachers can modify timing factors, review all programs beforehand to identify problems for particular students, and adapt the software to students' sensory modalities. (CL)

A one-month graduate course on time series analysis is offered in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Queensland (Australia). Describes the course, which is based on an interactive graphics time series identification and modelling computer package (TSIM). Also describes time-series analysis procedure and the TSIM package.…

Field review of four problem-solving software programs (Memory Castle, The Pond, King's Rule, and Puzzle Tanks) are reported. Although the software was generally successful in completing its objectives, some recommendations are made for better adapting them to the needs of learning disabled students. (CL)

Questionnaires on computer use were completed by 74 residential schools, 25 day schools, 207 day classes, and 4 colleges for the deaf. Results revealed a continued trend in use of Apple microcomputers in deaf education, with computer technology for the deaf growing at a rate similar to that of general education. (CL)

Discusses the hardware and software necessary to generate charts and graphs to illustrate numeric data using a microcomputer. The manufacturer, price, operating system, memory requirements, and types of graphs they can produce are given for nine graphics software packages and seven inexpensive plotters. (MBR)

Selected resources from the ERIC system dealing with technology and computers are described. Included are software guides, software evaluations, and books dealing with how to use microcomputers in the social studies classroom. (RM)