Defines computer literacy, reviews the potential applications of computers as educational aids, and discusses the major areas of competence required of teachers who will deal with computers in an instructional setting--either as users or as programers. (JL)

Describes the development of the Microelectronics Education Programme for England, Northern Ireland and Wales, including funding, aims, and relationships of the national program with local organizations. The program focuses on incorporating uses/effects of microelectronic technology into the total school curriculum and ways of using this…

The Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) has focused its attentions on the classroom teacher as the agent of educational change by providing computer based learning coordinators to implement teacher training programs to support all aspects of the school curriculum. Discusses computer training before MEP, with MEP involvement, and after…

Surveys trends in hardware (logic, memory, storage) input-output technology, software, computer architecture and organization, communications, and artificial intelligence. (JN)

An elementary school project using computers to enhance the teaching of basics in mathematics, language arts, and early learning is described. (MP)

A framework for a computer literacy module is detailed, through a description of one that has evolved in schools in Fairport, New York. It is noted that the availability of computer-literacy instructional materials is increasing substantially, but a specific curriculum is sorely lacking. (MP)

The ever-increasing importance of technology in the future of staff training programs is examined. Information access implies that children should begin to use computers in the early educational years. Technology may redefine the roles of teachers and cause drastic changes in the learning environment so that students will be able to acquire…

The experience of a mathematics teacher in a school system as it established a computer science course is reviewed. (MP)

Many different types of instructional programs for foreign language are noted, with examples from many different ongoing instructional programs described. (MP)

Presents a brief overview of the school organization in Sweden and summarizes the results of large-scale computer experiments conducted during the last five years. Focuses on mathematics. (DC)

Management information systems are explained and their use by small colleges is discussed. The Columbus Technical Institute Management Information System is described as a first step in providing data processing for higher education. (BH)

The editors of "Classroom Computer News" prepared this compendium of news and tips for using computers in the classroom. Topics include computer literacy, the benefits of classroom computer use, programing individualized education programs (IEPs), selecting courseware, the basics of microprocessors and new products. (Editor/SJL)

Software design is still a craft; techniques are based on the way things have been done, not on basic theorems or design principles. Suggests that academic software design needs to be more like a science or technology and that a taxonomy of design solutions or classification method is required. Describes two case studies. (MLW)

Describes a program and equipment used to teach computer programing to blind and visually impaired students at the Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind in Little Rock. Requirements for admission to this program are given. (JN)

The Lawrence Hall, a science museum and teaching center in Berkeley, California, is providing thousands of students and teachers with hands-on experience with personal computers. This article describes how Lawrence Hall promotes computer awareness and provides science instruction through microcomputer-controlled interactive museum exhibits.…