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Crawford, Walt – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Discusses various choices available for desktop publishing systems. Four categories of software are described, including advanced word processing, graphics software, low-end desktop publishing, and mainstream desktop publishing; appropriate hardware is considered; and selection guidelines are offered, including current and future publishing needs,…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software Selection, Cost Effectiveness, Desktop Publishing
Students with Learning Disabilities: Research Results on the Use of Technology (Technography Place).
Hunter, William J. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1991
Looks at the way thinking has changed regarding one specific application: using word processors to teach writing to students with learning disabilities. Reviews research done in this area. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
LaRue, James – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of integrated software, i.e., software that combines the functions of several independent programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, graphics programs, and desktop publishing so that users can work in a consistent and flexible computer environment. Microsoft Works, a well-known integrated package, is…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Desktop Publishing
Reissman, Rose – Learning, 1992
The article describes how to use a word processing program and add-on story starters for different genres to enhance elementary students' creative writing skills. Teachers input story starters, then students select a genre and add on a story version in that genre. Students can also develop their own story starters. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing, Elementary Education

Renshaw, Debbie A. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1991
A study to determine the effect of an interactive checker on student grammar and writing skills and on student attitudes about those skills found that those using the interactive checker have more positive feelings. Findings also indicated that those students writing with a computer gain equal proficiency in grammar. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business English, Computer Software, Grammar, Higher Education

Wallace, F. Layne; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1991
Discussion of subliminal stimuli focuses on a study of undergraduates that was conducted to determine the feasibility of presenting subliminal information in a passive manner to reinforce the learning process involved in computer-based text editing. The Texas Instruments microcomputers used in the study are described, and further research is…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Processes

Smith, Carolena L.; Hatch, Richard A. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1991
Suggests the advantages of using one of the commercial integrated software packages for introductory business communications courses. Reviews three widely used integrated packages ("Enable," Microsoft "Works," and "PFS First Choice") that are available in low-cost student editions. (PRA)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Software Selection

Mayer, Kenneth R. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1991
Examines how style analyzers operate and offers advice on using textual analysis software in business writing courses. (PRA)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Computer Software Evaluation, Editing
Edwards, Bruce L., Jr. – Writing Instructor, 1991
Asserts that, although computers pose no threat to reading and writing as modes of learning, knowing, and telling, they represent an attack on the Western tradition of textuality. Argues that instructors are needed whose literacy connects them with the orality of the past and bridges their present experience to the textuality of the future. (PRA)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Hult, Christine – Writing Instructor, 1991
Describes how computers are being integrated into the English department of Utah State University to support the "writing track," the production of texts, and teacher training. (PRA)
Descriptors: Computer Centers, Computer Literacy, Computers, Course Descriptions
Nathan, Ruth – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Discusses ways to encourage children to write on topics of their choice and use the word processor to revise their writing. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Revision (Written Composition), Teaching Methods

Dierckins, Tony – Computers and Composition, 1994
Examines argumentative and research papers written by students using Macintoshes in comparison to those written using IBM-compatibles. Finds that differences are not large enough to justify claims that the use of a graphical user interface affects writing skills. Suggests that rapid changes in technology makes the issue moot. (RS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Higher Education
Chana, Urmi; Edwards, Viv; Walker, Sue – Multicultural Teaching, 1997
Explores the educational applications and potential of using multilingual word-processing in primary schools and offers solutions to technical difficulties. It provides tips on software selection, training, and introducing the program to parents and pupils. (GR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Education Statistics Quarterly, 1999
Presents rates of student computer use by grade level, frequency of use, reason for use, and family income. In 1996, 79% of 4th graders, 91% of 8th graders, and 96% of 11th graders were using a computer at home or at school to write stories and papers. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Krucli, Thomas E. – English Journal, 2004
A high school teacher has created a more effective method of responding to students' papers by using the tools that are available in common word-processing programs and widely available technology. Assessment has become a powerful tool for instruction and student self-reflection as the response of most of the students is positive towards…
Descriptors: Feedback, Secondary School Teachers, High School Students, Educational Technology