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Razza, Betsy L. – 1998
Through lottery funding, all public schools in Georgia received satellite dish equipment. This study is an assessment of the use of the satellite dish equipment by library media specialists in the DeKalb County School System for taping PeachStar (the satellite channel of Georgia Public Broadcasting) programming. The purpose was four-fold: (1) to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology, Library Equipment
C-SPAN, Washington, DC. – 1993
Intended for middle and high school educators, the publication provides information about the C-SPAN networks and facilitates the use of the network's programming as a teaching resource. The section on the C-SPAN cable networks contains information on C-SPAN, C-SPAN 2, C-SPAN Audio 1, and C-SPAN Audio 2, regularly scheduled programs, ways to…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Government Role, High Schools, Instructional Materials
Katchen, Johanna E. – 1994
This paper documents a presentation given on the use of English-language television cooking shows in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) classrooms in Taiwan. Such shows can be ideal for classroom use, since they have a predictable structure consisting of short segments, are of interest to most students,…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Ide, Nancy – 1995
The demand for extensive reusability of large language text collections for natural languages processing research requires development of standardized encoding formats. Such formats must be capable of representing different kinds of information across the spectrum of text types and languages, capable of representing different levels of…
Descriptors: Coding, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software, Descriptive Linguistics
Sauls, Samuel J. – 1998
College radio is quite often viewed as the true alternative to commercial radio. However, what is alternative radio and how does college radio factor into the ideal? To further understand this concept, this paper focuses on the role of alternative programming in college radio. Areas discussed include alternative radio as a non-mainstream form of…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Audience Response, Broadcast Industry, Censorship
Bryant, Jennings, Ed.; Bryant, J. Alison, Ed. – 2001
Noting drastic changes in both television and the family since the 1990 edition, this revised volume provides an extensive consideration of television's role in the American family, from the uses families make of television and how extensions such as remote controls and VCRs affect usage, to the meanings families have for television, families'…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Family (Sociological Unit), Influences, Mass Media Effects
Alsup, Ben; Boundy, Donna; Brown, Jordan; Reisman, David; Rothbart, Betty – 1998
This booklet is designed to be used by teachers in elementary schools with the Public Broadcasting Systems series "Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home." The series explores the science, treatment, prevention, and politics of addiction. This booklet discusses strategies for preventing substance abuse in elementary school. Also examined are…
Descriptors: Activities, Drug Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Vogel, Cheri; Uhl, Stacey; Boller, Kimberly – 2002
Ready to Learn is an outreach initiative designed to increase the potential of PBS children's television programs to teach children cognitive and social skills. The program funds workshops for parents and teachers, materials supplementing children's television programs, children's book distribution, and "PBS Families" and "PBS para…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Literacy Education
Applin, Elizabeth Anne Gates – 1999
This study explored the relationship between assignment-based teaching methods and achievement in an introductory programming course. Subjects in the study were 42 community college students in south Mississippi. All participants completed the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal and the Productive Environment Preferences Survey. These…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Critical Thinking
Willemssen, Joel C. – 1999
This document provides testimony on the U.S. Department of Education's efforts to ensure that its computer systems supporting critical student financial aid activities will be able to process information reliably through the turn of the century. After providing some background information, the statement recaps prior findings and the actions that…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Federal Government
Vincent, Tom – Teaching at a Distance, 1983
An Open University program to develop software for a microcomputer/speech synthesizer is described that could provide broad access to university programming, computer-assisted instruction, and data processing. The state of the art of speech synthesis and the problems encountered in program construction and trial are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Blindness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Mendes, Antonio Jose; Mendes, Teresa – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1996
Describes an integrated authoring environment, AIDA ("Ambiente Integrado de Desenvolvimento de Aplicacoes educacionais"), that was developed at the University of Coimbra (Portugal) for educational software. Highlights include the design module, a prototyping tool that allows for multimedia, simulations, and modularity; execution module;…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development
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Harding, R. D.; And Others – Computers & Education, 1996
Describes Mathwise, a courseware delivery environment developed by the United Kingdom Mathematics Courseware Consortium, whose Courseware Manager provides a protocol for integrating courseware materials from a variety of authors using a variety of software authoring tools. Modules, leaflets and cross-referencing, comparisons with other hypertext…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
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Chan, Tak-Wai – Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 1996
Describes the development of learning companion systems and their contributions to the class of social learning systems that integrate artificial intelligence agents and use machine learning to tutor and interact with students. Outlines initial social learning projects, their programming languages, and weakness. Future improvements will include…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Futures (of Society), Global Education
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Beneteau, David P.; And Others – Italica, 1995
Describes the origin and reason for a survey conducted by questionnaire of pedagogical software use in Italian as a foreign language; analyzes each of the aspects surveyed; and ends with an overview of the current situation, including suggestions for the future. Describes projects respondents have developed or are developing. Findings reveal that…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software
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