Computers have not revolutionized social studies curricula because so few teachers use them. But research does indicate that computers are flexible instructional tools that can assist in the development of attitudes, intellectual motivation, and inquiry skills. Social studies educators need to consider expanded computer use in their classrooms…

This document presents one module in a set of training resources for trainers to use with parents and/or professionals serving children with disabilities; focus is on computers and students with special needs. The modules stress content and activities that build skills and offer resources to promote parent-professional collaboration. Each training…

Based on data gathered and analyzed for the Home Information Technology Study (HITS), which was jointly sponsored by the Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to study informal, nonschool learning in households, this report focuses on the use of computers in home study. The…

Information on current trends and issues in English instruction, compiled by directors of the following National Council of Teachers of English groups, is presented in this report: Commission on Composition (Charles I. Schuster); Commission on Curriculum (Eileen Lundy); Commission on the English Language (James C. Stalker); Commission on Media…

The role of telecommunications in higher education is discussed, along with a faculty involvement-based model for implementing a media/telecommunications service at Cameron University. Experience at the university supports the application of the Lindquist model in the implementation of telecommunications programs in higher education. Application…

This overview of the development of media education in Japan begins with a discussion of the motion picture as entertainment and the public attitude toward film in Japan during the early years of the century. The introduction of film education into the schools in the 1920s--both teaching by film and teaching about film--is then described together…

The Governors' Task Force on Technology focused on the development of policies and programs that encourage effective use of technology in the classroom. Part one of this document lists the charges to the task force to investigate the most cost-effective ways to use various technological advances, and to consider policy questions. Task force…

This resource unit, an addendum to The Exploratory Computer Literacy Curriculum Guide, Grades 9-12, is designed to provide teachers with guidelines and classroom computer activities for integrating the exploratory computer literacy program into the curriculum. An overview of the guide is given in the introduction, which notes that the materials…

Intended as an introduction to the use of educational media in the less developed countries (LDCs), this bibliography provides an overview of materials available in government documents collections. The 49 documents listed are derived principally from the Agency for International Development (AID), with two documents having been included from…

It is especially important that teachers working in classrooms in rural areas of developing countries select instructional technologies that are appropriate, pedagogically sound, innovative, cost-effective, and manageable. When selecting the instructional media that will be used in a particular classroom situation, teachers should remember that…

Phase I of this project focused on the media-related needs of handicapped students being mainstreamed into regular K-12 school programs. The emphasis was on how the school library media specialist can use, adapt, or supplement the components of the media center to meet those needs. These components encompass a media program of services and…

Designed to help elementary school students understand sex role stereotyping, these classroom activities have been compiled from sex equity projects at local, state, and national levels. The selection criteria included: (1) appeal to elementary students; (2) the inclusion of mathematics or language arts exercises within an activity; and (3)…

This bibliography contains a selection of nonbiased media resources which can be used to supplement existing curriculum materials and library sources. Games, bibliographies, curriculum guides, anthologies, posters, and career guides are included in this compilation of sex equity materials. Documents and media containing information on such…

In January 1981, a committee at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) began work to design a system to deliver non-group instruction to homes, businesses, and other off-campus sites. The committee first established criteria for the program to ensure that the Extended Learning System (ELS) would be compatible with and complementary to other…

A media usage study investigated the current status of media utilization by classroom teachers in American secondary schools. A randomly selected group of 1,128 full-time secondary teachers was drawn from 150 schools in 38 states and in American Overseas Schools. Data were collected for seven categories: (1) current teaching assignment; (2) source…