Highlights the microcomputer skills and competencies needed by preservice and inservice teachers (e.g., the ability to select and evaluate software; use computers to revise and edit lesson plans, write to parents, keep records, and prepare tests; access databases; and assume the role of instructional computing coordinator). Lists available…

A public utility company uses laser wands to read bar-coded labels on furniture and equipment. The system allows an 80 percent savings of the time required to create reports for inventory control. (MLF)

A computer program utilized to generate detailed reports of labor requirements saved almost $700,000 in custodial labor costs for the Facilities Maintenance and Operations Division of Oakland County, Michigan. The program also is used for a quality-control audit system during inspections to evaluate cleaned rooms. (MLF)

A program is given which offers students a chance to practice mental computation and judge the effects of various rules for formating output. (MNS)

This article briefly reviews the introduction of computer systems into recreation facility management. Past and future problems of computer use are discussed. (DF)

Computers used in employee fitness programs help motivate participants by providing immediate feedback. The computer is used to record employee membership, participant check-in and check-out, fitness and medical testing, and exercise logging. A description of Tenneco's health program is offered. (DF)

Goal setting, empowering champions (individuals who make a difference in initiating change), faculty-initiated activities, and faculty-staff development opportunities are the four major factors in determining success in computing at the University of Georgia. Each of these areas is discussed. (JN)

Describes a computer-aided tracking system for recording and analyzing the location pattern of teachers in the classroom. The technique will enable researchers to monitor teacher classroom mobility and to design correlational and time-series experiments. The results could lead to a better understanding of the nonverbal teaching-learning process.…

Reports on the various ways microcomputer hardware and courseware are being integrated into the nation's schools, in a race to avoid being locked into technological mediocrity. Effectiveness of computer assisted instruction, courseware development, and the time students use computers in elementary and secondary schools are among the areas…

Work with microcomputers should be included in the preservice teacher education program. Broadening students' horizons by making them aware of the scope and diversity of worthwhile uses of computers, questions to help them become discriminating, and modeling positive attitudes are each discussed. (MNS)

A low-cost personal computer was interfaced with a Benedict-Roth type spirometer to simplify laboratory testing for pulmonary function. Data analysis methods and test reliability are discussed. (PP)

Discusses the technical and economic developments in hardware and software that affect the language arts teacher. (AEA)

Compiles the views of computer curriculum specialists on issues of school computer use, including teacher education, scope of use, scheduling, and integrating actual school needs with parents' concerns about computer education. (JW)

A table shows 10 factors school districts consider important for introduction of computer technology, revealing differences in opinion between large and small districts. The most important factors are technical training of staff and availability of software packages. (TE)

Reports on a study being conducted by the Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado) that implements a digital time-shared computer as support for a systems approach to instruction. (Author/ER)