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Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1999
A CD ROM program provides comparison construction cost capabilities for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in educational facilities. The program combines multiple types of systems with square footage data on low and high construction cost and school size to automatically calculate HVAC comparative construction costs. (GR)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Climate Control, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
Baker, Barbara S. – 2000
Elementary schools in Knox County, Tennessee employ music specialists who spend about one hour weekly instructing individual elementary classes in music. Students in those classes receive about 64 music lessons per school year. The music curriculum in Knox County includes the six major elements of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, style, expressive…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
Massy, William F. – 1999
The Virtual U Project is a simulation product created to help improve the management of the nation's university systems. Virtual U simulates running a university or college and assists management in allocating resources within the university. It is a powerful and user-friendly software tool that models the attitudes and behaviors of an academic…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Shaffer, Mary Jo – 1998
This paper discusses the use of technology in gifted students' curriculum, methods that have been successfully used in classrooms, and the wealth of technological resources available to both the teacher and student. The paper describes how technology has been used to teach science, art, and enhance other subjects. Internet Web sites and various…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Dominguez, Paula Szulc; Alexander, Suzanne – 1999
This paper documents the steps taken by Christopher Newport University (CNU) (Virginia) as it planned and implemented a World Wide Web-based education program in 1998-99. The paper begins by providing an overview of the context for distance education at CNU and detailing the history of both the institution and distance education. Next, the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection, Courseware, Distance Education
Aschermann, Jerry R. – 1999
Prospective employers and external accreditation agencies today expect preservice teachers to fully document their success in a teacher education program. Missouri Western State College (MWSC) moved from the "scrapbook" portfolio to the World Wide Web delivered electronic portfolio in three years. This paper explains why MWSC chose to…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Job Applicants
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
Marghitu, Daniela; Hubscher, Roland – 2000
This paper discusses the lessons learned from the use of early state-of-the-art Computer-Based Training (CBT) applications and hopes for the future. The paper is based on experiences with large introductory personal computer applications classes with over 700 students that used CBT such as Virtual Tutor and PinPoint. Findings are presented related…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Course Evaluation, Courseware
Viviano, Thomas – Online Submission, 2001
Of primary concern is the ability of students high school age to be able to conceptualize what actually goes on in electronic circuitry in order for them to be able to build and troubleshoot with precision skill. The Fault Assisted Circuit Electronic Trainer (FACET) was used on three students to determine if this electronic computer-aided…
Descriptors: High School Students, Technical Education, Equipment, Energy
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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Maulitz, Russell C.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1996
Provides a description and preliminary evaluation of the CyberDoc program at the MCP-Hanhemann School of Medicine of the Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (Pennsylvania). The program allows faculty to track students' progress at off-site clerkships and allowed students to access a variety of databases, electronic mail, and other…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Databases
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Rojo, Alejandra; Ragsdale, Ronald G. – Telematics and Informatics, 1997
Describes participation patterns in scholarly mailing lists; analyzes their implications for the design and implementation of collaborative distributed multimedia, particularly systems intended for academic and professional settings; and suggests that participant reluctance to invest time in reading or contributing messages could be amplified when…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Cooperation, Electronic Mail
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Alibrandi, Marsha – Green Teacher, 1997
Discusses the Geographic Information System (GIS) which can display information from a database in a geo-referenced map, the speed with which it can correlate many layers of information, the varied angles it can provide, and other images that it can rotate and transform. States benefits for the classroom including interdisciplinary applications…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Environmental Education
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Bloom, Charles; Linton, Frank; Bell, Brigham – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1997
Learn, Explore, and Practice (LEAP) is an intelligent tutoring system for training new customer contact employees in customer interaction skills (problem solving and sales) as well as domain knowledge, such as telecommunications products and services. This article describes the design and evaluation (formative and summative) of the first version…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Design
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Hasselbring, Ted S.; Goin, Laura; Taylor, Rose; Bottge, Brian; Daley, Partick – Educational Leadership, 1997
Thanks to a joint effort between the Orange County (Florida) Schools and Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, nonreading middle schoolers are moving beyond shame to conquer literacy problems. Students participate daily in a learning lab employing multimedia software designed to improve word recognition, reading comprehension, and spelling…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Software, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades
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