Discusses ways in which datalogging equipment can enable titration curves to be measured accurately and how computing power can be used to predict the shape of curves. Highlights include sources of error, use of spreadsheets to generate titration curves, titration of a weak acid with a strong alkali, dibasic acids, weak acid and weak base, and…

Frames a rhetoric of "cool" by describing how temporal events in the respective fields of writing, technology, and cultural studies seen in juxtaposition provide a model for electronic research. Examines how students working with hypertext, drawing from these works and juxtapositions, are able to not only write about cool, but are able…

Describes how different colleges deal with student roommates. The University of Texas at Austin, which has an online application system, offers a roommate profiler and encourages students to choose their own roommates, though the school's automated "potluck" system can also make assignments. Michigan's Calvin College utilizes a…

Discusses how parents can harness computer power to help children learn. Suggestions include: bookmark homework helpers on the Internet, take advantage of playtime to reinforce learning, create a monthly calendar, create a tidy work computer directory system, take advantage of parental progress reports built into software products, outline…

Shares some of the author's personal experiences from the "front line" to illustrate the potential of computer-supported learning environments. Concludes that technology, if used in conjunction with sound pedagogy, allows students to tep outside the confines of the traditional classroom and school structure and take responsibility for both their…

Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics Fast Response Survey System, discusses the correlation of instructional use of the Internet with availability of classroom-level access to the Internet and teacher training and support for use of the Internet. Findings emphasize the importance of classroom-level access and teacher…

Suggests that in order to help students learn to write effectively in digital media, educators need to develop modes of critical attention responsive to the full range of semiotic components that can be used as signifying elements in electronic work, including animation, sound, graphics, screen design, and navigational functionalities. (SG)

Asserting that advanced technology in schools is no longer reserved solely for spaces such as computer labs, media centers, and libraries, discusses how technology integration affects school design, addressing areas such as installation, space and proportion, lighting, furniture, and flexibility and simplicity. (EV)

Assesses the compatibility of computer conferencing with collaborative learning. Finds that computer conferencing is another form of computer technology well-suited for the teaching of writing as a socially constituted process. Finds that computer conferencing integrates school life with life outside the school. (RS)

The article relates the creative process, basic skills, and computing. The importance of both basic skills and creative development are stressed and the computer is seen as both an expressive medium and a skill builder. Computer models encourage the teaching of old skills in new ways as well as the encouragement of inventiveness. (DB)

Studies key characteristics influencing microcomputer and software use by farmers and farm businesses. Examines how certain variables, including farm size, product, operator's education and age influence computer use. Large farms and well-educated operators are more likely to use computers. Recommends computer education outreach and crop…

Discusses interactive fiction (IF), a computer-based form of literature in which the reader plays the part of an important character and makes decisions affecting story outcomes. Finds that IF, with its orientation toward problem solving, encourages systematic, consciously planned metathinking, and engages students' interest. (SR)

Points out the benefits of computer networking for scholastic journalism. Discusses three systems currently offering networking possibilities for publications: the Student Press Information Network; the Youth Communication Service; and the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund's electronic mail system. (MS)

Computers were successfully integrated into the mathematics program of fifth and sixth graders, with a special emphasis placed on learning to develop computer programs in order to develop skills in math problem solving. Such experience with computers can aid in the early attainment of advanced mathematical concepts. (Author/PB)

Presents a heuristic for finding appropriate word-processing software for business communication classes. Discusses hardware considerations, price, required training, company support, and security issues related to software selection decisions. (MM)