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Buckingham, Betty Jo, Comp. – 1984
In response to the requests of library media workshop participants who were queried during the 1982-1983 school year by the Iowa Department of Public Instruction about what would be most helpful to them in the area of library skills, this sampler of library media skills teaching ideas was produced. Ideas were solicited from practicing library…
Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedNiemeyer, Karen K. – Catholic Library World, 1986
Suggests five-step process for teachers and media specialists to determine which microcomputer courseware will be of value: (1) make chart of important characteristics; (2) use vendor catalogs and reviews to locate titles addressing unit objectives; (3) obtain courseware for preview; (4) preview; (5) compare notes. An 18-item bibliography is…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Truett, Carol; Ho, Curtis – Computing Teacher, 1986
Respondents to a survey of educational software producers to determine extent to which computer assisted instruction courseware is fieldtested, and what this process involves, indicate that 52% fieldtested all their software. The relevance of these results to school media specialists and their role in selecting and evaluating software is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Gratch, Bonnie – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1986
Summarizes findings of a survey of academic and school libraries which identified software being used for bibliographic instruction. Representative software is described, including how it is used, and suggestions are offered for why computer assisted instruction hasn't been more widely used, and for promoting and using it more effectively. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Handy, Alice Evans; And Others – Book Report, 1986
Provides practical advice to high school librarians on book selection, including a review of self-help and financial books of interest to teens, as well as selection of reference materials and computer software. Descriptions of two successful special projects--a book fair and a high school archive--are included. (CDD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Archives, Courseware, Exhibits
Chen, Ching-chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1992
This article, intended for school teachers and school librarians, provides detailed information on electronic products produced by the National Geographic Society (NGS) for grades 3-12 and for adults. Highlights include the NGS Kids network; CD-ROM; software; GTV, an interactive videodisc kit; and STV, interactive videodisc with HyperCard…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware
Friderichsen, Blanche – 1986
Recommended sources for the selection of school library materials are listed in this annotated bibliography intended to aid schools in developing their library collections. The sources cover a variety of media including fiction, nonfiction, biographies, picture books, reference books, filmstrips, films, video programs, microcomputer courseware,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Courseware
Beasley, Augie; Meads, Katherine – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Describes two projects that incorporated library media skills into the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) curriculum, one that created a video documentary using "The Video Encyclopedia of the Twentieth Century," and one that created booklets of folktales using AppleWorks software. Cross-cultural sharing is discussed and additional…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Courseware
