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Download full textMorris, Donald R. – 1984
Following an overview of acquisition, distribution, maintenance, and support activities from 1981-83, the Dade County (Florida) 1983-84 Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2 Computer Education Project is described and evaluated. Evaluation is based on success in meeting several project objectives: (1) maintenance of existing…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures, Federal Programs
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1985
This executive summary presents information on the design rationale, project coordination, and findings for the first year of the Technology Applications in Basic Skills project (TAES), which was administered by the Merrimack Education Center and designed to implement programs that use the computer and related technologies to increase student…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Morris, Donald R. – 1985
Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2 funds have been used in the Dade County, Florida, computer education program since 1982, primarily for the acquisition and support of computer stations and related hardware for the schools. Objectives for the 1984-85 school year were: continued development of a computer information system,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Consortia, Electronic Mail
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1983
Satellite telecasts and videotape are discussed in this two-part paper, which is based on the preliminary experiences of Project BEST (Basic Education Skills through Technology), a dissemination project for communicating about the use of technology in teaching basic skills, and providing functional experience with new information communication…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communications Satellites, Design Requirements, Federal Programs
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1986
This summary presents information on the design rationale, project coordination, and findings of the Technology Applications in Basic Skills project (TABS), which was administered by the Merrimack Education Center and designed to implement programs that use the computer and related technologies to increase student competencies in the basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Lavin, Richard – 1985
This report presents the design, organization, and findings of a federally funded project implemented in three Northeastern Massachusetts towns (Burlington, Lunenburg, and Tewksbury), which demonstrated the application of computer technology to school improvement, specifically in the areas of writing, problem solving, and research/study skills in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development
Reisner, Elizabeth R. – 1983
Based on the results of informal surveys conducted by each of four Technical Assistance Centers and several surveys and studies addressing the availability and use of computers and microcomputers in education, this paper examines the accessibility of computer technology to disadvantaged students in Chapter 1-assisted instructional programs. A…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
This hearing presents the text of House Resolution 1134, related testimony, prepared statements, and supplementary materials. A statement by Tom Downey, a congressional representative from New York State and the introducer of the bill, is followed by a prepared statement, two articles, and testimony by Ludwig Braun of the Computer Science…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
Herschbach, Dennis R. – 1984
This study examines the potential application of educational technology to vocational training and retraining. Its purpose is to assist program planners in the U.S. Department of Education to make more informed decisions concerning the federal role in the use of educational technology. Five questions are addressed. General findings include the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
Nevels, Vada Germaine – 1993
The Hopkinsville-Christian County Library (Kentucky) conducted a project that involved recruitment, public awareness, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer-assisted, other technology, and intergenerational/family programs. The project served a community of 50,000-100,000 people, and targeted the learning disabled,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Azulay, Judith M. – 1994
The Monroe County Library (Union, West Virginia) and Peterstown Public Library (West Virginia) conducted a project that involved recruitment, retention, coalition building, public awareness, training, rural oriented, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer-assisted, and intergenerational/family programs. The project served a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Cole, Lucy; Fraser, Ruth – 1994
The Columbia County Public Library (Lake City, Florida) conducted a project that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer- assisted, other technology, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language)
Gennaro, Ellen – 1992
The Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library conducted a project in fiscal year 1992 that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of 25,000-50,000 and targeted the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Smyth, Carol B.; Grannell, Dorothy S.; Moore, Miriam – 1994
The Literacy Resource Center project, a program of the Wayne Township Public Library also known as the Morrisson-Reeves Library (Richmond, Indiana), involved recruitment, retention, coalition building, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer-assisted, other technology, employment oriented,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Mooney, Sharon Lopez – 1994
The West Marin Literacy Project, a project of the Marin County Free Library (San Rafael, California), involved recruitment, retention, coalition building, public awareness, training, rural oriented, tutoring, computer- assisted, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of under…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
