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500 Computing Tips for Teachers and Lecturers.
Race, Phil; McDowell, Steve – 1996
This how-to manual is intended to ease the transition to the information technology age even for those teachers who have no previous knowledge or experience with computers. Written in a concise, numbered paragraph format, the text uses simple nontechnical language. The first chapter titled, "Getting Started with Computers," covers choosing and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Peripherals
Only the Best: The Annual Guide to the Highest-Rated Educational Software and Multimedia, ASCD 1998-1999.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. – 1998
This annual guide provides information on recommended software programs and multimedia applications for K-12 use. An introductory section describes the evaluation process and lists the highest-rated programs for 1998-99. The program entries are organized by the following subject areas: the arts, early childhood, health, language arts, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Software Selection
Ideas and Strategies for the One-Computer Classroom.
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Kahn, Jessica – 1998
This publication is intended to provide teachers with ideas and strategies for using one computer in the classroom. The focus is on elementary school classes, but some activities can be used with older students. Recurring themes are: scaffolding learning, "crap" detection or critical thinking, and knowledge organizing. Chapter 1: "Classroom…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Young Children: Active Learners in a Technological Age.
Wright, June L., Ed.; Shade, Daniel D., Ed. – 1994
This book addresses the issues of appropriate use of computers with young children and how children and early childhood educators interact with the computer in early childhood settings. Part 1, "Young Children as Active Learners," contains chapter 1: "Listen to the Children: Observing Young Children's Discoveries with the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection
TQE, Technology, and Teaching.
Hertzke, Eugene R.; Olson, Warren E. – 1994
This book provides a total "how-to" approach for the use of technology, including information on the types of systems, hardware, and software available. It offers guidelines for determining how to match specific systems and needs, as well as strategies for implementing technology and Total Quality Education (TQE) to improve teaching. It…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Educational Quality
Choosing and Using Educational Software: A Teachers' Guide.
Squires, David; McDougall, Anne – 1994
A new paradigm is proposed for thinking about educational software, based on a the mutual interaction of the perspectives of those concerned in the use of educational software: the student, the teacher, and the software designer. This rejects the usual checklist approach and leads instead to an approach to software selection closely associated…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Using a Microcomputer in the Classroom. Third Edition.
Bitter, Gary G.; And Others – 1993
This book was written to help classroom teachers, lay persons, and school personnel understand the role of microcomputers in education. It has been especially designed for undergraduate and graduate technology-based education programs. Specific education examples and applications are provided throughout the book and exercises have been designed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Selection, Courseware