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Direct linkStaples, Ed – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2005
One of the most remarkable devices embedded in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is known as the spinner. Its staggering simplicity is undoubtedly its strength. As an incrementing device that allows graphs to dance across the screen, it gives the concept of variability a whole new meaning. Spinners and their close cousins scroll bars can be grabbed…
Descriptors: Spreadsheets, Computer Graphics, Mathematics, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedWulfson, Stephen, Ed. – Science and Children, 1990
Reviewed are six software packages for Apple and/or IBM computers. Included are "Autograph,""The New Game Show,""Science Probe-Earth Science,""Pollution Patrol,""Investigating Plant Growth," and "AIDS: The Investigation." Discussed are the grade level, function, availability, cost, and hardware requirements of each. (CW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Earth Science
Peer reviewedBlubaugh, William L., Ed. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1990
Reviewed are 11 studies reported in Dissertation Abstracts International for Social Sciences in 1989. Topics include problem solving, mathematics education, LOGO computer language, implementation of instructional computing, algebra, effects of differential grouping on learning science skills, simulations, and graphing as they relate to the use of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education
