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Decision Analysis Using Spreadsheets.
Sounderpandian, Jayavel – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1989
Discussion of decision analysis and its importance in a business curriculum focuses on the use of spreadsheets instead of commercial software packages for computer assisted instruction. A hypothetical example is given of a company drilling for oil, and suggestions are provided for classroom exercises using spreadsheets. (seven references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
The Computer as a Tool for Curriculum Development in the Classroom.
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Yabar i Madinaveitia, Jose Manuel; And Others – Educational Media International, 1993
Describes and analyzes a study of the influence of computers on pupils ages 12-14 in Spain. Four fields of action are defined: (1) research; (2) teacher training; (3) student and teacher activities; and (4) the development of teaching materials. An example of the curricular development of units for mathematics is included. (Contains 21…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Teaching Global Studies with Technology.
Kadrmas, Stacey R. – Media and Methods, 1994
Describes activities at the Frost Lake (Minnesota) Magnet School of Technology that relate to global concepts including interdependence, economics, and cultural change. Projects in sixth-grade and second-grade classes are explained, and benefits of an integrated approach are discussed, including student motivation and the use of higher order…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Economic Factors
The Computer Lab: A Bad Idea Now Sanctified.
Salomon, Gavriel – Educational Technology, 1990
Discusses computer labs in schools and argues that they are not effective in integrating computers into the curriculum. Highlights include acquiring computer skills for computer-related classroom activities; the quality of courseware; and a case study of a sixth grade social studies lesson that integrated the computer into classroom activities.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Using a Computer Program to Teach Instruction.
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Steuhler, David M. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1986
Focusing on process description, provides a step-by-step class presentation of an assignment given to a technical writing class that uses a computer program to teach instructions. Discusses the assignment's benefits to class discussion, the editing session, and the writing produced. (JD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
When Technology Meets the Subject-Matter Disciplines in Education. Part Three: Incorporating the Computer as Method.
Norton, Priscilla – Educational Technology, 1992
Discussion of technological innovations in education focuses on the potentials of the microcomputer as a classroom instructional method. Programing, computer literacy, software applications, and problem solving are suggested as ways to incorporate computers into the curriculum, and examples of applications of computers in elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
A Hitchhiker's Guide to Technology.
Jamieson, Ian – Kamehameha Journal of Education, 1995
Technology can be useful in physics classrooms, though teachers must be careful not to let technology remove students from first-hand experiences with nature through observation and experimentation. The paper examines how to enhance physics instruction using computers as graphing tools, for data collection, and as real-world simulators. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation