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Hudson, Hannah Trierweiler – Instructor, 2011
Megan is a 14-year-old from Nebraska who just started ninth grade. She has her own digital camera, cell phone, Nintendo DS, and laptop, and one or more of these devices is usually by her side. Compared to the interactions and exploration she's engaged in at home, Megan finds the technology in her classroom falls a little flat. Most of the…
Descriptors: Workstations, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Technology Uses in Education
White, Marilyn Domas; Abels, Eileen G.; Gordon-Murnane, Laura – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Reports on methodological developments in a project to assess the adoption of the Web by publishers of business information for electronic commerce. Describes the approach used on a sample of 20 business publishers to identify five clusters of publishers ranging from traditionalist to innovator. Distinguishes between adopters and nonadopters of…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Literacy, Electronic Publishing, Information Sources
Hawkins, Brian L.; Oblinge, Diana G. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2006
Although computer ownership is not 100 percent, progress has been made on closing the digital divide. However, defining the digital divide according to the haves and have-nots of computer ownership is only a starting point. Beyond computer ownership, colleges and universities should explore the "second-level digital divide," which can be…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Access to Computers, Higher Education, Internet
Ely, Donald P. – 1990
The purpose of this paper is to describe four aspects of computer technology in education in the United States: (1) the number of computers available to students and teachers, the number of schools using software for word processing, drill and practice, educational games, and tutorials, and the number of journals and professional associations…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Educational Improvement
Kominski, Robert – Current Population Reports, 1988
This report provides statistical information on computer use in the United States in 1984, including home, work, and school use, and use according to socioeconomic status, race, and sex. The data show that over 15 million American adults owned home computers, but only 53% actually use them. About 8% of U.S. households, or 6.98 million, had a…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Family (Sociological Unit), Individual Characteristics
Hawkridge, David; And Others – 1990
This paper is based on a 1988-89 international cooperative study funded by the Harold Macmillan Trust. Teachers and officials in several African, Asian and Arabic-speaking countries worked with the authors in describing and evaluating how computers arrived in their schools and what the machines are used for. Considerable data on national policy…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Quinsaat, Marilyn G. – 1981
Using a case study approach, this report summarizes a teacher's observations of students working on a personal computer in both classroom and nonclassroom settings. The first section addresses teacher concerns about technology in education, such as fear of replacement by a computer and other symptoms of computer anxiety. Four phases of classroom…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Observation Techniques, Clubs, Computer Literacy
Kominski, Robert – Current Population Reports, 1991
This report provides statistical information on computer use in the United States in 1989, including home, work, and school use, and use according to socioeconomic status, race, and sex. The data show that between 1984 and 1989 there was a substantial increase in the levels of computer ownership and use. Fifteen percent of all U.S. households…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Family (Sociological Unit), Individual Characteristics

Henderson, Tona; MacEwan, Bonnie – Library Trends, 1997
Examines how faculty at the Pennsylvania State University use electronic resources in planning for their own and their students' research, individual learning, and classroom activities. Also discusses related issues: electronic collections, copyrights, pricing and licensing, faculty computing skills, and the advantages of electronic resources in a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Class Activities, Computer Literacy, Copyrights
Dalton, Donna – Book Report, 1994
Presents a sampling of questions from a districtwide survey that was designed to determine elementary and secondary school librarians' prior knowledge about and use of computers and software; what software and hardware was available at each school and how it was used; training needs; and the interpretation of policies on purchasing. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1988
This survey examines the availability and use of computers and instructional applications of computers in public and private schools in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Of the 805 schools surveyed, 669 responded with usable data. During the 1987-88 school year, 97% of the responding schools indicated that they used computers. It was also found…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Educational Administration
Mellgren, Millie – 1983
Surveys indicate that while most elementary and secondary school teachers have access to microcomputers, the majority have not applied computer technology in their classrooms. Some teachers are apprehensive and negative toward computers, but in many cases this reflects a lack of information and training and a perceived shortage of software more…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education

Proctor, L. F. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1985
Reviews current thinking on microcomputer hardware and software selection; outlines several ways in which microcomputers may be used in media centers (inventory, circulation, telecomputing, word processing, decision making, computing literacy, recreation); and identifies some commercially available software which fulfills the need of specified…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Inventory
Trueblood, Cecil R.; Flanagan, Kathleen R. – 1983
The experience of Central Pennsylvania's Keystone Central School District (KCSD) illustrated how microcomputers can help solve some of the characteristic problems of rural schools. KCSD's Renovo Elementary School has 3 stand-alone microcomputers and the district's Buckeye High School has 12 networked microcomputers. One major benefit of the…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Donnan, Peter, Ed. – 1997
This document contains two papers that deal with the shifts in learning and teaching at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia. The first paper, "Inaugural CELT Learning and Teaching Forum: Re-Examining Learning and Teaching at CSU, Outcomes and Further Actions," contains the outcomes and further actions arising from the inaugural…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Assessment