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Uehara, Suwako; Noriega, Edgar Josafat Martinez – JALT CALL Journal, 2016
The availability of user-friendly coding software is increasing, yet teachers might hesitate to use this technology to develop for educational needs. This paper discusses studies related to technology for educational uses and introduces an evaluation application being developed. Through questionnaires by student users and open-ended discussion by…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Coding
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Lewis, Linda H. – Computers in the Schools, 1984
Suggests educators who are not yet computer literate choose an alternative focus by learning to evaluate software and determine its potential for use in specific educational settings. Questions which should be asked when reviewing software on appropriate use, content, and characteristics are presented, along with a software evaluation checklist…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Drills (Practice)
Gray, Peter J. – 1984
This guide discusses three critical steps in selecting microcomputer software and hardware: setting the context, software evaluation, and managing microcomputer use. Specific topics addressed include: (1) conducting an informal task analysis to determine how the potential user's time is spent; (2) identifying tasks amenable to computerization and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
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Senn, Peter R. – Social Education, 1983
Checklists cover six important dimensions of computer use in social studies: (1) what a computer can do to achieve educational goals, (2) planning for implementation, (3) major modes of computer uses in education, (4) important qualities, (5) technical features of good educational computer programs, and (6) checking out software. (RM)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
Atkins, Nancy E.; Vasu, Ellen S. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Presents an instrument for planning for staff development to help identify how much teachers know about technology and its integration into the classroom. The Teaching with Technology Instrument's (TTI's) 46 items are grouped in three areas: writing and communication skills, information access and management, and construction and multimedia. The…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Planning
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Arkansas Commission on Microcomputer Instruction. – 1985
This document provides guidelines for the preparation of school district plans for implementation of the microcomputer instructional programs recommended for Arkansas high schools. Introductory materials include a history and description of the Instructional Microcomputer Project for Arkansas Classrooms (IMPAC), results of a state-wide…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. – 1982
Intended for use by teachers, administrators, and boards of education in Tennessee as they make decisions about the instructional and managerial uses of microcomputers in education, this handbook is structured around several main topics: (1) basic microcomputer information, including microcomputer components and peripheral equipment, computer…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
Hodgson, Frank M. – 1983
This report begins with a summary and discussion of computer programs on site prior to fall 1983, classroom computers, mainframe computers, and major goals for computing. A chart summarizing methods of achievement of the system-wide computing plan details its goals, objectives, and actual or projected completion dates. An overview of…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs