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Download full textHenderson, David L.; Renfrow, Raylene – 1992
The population of this study included the 111 public school districts in Education Service Center Regions IV and VI, serving 22 counties of southeast Texas in the Houston area. Seventy-five questionnaires were returned from 111 school districts with a return rate of 68%. A total of 24,222 computers were reported in use by the 75 districts with a…
Descriptors: Computer Centers, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Gage, Marilyn Kay – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1992
Presents five puzzles in the shape of stars that contain scrambled letters and clues to help define computer terms and improve computer literacy. Use of the puzzles by students and adults in the computer labs of library media centers is discussed. Answers to the puzzles are also provided. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy
Henderson, David L.; Renfrow, Raylene – 1994
This paper reviews literature on the use of computers at work and home, computer skills needed by new teachers, and suggestions for administrators to support computer usage in schools. A survey of 52 school districts serving the Houston area of southeast Texas is reported, indicating that 22,664 computers were in use, with a mean of 436 computers…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy
Van der Wal, R. W. E.; Pienaar, A. J. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Because few teachers in Qwaqwa, South Africa know how to use computers and many view computers with disdain, the government mandated that schools create computer/media centers in schools. Describes Qwaqwa; its educational system; and the Boitjhorisong Inservice Training Centre. Discusses program implementation, and the training of clerical staff,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedBaouendi, Helene P.; Wilson, Judith D. – Education and Computing, 1989
Two participants in a delegation of computer professionals who observed computer education in China's primary and middle schools report on the status of computer equipment and books; the development of instructional technology; the teaching profession; and the role of computer centers and institutes in computer literacy and teacher training. (43…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
