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Peer reviewedOwston, Ronald D.; Wideman, Herbert H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1997
A three-year study (grades 3-5) of two groups of elementary school students determined that writing quality improved in a high-computer-access school, as indicated by holistic measures of writing message (meaning and content quality) and medium (quality of the form and surface features). In-class observation supported the contention that word…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Childrens Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment
Jay, M. Ellen – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1997
Discusses how to meet elementary school student and staff needs for computer access with a hub of networked computers in the library media center. Topics include types of use, including word processing, desktop publishing, curriculum support, and multimedia presentations; scheduling; assigning staff responsibilities; and suggested allocation of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
