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Johnson, Donald R. – School Business Affairs, 1996
Describes the applications of "Quicken," a software package developed by Intuit, for use by school-business officials. The program can be used for activity-fund and student-activity accounting and for printing checks. Five figures that illustrate screen activities are included. (LMI)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Processing, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
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Vockell, Edward L.; Fiore, Douglas J. – Clearing House, 1993
Reviews the current state of electronic gradebook software programs. Discusses what they can do, their use and their shortcomings, and database management and electronic spreadsheet programs. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1988
This report describes a data management process that provides users with a systematic approach to document identification, and to information storage and retrieval using the AppleWorks database subprogram and a simple organizational scheme. The functions of this scheme are described and include: (1) taking the user from general to specific…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Kelley, Richard – School Business Affairs, 1987
Describes a program for enrollment projections in sufficient detail to communicate the output generated and techniques utilized. Interspersed with the text are 14 tables. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Computer Software, Data Processing, Database Management Systems
Rinderknecht, David L. – School Business Affairs, 1988
The personal computer is a valuable tool for school business officials. Useful software programs for day-to-day tasks include spreadsheets, word processing, and database. Figures give an example of a spreadsheet output and the formula used in each calculation. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Touchton, Judy – School Business Affairs, 1987
Presents the results from the Association of School Business Officials' 1987 member survey on automation. Results indicate types of computers and software programs in use and the steps to follow in selection of computers and software for administrative uses. Includes a statistical breakdown on the 30 questions used in the survey and three tables.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Database Management Systems, Educational Administration
McCullough, C. Sue – 1985
This discussion of the potential of current and projected advances in microcomputer technology for the field of school psychology begins by describing some current applications, including test administration, scoring and analysis, report writing, and data management. Fourteen suggestions for future computer applications in this field are then…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hedley, Carolyn N. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
This article surveys recent developments in hypertext software, a highly interactive nonsequential reading/writing/database approach to research and teaching that allows paths to be created through related materials including text, graphics, video, and animation sources. Described are uses, advantages, and problems of hypertext. (PB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Weiler, Jeffrey K.; Mears, Robert L. – School Business Affairs, 1999
To mine a large store of school data, a new technology (variously termed data warehousing, data marts, online analytical processing, and executive information systems) is emerging. Data warehousing helps school districts extract and restructure desired data from automated systems and create new databases designed to enhance analytical and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Schlenker, Richard M.; And Others – 1989
These training minicourse materials include class schedules, a description of class composition, class outlines, and a list of handouts for using AppleWorks database applications with the Apple IIGS computer in language arts, social studies, and science. Classes for each content area include introductions to the Apple IIGS computer, to the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Malone, Roger – Executive Educator, 1991
Computerized bus-routing systems plot the most efficient routes, cut the time it takes to draw routes, and generate reports quickly and accurately. However, school districts often underestimate the amount of work necessary to get information into the computer database. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Hoppe, Patricia Anne – 1992
Outcomes of a project designed to develop the knowledge base necessary for creating an expert system that would help nonprofit organizations select fund-raising software are presented in this paper. When the system is completed, its components will ask the user for information that will assist in determining the organization's administrative needs…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Selection, Database Management Systems
Crawford, Chase W. – Principal, 1987
Discusses the many applications of microcomputer use by school administrators. The discussion is geared to "recalcitrant" administrators who have not begun to use computers in their work. Includes a sidebar listing of administrative software and another on computer use in education. (MD)
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrators, Bookkeeping, Budgeting
Stowitschek, Joseph J.; And Others – 1990
This paper describes a data-based screening tool for identifying at-risk students. It is intended to complement referral and other qualitative means of identification. The Computerized Risk Index Screening Program (CRISP) is an application of a commonly available data management program that: (1) provides a school-based screening system; (2) can…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Educational Diagnosis
Rathje, Linda – 1990
This manual provides teachers with learning activities designed to improve their use of computer applications and to facilitate the integration of computers into the curriculum. Step-by-step instructions for AppleWorks allow hands-on experience in the following applications: (1) formatting disks and getting started in general; (2) word processing,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Printers, Computer Software, Database Management Systems
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