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Classroom Computer News, 1983
Highlights Pennsylvania Department of Education's initiatives related to school improvement and use of technology in education. These include computer literacy, financial aid to schools for innovative classroom projects, electronic mail services, teleconferencing, and technological applications within the department itself (such as word processing…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textTellep, Andrew – 1984
In an effort to improve college program planning using data on the computer skills of entering freshmen, a survey was conducted to obtain information about computer science programs in Pennsylvania's public schools. The study investigated the material being taught, the background of computer science teachers, program plans, tendencies in the…
Descriptors: College Planning, Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Computers
Mechling, Kenneth; And Others – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Discusses the development of Pennsylvania's Information Technology Education for the Commonwealth (ITEC) program, which was mandated by legislation in 1984. Describes some of the activities of the 14 Regional Computer Resource Centers (RCRCs) which were created by ITEC to provide computer education to Pennsylvania teachers. (TW)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Science Education
Madsen, Jane M.; Sebastiani, Lee Ann – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1987
Describes pre/posttest study that measured the change in knowledge of and attitudes toward microcomputers among 30 high school teachers participating in an inservice computer literacy course in Pennsylvania. The Minnesota Computer Literacy and Awareness Assessment was used, and results showed significant improvement in both areas. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Analysis of Variance, Attitude Change, Change Strategies
Scanlon, Robert G. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1982
Following a summary of different ways in which the Pennsylvania Department of Education is using computer technology to improve education, describes (1) three electronic mail pilot projects; (2) a resource center and data base for school improvement; (3) a computer literacy course; and (4) management training programs. (DC)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Descriptions, Databases
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
