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Computer Literacy Act of 1984. Report together with Minority Views [and] Computer Literacy Act of 1983. Report together with Additional Views. To accompany H.R. 3750.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
These two reports contain supporting material intended to accompany the Computer Literacy Acts of 1983 and 1984 (H. R. 3750). This bill was designed to promote the use of computer technologies in elementary and secondary schools by authorizing: (1) grants to local school districts, particularly in poor areas, to purchase computer hardware; (2)…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
High Technology and Its Benefits for an Aging Population. Hearing before the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1984
Designed to assist the House Select Committee on Aging in determining how technology can be utilized to improve the quality of life for the older population both now and in the future, this hearing was convened for five specific reasons: (1) to identify applications of technology for the benefit of older persons and mechanisms for their…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals), Computer Literacy, Federal Legislation
Computer Education Assistance Act of 1987. Hearing on S. 838 To Provide Financial Assistance to the States for Computer Education Programs, and for Other Purposes before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1988
This hearing on the Computer Education Act of 1987, which is intended to encourage schools to develop and strengthen programs for using computers and to assist less well-off schools and students, includes prepared statements by: (1) Katherine Borsecnik, Software Publishers Association; (2) Jay N. Goldberg, ADAPSO, the Computer Software and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Programmatic Definition for Computer Education.
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1983
A task force on the use of computers in instruction was appointed by the Maryland Deputy State Superintendent of Schools to respond to requests of state local education agencies for assistance with computer education. One result of the deliberations of that group is this paper, which establishes the programmatic definition for a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
The Feds Are Coming! Computer Education Could Be a Hot Federal Issue in an Election Year.
Watt, Dan – Popular Computing, 1984
Discusses fluctuating federal support for education, and the recent renewed interest in education by support of emerging computer technologies via such congressional bills as the Computer Literacy Act and Computer Education Assistance Act. Provisions of several bills, their potential impact, and prognosis for their passage are also discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Hearing on National Centers for Personal Computers in Education. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 1134 to Amend Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to Provide for One or More National Centers for Personal Computers in Education.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
This hearing presents the text of House Resolution 1134, related testimony, prepared statements, and supplementary materials. A statement by Tom Downey, a congressional representative from New York State and the introducer of the bill, is followed by a prepared statement, two articles, and testimony by Ludwig Braun of the Computer Science…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction