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Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Computer Services Branch. – 1985
This guide was developed to assist teachers in achieving goals related to the development of computer awareness in students in grades 4-6 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. An overview of the program describes a set of basic concepts, skills, and attitudes relating to computer technology, and provides information on activities that can be used…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Literacy, Discovery Learning, Foreign Countries
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Computer Services Branch. – 1985
This guide was developed to assist teachers in achieving goals related to the development of computer awareness in junior high school students in the Canadian province of Manitoba. An overview of the program describes a set of basic concepts, skills, and attitudes relating to computer technology, and provides information on activities that can be…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Literacy, Discovery Learning, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSlesnick, Twila – Simulation and Games, 1983
Describes a computer curriculum for 7- to 12-year-old children which is designed to integrate the computer into multiple subject areas and stimulate the development and sharpening of critical-thinking skills. The course is divided into eight conceptual units, each containing educational computer games or simulations and some related off-line…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Critical Thinking, Discovery Learning
Torgerson, Shirley – Computing Teacher, 1984
Discusses classroom organization and management techniques for using Logo in an elementary school classroom, including computer placement, daily scheduling, utilization of resource charts for questions on computer use, and student use of diskettes for keeping track of their computer accomplishments. A rationale for choosing Logo is also provided.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Clements, Douglas H. – Computing Teacher, 1984
Describes a series of programs written in Logo that have been used successfully to support young children's programing efforts. These programs remove the mechanical obstacles of typing, spelling, and estimating distances; remove the demands of abstract planning and ordering instruction; and provide a set of programing procedures. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Download full textBecker, Henry Jay – 1985
This report presents preliminary descriptive data from a national survey of U.S. elementary schools, conducted in 1985, which focused on the schools' instructional uses of computers, including efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Specific topic areas covered include: (1) what hardware is in different types of schools; (2) which teachers use the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection
