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Simpson, Nan – Educational Computer, 1983
Describes a study in the Hinsdale Elementary School District (Illinois) that was conducted to document current applications of computers in the schools. This report covers the collection of data from students and from teachers and other educators, the development of the questionnaire, selected results, and some implications. (EAO)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Education
Download full textLoop, Liza; And Others – 1982
This manual based on Menlo Park's experiences in participating in a nationwide experimental computer literacy project provides guidelines for the development and management of a ComputerTown. This project, which was begun in September 1981 in the Menlo Park Public Library, concentrates on providing public access to microcomputers through hands-on…
Descriptors: Community Services, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Watt, Dan – Popular Computing, 1984
Describes set-up, user characteristics, goals, and successes of neighborhood computer centers where informal microcomputer instruction is presented. Centers described include East Harlem's Playing to Win; Center for the Development of Non-Formal Education in Austin, Texas; a learning center in New York City's business district; and Family…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Computer Literacy, Innovation
McMahon, Teresa A.; Duffy, Thomas M. – 1993
This paper examines themes from a cross case analysis of the Buddy System Project, a program that loans students and teachers in selected elementary classes in Indiana a networked home computer and provides schools with additional classroom computers. Qualitative data were collected from 28 homes and 19 classrooms at 4 participating schools. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Education
Dellow, Donald A.; And Others – 1986
This case study of the acquisition and utilization of microcomputers for administrative purposes at Chipola Junior College, Florida focuses on the reactions of faculty and staff. After a brief review of the college's prior microcomputing activities from 1981 to 1985, the report is divided into four major sections: (1) how administrators involved…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Hadley, Marilyn; Farland, Dale – 1985
This paper describes the 6-year effort (1979-1985) of the University of South Dakota School of Education to integrate microcomputer applications into the teacher education curriculum. For the purpose of describing changes in procedures and key factors over time, the activities during those years are grouped into three phases--awareness,…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development
