School board computer policies should include letting parents borrow and be trained on the district's computers, having sufficient software available before buying hardware, announcing the kind of computer to be used, and listing for parents the software each course uses and what commercial software is compatible with the district's. (RW)

This review of models of interaction between homes, schools, and the community involving microcomputers focuses on the role of parents as both learners and teachers of the new technology, including software evaluation. Studies conducted by the Computer Discovery Project at the University of Maryland's Center for Young Children are discussed.…

Describes the Department of Technology of the Houston Independent School District's program of computer literacy to prepare teachers, administrators, and parents for the integration of microcomputers into the school district's curriculum. Training tenets, questions to consider regarding program, student, teacher, hardware, and software needs, and…

Educational computing projects profiled focus on computer programing, computer literacy, an electronic bulletin board for math/science research, computer managed instruction for reading, word processing throughout the curriculum, parental participation in computer literacy, and an electronic interstate school newspaper. A list of sources for…

This booklet is designed to supplement a short course on microcomputers for parents and their middle school children. The course activities are designed to increase the computer literacy of the participants and also to provide an opportunity for parents and children to spend time with each other. The course is intended to take place during a…

The Internet is a vast network of computers that connects people and information all over the world. Children often know far more about computers than their parents do. However, children need their parents' involvement, experience, and judgment, whether the children are experienced computer users or just getting started. This booklet provides…

This second edition of the "Parent's Guide to the Internet" is intended to help parents--regardless of their level of technological know-how--make use of the online world as an important educational tool. This booklet provides parents with basic information about how to use the computer to find information and communicate with others. It describes…