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Seewald, Jacqueline – Technology Connection, 1996
Provides an overview of multicultural research projects conducted by high school students in Little Silver, New Jersey. Emphasizes the use of CD-ROM technology and specific sources, and the enthusiasm students felt as a result of using this technology. A sidebar outlines the worksheet used by students during their research. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, High School Students, Multicultural Education, Optical Data Disks
Rodrigues, Susan; Smith, Alistair; Ainley, Mary – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 2001
Reports on a pilot study investigating 22 11-13 year old students' preferences for and interests in using animation and video when viewing examples of melting, boiling, and dissolving. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Animation, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Multimedia Instruction
Peer reviewedColeman, Rhoda, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1995
Presents reviews of four CD-ROM products developed by Scholastic Books, Inc. Maintains that each of the programs makes extensive use of primary sources and heighten student interest. Discusses products that cover Greek mythology, the sinking of the "Titanic," Malcolm X, and immigrants at Ellis Island. (CFR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Childrens Literature, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedSchick, James B. M. – History Microcomputer Review, 1993
Presents responses from two historians in Asia to questions about solving present problems and anticipating new directions for history education through computers. Discusses what to do about students with insufficient history backgrounds in survey courses and training students to do historical research with computers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedMatthew, Kathryn I. – Computers in the Schools, 1996
Discusses the use of CD-ROMs in elementary and secondary language arts classrooms. Highlights include increased reading achievement; student attitudes; changes in the curriculum and in the roles of students and teachers; children's books and reference books; characteristics of CD-ROM books; integrating CD-ROMs into the curriculum; and examples…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Download full textTodd, Ross J. – 1996
This paper presents findings of an exploratory study undertaken at Marist Sisters' College in Woolwich, Sydney (Australia) to examine student use of multimedia software packages. Students (n=70) in years 7-12 were randomly selected to complete an evaluation of a popular multimedia package, "Encarta," on the following factors: ease of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Strommen, Erik – 1994
An evaluation of a CD-ROM multimedia component of a first grade science curriculum, the IBM/CTW "Through the Woods," is presented. The presentation offers hands-on activities related to forest ecology, such as virtual nature walks. Children participating in the study (n=95) displayed ability to use the technology, a high degree of affect…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Van Buren, Cassandra; Aufdenspring, Deborah – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Describes an integrated schoolwide project at a California high school in which students learned real-world technology skills and workplace etiquette by working together to create a multimedia CD-ROM project, in the form of a quilt, that described local history. Student teams, scheduling changes, teacher roles, community judging, and student…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
Peer reviewedAlbaugh, Patti R.; And Others – Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly, 1997
Observed sixth-grade students and their ways of gathering information for a science report from Encarta 94, a CD-ROM encyclopedia. Developed recommendations for collaboration between the classroom teacher and the school library media specialist during the implementation of CD-ROM technology for information gathering, as well as ways to manage a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Computer Attitudes
Schnackenberg, Heidi L.; Savenye, Wilhelmina C. – 1997
A qualitative study was conducted to determine the perceptions of preservice teachers on how computers will be used in schools in the future. Undergraduate students (n=40) were given a 60-minute multimedia presentation on how computer and multimedia technologies are used in schools, followed by group discussions on the ways in which computers will…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education
North Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL. North Central Regional Tech. in Education Consortium. – 2000
This document consists of a booklet describing the Captured Wisdom project and transcripts of videos from the two CD-ROM disks. The booklet details how to get the most from the CD-ROMs with suggestions directed toward teachers, professional development providers, and administrators. Six Captured Wisdom learning sites are listed. The Captured…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
