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Ollila, L.; And Others – 1993
A study investigated whether computers would enable students to develop individual working writing environments. The programs that the fourth-grade students used were Hypercard, Clip Art, and MacWrite. Students worked with each of the programs and talked about what they were thinking while using the computer. A constant flow of teachers, staff,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Networks, Creative Writing, Grade 4
Peer reviewedDickinson, David K. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1986
Assesses the effects of the introduction of a computer into the writing program of a first and second grade classroom on cooperation and collaboration among the students. Results show that collaborative work at the computer created a new social organization that affected interactional patterns. (SRT)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Ethnography, Group Activities, Interpersonal Relationship


