Describes what electronic mail is, how it works, and suggests how it can be used by university administrators. National and international academic networks are described, institutional costs of network memberships are discussed, and procedures for connecting to a network and for using a network are explained. (13 references) (LRW)

Describes the linguistic phenomenon of anaphora; surveys the approaches to anaphora undertaken in theoretical linguistics and natural language processing (NLP); presents results of research conducted at Syracuse University on anaphora in information retrieval; and discusses the future of anaphora research in regard to information retrieval tasks.…

Describes children's software programs that allow for a great deal of choice and control by children. Programs were selected on the basis of their design, child orientation, and ability to amuse. (RJC)

Describes computer programs that effectively teach keyboarding skills to elementary school students. (MM)

Offers modest predictions concerning technology's role in the 1990's English curriculum. Forecasts are confined to teaching composition with computers and use of desktop publishing, video technologies, and new educational software. Enthusiasm over good software must not diminish commitment to productive talk in the classroom. Includes nine…

Describes a project that was intended to aid students researching "The Grapes of Wrath" and that resulted in a program that uses the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard and a videodisk to put users in touch with the sights, sounds, issues, and events of the United States in the 1930s. (three references) (CLB)

Develops a general computer algorithm to obtain a magic square having a number of rows that is a multiple of four. Presents a BASIC program and sample runs. (YP)

Presents a semester-long project in which English-as-a-Second-Language students produce a student newsletter. Argues that the project helps students discover the writing process, explore the world of publishing, and experience writing for a real audience. (RAE)

Discusses the pros and cons of using a computerized gradebook program for keeping records of student performance. Describes what tasks such programs can do for teachers, and their shortcomings. Explains differences between database and spreadsheet programs, and notes the extent to which 11 gradebook programs accomplish record-keeping tasks. (SR)

Discusses the special characteristics of personal file management software and compares four microcomputer software packages: Notebook II with Bibliography and Convert, Pro-Cite with Biblio-Links, askSam, and Reference Manager. Each package is evaluated in terms of the user interface, file maintenance, retrieval capabilities, output, and…

Describes a Head Start/IBM Partnership project which integrates computers into the preschool curriculum. Discusses two of the software packages and the interest of parents and staff in the project. (RJC)

The two-semester computer-assisted instruction program--Personal Learning and Training Opportunity (PLATO)--in an Atlanta high school was evaluated, using 346 users/358 non-users (fall semester), and 406 users/126 non-users (spring semester) (77 percent overlap). The effects of the "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects,…

Analyzes the discourse of Logo lessons and suggests that successful learning of Logo concepts may involve a careful structuring of the teaching context. (SR)

Describes a typical configuration for a local area network (LAN), and discusses positive and negative factors to be considered when deciding whether to implement a LAN in a library setting. Situations in which LANS are or are not appropriate are identified, and alternatives to LANs are described. (CLB)

ConnectPac, a software package developed at Iona College to allow a computer user to access all services from a single personal computer, is described. ConnectPac uses mainframe computing to support a campus computing network, integrating personal and centralized computing into a menu-driven user environment. (Author/MLW)