ERIC Number: ED268964
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Jun
Pages: 117
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Proceedings for the 4th Annual Micros on Parade Conference (4th, Houston, Texas, June 7-8, 1985).
Amburgey, Valeria, Ed.; Olivier, Terry A., Ed.
This document contains 25 presentations on five broad topics: the interface of computers with instruction; computer applications; computer graphics; computer programming; and general interest sessions. A foreword by Dr. Valeria Amburgey of Sam Houston State University precedes the following papers: (1) "Fourth and Fifth Grade Computer Centers Soliciting & Utilizing Computer Volunteers" (Susan Wethington); (2) "Apples in the Classroom" (outline only, Dorothy MacDonald and Joann Nelson); (3) "Implementing LOGO in the Elementary Computer Lab" (Joan Brummett); (4) "LOGO--Graphics and Beyond" (Frank Matthews); (5) "LOGO Graphics Work in Apple LOGO, and Can Be Saved on Video with Sound Added" (Peggy Hill); (6) "Story Grammar at the Computer: Models and Process" (Peggy Hill); (7)"Competitive Math Teaching Strategies Using the Computer" (Gaye Russell); (8) "Side Stepping the Essential Elements" (Dena Bankston); (9) "Computer Literacy for the Small Community" (Pam Wood); (10) "Trials and Tribulations of Computer Literacy" (handout, Rita Depree); (11) "Word Processing: A Tool for Learning" (Martha Lawrence); (12) "Welcome to the Big Apple! Appleworks" (Pamela Cho); (13) "Understanding Database Management" (Terry A. Olivier); (14) "Graphic Software: Which Ones to Purchase and How to Use Them" (Gerald Pollard); (15) "Introducing PASCAL through Karel the Robot" (Dell Simon); (16) "Using LOGO to Program Karel" (Nancy Siragusa); (17) "Manipulating the Character Generator" (Betty Carter, Barbara Edwards, and Ken Ismert); (18) "Manipulating Memory on the Apple II Computer" (Jeffery W. Bloom); (19) "Interactive Video and Graphic Special Effects" (Lois E. Gordon Mosely); (20) "Effective Use of Computers in the Science Classroom" (Jeffery W. Bloom); (21) "Hands-On in the Science Classroom" (Nan Porter); (22) "The Rib Strikes Back: Countering Gender Inequities in Computer Use (Danna Fertsch and James R. Aman); (23) "The Home Connection" (Mark Sullivan); (24) "The Computer in the Christian Environment" (Bill Cobb); and (25) "Teaching Junior High Computer Literacy: The Texas Basic in the Summer" (Debbie Roberts). A list of reference books and computer magazines available through the Region IV Education Service Center is included. (THC)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Computer Programs
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Education Service Center Region 4, Houston, TX.
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