ERIC Number: ED358839
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Mar-5
Pages: 123
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Teaching across the Curriculum with the Macintosh and The Writing Center in the One Computer Classroom.
Barton, Regina V.
This instructional guide for teachers introduces the Macintosh computer for classroom use, and "The Writing Center," a program to create documents. Information for using the computer and the program to create teaching aids and instructional materials and to instruct students in program use is included. A curriculum outline is provided in the "Using the Macintosh Computer & The Writing Center in the One Computer Classroom" section. A second section, "The Mac Pack: All You Need To Know To Get Started on the Macintosh Computer," covers software policy, windows utilities, menus, using the mouse, and other specifics concerning operating a Macintosh computer. A third section, "A Guide to The Writing Center," contains a guide to sessions for using the program to create newsletters and instructional materials, as well as to teach writing to students. Numerous handouts and transparency masters for the kit are included. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Desktop Publishing, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Microcomputers, Teacher Education, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods, Word Processing, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Instruction
New York City Teacher Centers Consortium, 48 East 21st Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Teacher Centers Consortium, NY.
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