A Celebration of Literacy: Computer-assisted Writing in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division No.2. How It Started and How It Works.

Roberts, Gail C.; Mutter, Greg

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ERIC Number: EJ433453

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Celebration of Literacy: Computer-assisted Writing in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division No.2. How It Started and How It Works.

Roberts, Gail C.; Mutter, Greg

Education Canada, v31 n2 p4-7,48 Sum 1991

Describes the establishment of English computer labs in five high schools in Canada. Writing skills were taught using software for word processing, spell checking, and grammar checking. Benefits to students and teachers are enumerated. Students progressed from stages of frustration with the new technology to productivity and psychological comfort. (KS)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Literacy, Word Processing, Writing Instruction

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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