Electronic Learning articles from April 1992

Electronic Learning archives from April 1992

Macintosh installed base doubles, says QED report. (Quality Education Data Inc.) (Survey)
April 1, 1992... In its annual report on technology in U.S. public schools, Quality Education Data QED), Denver, Colo., states that the number of Macintosh computers in K-12 schools has doubled. Although Macintosh accounts for just more than four percent...

Staff development that makes sense. (how to make the best use of a staff development program) (Guest Editorial) (Column)
April 1, 1992... In the many years I've been conducting seminars for teachers on technology and whole language, I've learned two critical points about staff development. One is that good staff development doesn't happen without informed coordination among all...

Portrait of a staff development program. (teacher training by the Center for Educational Technology and Training in Washington, D.C.)(includes related articles on teacher needs, principal opinions and big cities' technology training)
April 1, 1992... Washington, D.C. spends $2 million a year just to train district staff on using technology. That's more than double what they spend on hardware and software. Here is the story behind this extraordinary commitment to staff development. In...

The house that Williston built. (Williston Central School, Chittenden, VT) (Restructuring)
April 1, 1992... At Williston Central School, everyone is part of a multiage house," each with 80 to 100 students and a team of four "adult facilitators" (teachers) that constitute a family" of learners. Elsewhere, this might seem a dramatic shift from...

If word processing is not enough. (Scholastic Inc.'s Bank Street Writer for the Macintosh, GeoWorks International's GeoWorks Writer, Timeworks' Publish It! Easy 2.12 and The Learning Company's The Writing Center desktop publishing software) (Software Review) (includes related article on PageMaker's education edition)(Buyer's Guide) (Evaluation)
April 1, 1992... Getting a reader's attention isn't hard, but keeping it is! That's what desktop publishing is all about-supplementing words with eye-catching pictures, special text effects, and decorative borders. While most educators use computers for...

Sights and sounds of new science teaching. (review of five interactive video discs) (Software Review) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
April 1, 1992... Videodisc technology has proven its value in schools. teachers who use videodiscs to supplement lectures get outstanding picture clarity and instant access to a mix of short movies and slides. For delivering individualized instruction, it's...

Familyware. (home technology literacy) (Digressions) (Column)
April 1, 1992... This is the first generation of parents who have a lot of technology in the home," says Gail Morse, this year's Smithsonian technology educator award winner. And too often, Gail points out, parents do not know how to use all this...