Electronic Learning articles from February 1988

Electronic Learning archives from February 1988

Technology and transformation of schools: a policy agenda.
February 1, 1988... Technology And Transformation Of Schools: A Policy Agenda Education systems of the next century will be drastically different from those of today. Whether Americans lead the world in this educational transformation or play "catch-up" with...

Hypercard: Apple's new Mac product may revolutionize microcomputing.
February 1, 1988... HyperCard: Apple's New Mac Product May Revolutionize Microcomputing In August, 1987, Apple introduced HyperCard, a product that they thought would one day revolutionize the software industry with its "cards" and "stacks." Now, over six...

A Cemetery data base makes math come alive.
February 1, 1988... A Cemetery Data Base Makes Math Come Alive Ninth-grade students compile a database on a local cemetery in Wisconsin as part of a course on statistics and computers. For most students, statistics are something of a nightmare. But in a...

Still a storm over Logo Research and Papert's ideas.
February 1, 1988... Still a Storm over Logo Research and Papert's Ideas Few books in recent years have generated as much activity -- not to mention controversy -- as Seymour Papert's Mindstorms did in 1980. Papert's ideas about Logo struck lightning in many...

How to sell a school board by really trying.
February 1, 1988... How to Sell a School Board by Really Trying Before we even approached the board, we had to get a committee together to find out how our schools could use computers best. In selecting the members of the committee, we made sure we had...

Time and money savers: EL looks at six scanners for school use. (Electronic Learning)
February 1, 1988... Time and Money Savers: EL Looks at Six Scanners for School Use Techers and administrators are always short of time, so anything that can free them from time-consuming tasks like grading tests, tabulating surveys, or compiling attendance...

Vendors summit '88: A special report on the hardware industry. (contains related articles on the vendor's viewpoint from IBM, Commodore, Tandy, and Apple)
February 1, 1988... Vendors' Summit '88 A Special Report on the Hardware Industry On December 9, 1987, an unpreedented event took place at Electronic Learning's New York offices, as the education leaders from the major microcomputer hardware companies met seven...

Your Apple can make instant photographs.
February 1, 1988... Your Apple Can Make Instant Photographs If you have a video camera and an Apple II computer your have almost all you need to produce instant photographs. Instant photographs with a computer? Computereyes/2, by Digital Vision, Needham,...

Writing programs: helping students go beyond word processing.
February 1, 1988... Writing Programs: Helping Students Go Beyond Word Processing How do we teach children to write? Keyboarding lessons come first. Then we introduce the kids to the functions and magic of a word processing program. But how do we get them to...

Authoring Packages: one way to supplement classroom instruction.
February 1, 1988... Authoring Packages: One Way to Supplement Classroom Instruction A prevalent problem in educational computing is the lack of good software for computer based training (CBT) in particular subject areas. In some disciplines there is no software...

AT last, a look at OS-2 from Microsoft Corp.
February 1, 1988... At Last, a Look at OS/2 from Microsoft Corp. Has a student ever asked you the question, "Where do DOSes come from?" Students are naturally curios about how things are made or developed. However, as teachers, we often don't have the time to...