Electronic Learning articles from February 1990

Electronic Learning archives from February 1990

Distance education: linking learning and lives. (Kids Interactive Telecommunications Project by Satellite -KITES)(excerpt for Linking for Learning: A New Course for Education)
February 1, 1990... The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident may have been just a story on the news for American students, but for European you living downwind from the disaster it was a terrifying reality that meant contaminated fields and poisoned food. Many of these...

Learning to use the tools of the future. (Future Tech Lab at Southern Lehigh School District in Central Valley, PA)
February 1, 1990... "The ultimate curriculum is reality," says Walt Tremer, director of the Future Tech Lab in the Southern Lehigh School District, Center Valley, Pa. Students here attend a traditional high school, but many spend their study halls, lunch periods,...

Computerized testing: a possible alternative to paper and pencil?
February 1, 1990... Few education topics are hotter these days than testing. The typical norm-referenced, commercially published, standardized test is under fire from many quarters. At the Educational Testing Service's 1989 Invitational Conference on Testing, for...

The hardware dilemma. (equipment acquisition for the education market)
February 1, 1990... Without a doubt, Apple Computer holds a commanding lead in the educational computer market. More than 63 percent of all microcomputers used in schools today are Apples. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company's closest competitor is IBM, which has...

80286-based computers: high-powered MS-DOS systems at low prices.
February 1, 1990... Administrators are constantly faced with the need for an inexpensive computer that handles large amounts of data. One possible solution might be to purchase an MS-DOS "286-based" computer. What is a 286 computer and what makes it better...

How to help your students better understand money basics. (Software Review) (evaluation of two mathematical software packages) (evaluation)
February 1, 1990... Say what you will about money-that it's the root of all evil that it can't buy you love-but understanding how money works is a mathematics and life skill that schools teach throughout a child's education. And what better way to learn about...

Your students can be computer literate. (Software Review) (evaluation of three tutorial packages for MSDOS systems) (evaluation)
February 1, 1990... REVIEWED THIS MONTH Professor DOS 256K MS-DOS (DOS 2.0) individual Software Inc. 125 Shoreway Rd., Suite 3000 San Carlos, Calif. 94070-2704 (415) 5954855 $49.95; @1989 Individual Training for WordPerfect 5.0 640K MS-DOS (DOS 2.0 )...

Turn your computer into a music workstation. (Software Review) (evaluations of computer music hardware and software for MS-DOS computers) (evaluation)
February 1, 1990... Computerized music is here, and it's changing the way people learn, write, arrange, and produce music. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) lets you combine the computer's instructional capabilities and its affinity for data...