Electronic Learning articles from January 1989

Electronic Learning archives from January 1989

Bank Street College awarded $4.9 million to establish national research center.
January 1, 1989... Bank Street College Awarded $4.9 Million To Establish National Research Center The federal Department of Education has awarded $4.9 million to the Bank Street College of Education to fund a national educational technology research center....

East meets west at historic educational technology conference in the U.S.S.R. (Includes a related article on the lack of computers in the Soviet Union)
January 1, 1989... East Meets West at Historic Educational Technology Conference in the U.S.S.R. During a recent educational technology conference in the Soviet Union, a pioneer laser videodisc player and several National Geographic science education...

The NeXT Step, or how Steve Jobs just may make it big -- again.
January 1, 1989... The NeXT Step, Or How Steve Jobs Just May Make It Big -- Again There I stood, one of 600 reporters (and three thousand invited guests) waiting in line on a chilly October morning in San Francisco to see if Steve Jobs could pull off another...

Conceptual models help students program better.
January 1, 1989... Conceptual Models Help Students Program Better How should we go about teaching BASIC -- or any programming language? I recall that when I first learned languages such as FORTRAN and ALGOL, the professors were pretty formalistic in their...

Two ways to reach teachers: a summer institute and training tapes. (Albuquerque Public School's annual summer institute)
January 1, 1989... Two Ways to Reach Teachers: A Summer Institute and Training Tapes In June 1987, responding to staff requests for seminars on desktop publishing, CD-ROM, uploading and downloading files, software specific tutorials, and "What's New" sessions,...

Future teachers: are they prepared? (technology training) (Contains related articles on introductory requirements for training teachers, global knowledge requirements for teachers, guidelines for a model preservice technology course, and a first-year teacher's technology experience.)
January 1, 1989... FUTURE TEACHERS: ARE THEY PREPARED? Never mind that there are teachers fresh out of college who don't know what a cursor is. Never mind that the children these new teachers teach oftentimes know more about computer applications than they...

An educator's guide to interfaces and authoring systems. (videodisc technology)
January 1, 1989... An Educator's Guide to Interfaces and Authoring Systems Teachers, like any other "craftsmen," must have access to the basic tools of their profession in order to remain competitive and effective in meeting the needs of their "clients." Much...

Capture real-life pictures with computer imaging systems. (scanners and video digitizers) (buyers guide)
January 1, 1989... Capture Real-Life Pictures With Computer Imaging Systems Everybody loves desktop publishing, and why not? Few experiences in life can provide a greater sense of power and pride than creating professional quality publications on your own...

Commodore's powerful MS-DOS computer, the PC40-III, is a winner. (Hardware Review) (evaluation)
January 1, 1989... Commodore's Powerful MS-DOS Computer, The PC40-III, is a Winner Most educators are familiar with Commodore and associate the name with the Commodore 64 and 128 computers. Today there is an installed base in schools of more than 126,000 C64...

Tandy's 1000 TL has power and unique features. (Hardware Review) (evaluation)
January 1, 1989... Tandy's 1000 TL Has Power And Unique Features Does the world need another Tandy 1000 computer? After testing out the new 1000 TL, the answer is an unequivocal yes. The TL is an MS-DOS based machine running an Intel 80286 microprocessor at...

Apple IIc Plus is fast but has minor flaws. (Hardware Review) (evaluation)
January 1, 1989... Apple IIc Plus Is Fast But Has Minor Flaws What's smaller than a breadbox, faster than a speeding bullet, and able to load programs at a single flip of the wrist? It's the Apple IIc Plus, the newest member of the Apple II family. It...

More power for less money on your IBM. (inexpensive desktop publishing, writing, and CAD programs)
January 1, 1989... More Power for Less Money on Your IBM Do you have a little extra money in the budget? Perhaps a Christmas bonus? These three comprehensive, inexpensive programs might be just what you are looking for: Pages, Writer's Helper Stage II, and...

Rediscovering teacher utilities: the Commodore utilities. (The Commodore District)
January 1, 1989... Rediscovering Teacher Utilities As a result of the diminishing Commodore software market, Commodore-using educators must turn their attention toward extending the life of the C64 and 128 computers through the existing world of available...

Authoring systems for developing courseware: the Macintosh College Computing Lab. (Software Review) (evaluation)
January 1, 1989... Authoring Systems for Developing Courseware How do you choose an authoring system for producing computer-based instruction such as simulations, tutorials, and drill-and-practice programs? This article, a follow-up to our HyperCard review...

Meeting the literacy challenge: creating a nation of learners. (Special literacy challenge supplement)
January 1, 1989... MEETING THE LITERACY CHALLENGE Five years after A Nation at Risk warned of a woefully undereducated population, America continues to face a daunting educational challenge. There are 23 million functionally illiterate people in America...

Investing in America's future: interview with IBM's Jim Dezell. (Special literacy challenge supplement) (interview)
January 1, 1989... INVESTING IN AMERICA'S FUTURE EL: What do you feel are the greatest problems facing American education today and how is IBM preparing to meet that challenge? Dezell: The single, most pervasive, problem facing American society today is that...

IBM enters the debate on bilingual education with a literacy system. (VALE) (Special literacy challenge supplement)
January 1, 1989... IBM ENTERS THE DEBATE ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION WITH A LITERACY SYSTEM With the Hispanic population in the United States growing by more than one third since 1980, schools are being forced to address a major new problem: how to teach...

Overcoming the dropout problem. (Special literacy challenge supplement)
January 1, 1989... OVERCOMING THE DROPOUT PROBLEM It's happening all over the country. From the East Coast to the West -- and in all the states in between -- young teenagers are dropping out of school at an alarming rate. In fact, 30 percent of high school...

Starting life all over again: overcoming adult illiteracy. (includes related article on a funding scheme for purchasing PALS labs in Kentucky) (Special literacy challenge supplement)
January 1, 1989... STARTING LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN Imagine what it would be like trying to order a meal in a restaurant but not being able to read the menu. Imagine not being able to cash a check, or read the newspaper. Imagine not even knowing how much...

How to say no: substance abuse education. (the National Federation of State High School Associations' TIP interactive video) (Special literacy challenge supplement)
January 1, 1989... HOW TO SAY NO There's nothing wrong with drinking, is there? No, not if you ignore the fact that drunk driving is the single leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year olds. Yet alcohol is only one of the many drugs with which students...

Making sense of sounds: new speech skills system. (IBM's SpeechViewer) (Special literacy challenge supplement)
January 1, 1989... MAKING SENSE OF SOUNDS With Phyllis Frelich, an award-winning actress who was born deaf, signing the closing remarks at the conference in Atlanta, IBM unveiled its second product aimed at the special-needs community. SpeechViewer, as it...

Multimedia gets it together in MS-DOS. (IBM's LinkWay is similar to HyperCard) (Special literacy challenge supplement)
January 1, 1989... MULTIMEDIA GETS IT TOGETHER IN MS-DOS Noting that "interactive multimedia will have a monumental effect on the future of education," Jim Dezell, general manager of IBM Educational Systems, unveiled a new software package which IBM hopes will...