Electronic Learning articles from January 1993

Electronic Learning archives from January 1993

What's new in ILSes? (integrated learning system)
January 1, 1993... Jostens Learning Corp., the biggest name in ILS, predicts that ten years from now, ILSes will disappear. According to Jostens CEO John Kernan, ILSes will be replaced by a category he calls "mixed media basal,"a comprehensive approach to...

Rewiring our brains: real time learning requires new thinking.
January 1, 1993... You and I were paper trained. Unfortunately, paper--the primary technology that drives most of our curriculum--is not a "real time" technology. Real time means accessing information as it is created, processing it, adding value to it, and...

Science in a new light; California changes science instruction by changing the tools to teach it.
January 1, 1993... IN CALIFORNIA IT'S OFFICIAL: "TEXTBOOKS" FOR SCIENCE WILL never be the same. On October 9, 1992, the state board of education voted unanimously to adopt eight non-textbook based products for elementary science instruction. Even more...

Alternative assessment: putting technology to the test (includes related articles on costs of traditional testing, roles of media, national studies on testing and assessment, the program at the Chula Vista Elementary school district and a glossary) (Cover Story)
January 1, 1993... WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST measures what a student has learned? a.) standardized or multiple choice tests b.) portfolios of the student's best work c.) performance-based assessments d.) all of the above If you picked d.) all of the above,...

Sound advice: wading through the confusing world of MS-DOS sound cards. (Hardware Review) (includes related article on Digispeech Port-Able Sound audio device) (Evaluation)
January 1, 1993... Sound can add a lot more than just random bits of noise to liven up multimedia or other applications; it can be an integral part of the software's instructional design. But one of the most frustrating things for educators is that, to date,...

New kid on the block: Dell Computer offers a strong MS-DOS alternative. (Hardware Review) (Dell Computer System 325SX) (Evaluation)
January 1, 1993... If your school or district uses MS-DOS computers, it's likely they were made by IBM or Tandy. The MS-DOS clone market--highly successful in business--has made few inroads in education. That's partially because IBM and Tandy have had divisions...

Futures2.
January 1, 1993... We have raised generations of students, some of whom are now teachers, who think that they can't "do" math, who think nothing of announcing that they can't even balance their checkbook. And don't forget the talking Barbie doll who recently...

Fizz and Martina.
January 1, 1993... Fizz & Martina The Primary Problems of Fizz & Martina, by Tom Snyder Productions, is a grades 1-2 follow-up to The Wonderful Problems of Fizz & Marina, the math problem-solving videos series for grades 3 through 6. Students watch video...

Jasper Woodbury
January 1, 1993... Jasper Woodbury The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury is aimed at increasing the problem-solving abilities of 5th and 6th grade students. The programs, a series of six adventures on videodisc with optional software, were developed at...

The promise of technology: eight ways to take full advantage of technology. (Editorial)
January 1, 1993... In a world often overenamored of change for change's sake--and thus technology for technology's sake-- advocates of technology in our schools should have a compelling answer to the question, "Technology for what?" The answer, we suggest, is...