Electronic Learning articles from March 1988

Electronic Learning archives from March 1988

Computers: a new staple in district kitchens. (computers in school kitchens)
March 1, 1988... Computers: A New Staple In District Kitchens No school kitchen would be complete without the staples--food, ovens, cooks--and computers. In Louisiana, the Rapides Parish District, with 25,000 children, uses an IBM/PC 36 minicomputer at...

ScholarNET: Plato and Locke have entered the information age. (on-line network for humanities and social sciences)
March 1, 1988... ScholarNET: Plato and Locke Have Entered the Information Age Research and communications needs at the college or university level have always been great but never more pressing than in this age of rapid information transfer. Today, most...

Still anxiety among educators over computers.
March 1, 1988... Still Anxiety Among Educators Over Computers Many people would think that, by now, the old problem of "computerphobia"--a fear many people have about using computers--would have died out. It has been, after all, over a decade since the...

The library of the future - now. (University of Southern California)
March 1, 1988... THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE--NOW There is no function in the library that has not been touched profoundly by electronic technology. Everything is being cataloged electronically, acquired electronically, circulated electronically. It has...

Stop the presses! An update on desktop publishing. (contains related articles on how desktop publishing builds reading skills and self-esteem, and on getting started in desktop publishing)
March 1, 1988... Stop The Presses! An Update on Desktop Publishing Desktop publishing is growing at a tremendous rate. In all markets and industries across the U.S., desktop publishing (DTP) is being used to churn out everything from books to brochures to...

Laser printers are quiet and fast, but they do have their limitations. (buyers guide)
March 1, 1988... Laser Printers Are Quiet and Fast, But They Do Have Limitations When laser printers first entered the market, the decision to purchase one revolved more around the status such a machine brought than what necessary functions it could perform....

Amstrad's PC-1512 and PC-1640: the European alternatives. (Hardware Review) (IBM-compatible microcomputers) (evaluation)
March 1, 1988... Amstrad's PC-1512 and PC-1640: The European Alternatives Mentioning Amstrad Consumer Electronics may evoke looks of puzzlement and suspicion in the U.S., but not so in Europe. headquartered in Britain, the company is one of the largest and...

Creating your own adventure. (Software Review) (Think Quick! educational software) (evaluation)
March 1, 1988... CREATING YOUR OWN ADVENTURE An adventure game, players walk through castle mazes, avoid slime worms, use clues to unlock secret panels and chase away a dragon. However, Think Quick! offers much more. The Castle Editor is the program's...

Real life problem-solving. (Software Review) (Algebra Shop) (evaluation)
March 1, 1988... REAL LIFE PROBLEM-SOLVING Scholastic's Math Shop is still getting rave reviews. Algebra Shop takes up where Math Shop left off. The format is identical. Only the shop names and mathematical concepts have been changed. If you are not...

Administrative software from Power Up! (Software Review) (evaluation)
March 1, 1988... ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE FROM POWER UP! Power Up! has two simple administrative utilities which are inexpensive and helpful. Labels Unlimited prints everything from inventory labels to name tags, in a variety of formats, character sizes...

Microsoft Excel - now for MS-DOS computers. (Software Review) (evaluation)
March 1, 1988... Microsoft Excel -- Now for MS-DOS computers Excel has been the spreadsheet of choice for Macintosh users. In fact, a MacFriend of mine used to needle me about how easy and powerful Excel was. He felt bad because I was stuck with Lotus...

Spinnaker integrates three programs. (Software Review) (Easy Working: The Writer, The Filer and The Planner) (evaluation)
March 1, 1988... Spinnaker Integrates Three Programs EDucators, particularly teachers using computers, are looking for new products that will enable them to maximize the use of computers in the classroom, support the curriculum and foster problem-solving and...

HyperCard: a milestone in educational computing. (Software Review) (Apple HyperCard) (evaluation)
March 1, 1988... HyperCard: A Milestone in Educational Computing It may be some time before "hyper-media" becomes a common term. After all, Apple's HyperCard software, from which the term hypermedia is derived, is relatively new. But when the history of...