Electronic Learning articles from May 1991

Electronic Learning archives from May 1991

Districtwide technology integration. (model for administrators to integrate technology in a school districts)
May 1, 1991... Districtive Technology Integration Futurists and experts in technology agree the world is in the midst of an information revolution that will rival the Industrial Revolution in impact and intensity. Schools are in a precarious position today...

101 things you want to know about educational technology. (includes buyers' guide) (Cover Story)
May 1, 1991... 101 THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY What's the best way to get funding from your local school board? Who are the most creative educational software authors? What can IBM, Apple, Tandy, and Commodore do to better serve...

Reading to write; whole language finds its way into the classroom with these versatile programs. (review of Humanities Software's Reader's Quest, Scholastic Software's Clifford's Big Book Publisher and Sunburst Communication's Playwrite software programs) (Software Review) (evaluation)
May 1, 1991... Reading To Write Whole language is a difficult concept to put into action. Teachers need resources to help children develop reading and writing strategies that will extend into all subject areas, and into their lives beyond the classroom....

Process writing; software that takes students through the essential steps of writing. (Software Review) (evaluation)
May 1, 1991... Process Writing In 1711 Alexander Pope expressed this timeless view of writing in "An Essay on Criticism." Today, educators are equally convinced that ease in writing comes not by chance, but through a process that involves several stagess...

Managing made easy; administrative tasks might even seem fun with these two Macintosh teaching utilities. (software for the high school classroom) (Software Review) (evaluation)
May 1, 1991... Managing Made Easy Now that teachers have more access to computers, we are seeing a proliferation of teacher productivity software. These programs for grade keeping, attendance, and student performance reporting can make the teacher's...

Challenging students to learn. (how educator Gail Morse teachers her students to use technology)
May 1, 1991... Challenging Students To Learn When I found Gail Morse's house in Charlotte, N.C., and walked through her sliding glass doors, she was sitting at the kitchen table having a meeting with teachers from out of state. Despite the fact that she...