Electronic Learning articles from November 1992

Electronic Learning archives from November 1992

Creative writing: do word processors help or hurt students' creativity?
November 1, 1992... I first acquired a word processor over a decade ago. I've thought since then that it has helped my writing. Certainly the quantity is greater, but I've always figured that doing tasks such as searching for and replacing passive verbs made my...

Can technology help? (computers in cooperative learning)
November 1, 1992... Researchers and practitioners look at the possibilities for technology in cooperative learning groups AFTER DECADES OF RESEARCH HAVE PROVED THE effectiveness of cooperative learning, the potentials of technology to help the collaborative...

Writing to learn. (three approaches to writing instruction reform) (includes related articles on 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act; a computer writing program in El Cerrito, California; software packages for writing across the curriculum; and writing instruction reform in LaRue County, Kentucky) (Cover Story)
November 1, 1992... It's easy to minimize the role of writing in a world of telephones, answering machines, electronic mail, and other forms of instant communication. Why write when communication is a phone call away? That's assuming, of course, that one can...

Getting a jump on the future: everything you'll ever need to know about multimedia authoring tools. (Buyers Guide)
November 1, 1992... Everything you'll ever need to know about multimedia authoring tools Multimedia computing is not just some small niche area of computing. Pretty soon it will be computing. Multimedia communication skills will be necessary for the minimum...

'S wonderful, 's marvelous. (three music instruction multimedia software packages) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1992... The potential for music education has never been as exciting. Multimedia, that wonderful combination of sound and graphics, offers a new generation of students the chance to learn music right in their own classroom studio. Music...

The genie in the bottle. (technology and restructuring schools) (Editorial)
November 1, 1992... Unleashing the full potential of technology You've been working on this for years now. You know what the technology can do. You've seen what happens to kids' competence in math and science when they get to build their own satellite...