Electronic Learning articles from September 1988

Electronic Learning archives from September 1988

Dim lights and focus on presentation graphics. (setting up a presentation graphics system) (column)
September 1, 1988... Dim Lights and Focus On Presentation Graphics Presentation graphics is one of the hottest new topics on campus. However, the demand has not occurred in the traditional manner -- where the business community adopts a way of doing something and...

Keyboarding and lunches: two basics in all schools. (Software Review) (Typing Made Easy, Typing Skill Builders, The Qualifier) (column) (evaluation)
September 1, 1988... Keyboarding and Lunches: Two Basics in All Schools One of the greatest frustrations for beginning computer students is not being able to enter their ideas into the computer as fast as their brains generate them. Therefore, students often...

Trains, zoos and fish - oh my! Software that captures real life. (Software Review) (The Golden Spike, Project Zoo, Go Fish!) (evaluation)
September 1, 1988... Trains, Zoos and Fish -- Oh My! Software That Captures Real Life Imagine recreating the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, commanding a fishing trawler off the coast of Great Britain, or building a zoo. These engaging...

Educators can't find MS-DOS software, despite publishers' support. (survey)
September 1, 1988... Educators Can't Find MS-DOS Software, Despite Publishers' Support These days it seems that many educators have an easier time knowing where in the world Carmen Sandiego is than MS-DOS software. And that is puzzling, because most software...

Town and school board plug into same computer system. (Trumbull, CT)
September 1, 1988... Town and School Board Plug Into Same Computer System By the time Trumbull, Conn., is through, all 75 town offices, eight elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school will be joined at the supermini. With a new computer...

District and Community of Tomorrow Today (Project DACOTT 21-20)
September 1, 1988... District and Community Of Tomorrow Today The Belridge, Calif., school district can't wait for the 21st century, so they've created their own version. Project DACOTT 21/20 (District and Community of Tomorrow Today; the 21st century in the...

How one district handles technology in-service education. (Portland, OR, public school district) (column)
September 1, 1988... How One District Handles Technology In-Service Education Students throughout the Portland Public School District take great pride in the published writings they produce with computers. Special teaching techniques, that are spreading...

Computing at risk: students get bad grade on first report card. (study by National Assessment of Educational Progress)
September 1, 1988... Computing at Risk: Students Get Bad Grade on First Report Card It seems like the results of each new international testing study and each new report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) bring bad news. In June,...

Computer applications have 'undeniable value,' research shows. (excerpt from 'Assessing the Impact of Computer-Based Instruction: A Review of Recent Research')
September 1, 1988... Computer Applications Have "Undeniable Value," Research Shows The children of our society will never again know schools without computers. While technology's rapid evolution makes it difficult to predict its exact role in our future, the...

Making the future work: the road to curriculum integration.
September 1, 1988... Making the Future Work Ninety-seven percent of all schools in this country have at least one computer, and by now most educators know that technology is extremely powerful and can make a major contribution to many areas of education. ...

Educational technology: linking the great divide. (Electronic Learning's 1988 Educator of the Year) (includes related articles on how judging was done and on distinguished achievement and certificate of merit recipients)
September 1, 1988... Educational Technology: Linking the Great Divide For someone who spoke only French when he first entered school in Atlantic City at age five, Paul Resta has, to say the least, adapted amazingly well. As president of the International...

A board that can do just about anything. (Hardware Review) (Copy II PC Deluxe Option Board) (evaluation)
September 1, 1988... A Board that Can Do Just About Anything The Copy II PC Deluxe Option Board is not just another disk duplicator. As schools rapidly acquire a number of different machines, managing back-ups becomes a nightmare. The Copy II PC Deluxe...

Ready, set, publish - on your Apple II. (Software Review) (desktop publishing programs for the Apple II) (evaluation)
September 1, 1988... Ready, Set, Publish -- On Your Apple II Word processing packages for the Apple II family have quickly grown in power. At first, their cut and paste ability left users in awe. Then on-line spelling checkers and thesauri gave writers immediate...

An educators' guide to interactive videodisc programs. (buyers guide)
September 1, 1988... An Educators' Guide to Interactive Videodisc Program A common complaint among educators is that there are not many videodiscs available for use in K-12 curriculum. The list of videodiscs accompanying this article (see page 74) should dispel...