Electronic Learning articles from September 1989

Electronic Learning archives from September 1989

Attending to student needs. (includes related articles on using IBM software) (Schools Inc. - supplement)
September 1, 1989... In the past, student recordkeeping was one long trail of paper," says Arvid Nelson, superintendent of the Indian Springs School Disti-ict located southwest of" Chicago. "Different parts of student records were scattered in...

Turning data into information. (includes related article on reducing drop-out rate) (Schools Inc. - supplement)
September 1, 1989... There's a big difference between data and information," says Pinellas County, Florida's AI Swinyard, As sistant Superintendent, Management Information Systems (MIS). "Data is the raw material. Information is what you get whcn...

Automating the human perspective. (includes related articles on choosing and using human resources programs) (Schools Inc. - supplement)
September 1, 1989... OF all the employees in a school district, bus drivers undoubted ly have the most uneven hours. Field trips, breakdowns, and bad weather, among other things, make recordkeeping for bus drivers more complicated than for most other...

The principal as manager. (school district purchasing departments) (Schools Inc. - supplement)
September 1, 1989... New York City spends more per student than almost any other area in the country, But, as a recent Time magazine article pointed"Some New York City teachers are unable to provide their students with the most funda mental supplies and...

Improving the bottom line. (financial management) (Schools Inc. - supplement)
September 1, 1989... In 1984, newly appointed assistant superintendent for elemen tary education Harriett Bakenhus had a tough first assign ment: closing four elementary schools in Southern California's Orange Unified School District. The district...

A warehouse of ideas. (computers in plant operations; includes related article on shopping for a food services program) (Schools Inc.)(Special Supplement)
September 1, 1989... "Many superintendents look at automation as a cost rather than an investment," says Stephen Raucher, director of management information and computer services, Montgomery County Public Schools, Md. "Facilities tend to be the...

Whittle moves to install educational network in schools nationwide. (Whittle Communications)
September 1, 1989... WHITTLE GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR NATIONWIDE NEWS Whittle Communications, Knoxville, Tenn., is "moving forward with all plans" to bring its new, improved educational network into 1,000 schools nationwide by March 1990, a company spokesperson...

Scattered federal initiatives add up to big spending on technology.
September 1, 1989... While not an official concern of the Bush administration, there are numerous federally sponsored educational technology initiatives in Washington. Officially, technology occupies a tenuous position on the new administration's education...

The NEA publishes two powerful reports on educational technology. (National Education Association)
September 1, 1989... The National Education Association, in a formal report on educational technology, recommends that there be a computer on every teacher's desk by 1991. Called "The Report of the NEA Special Committee on Educational Technology," the...

Talented and gifted program uses networks as learning tools. (middle schools in Eugene, OR)
September 1, 1989... Middle school students in Eugene, Ore., use three online networks to help them learn about energy, geography, the homeless, the Soviet Union, and more. When Tim Goss' students wanted to know how other American youngsters felt about the...

The Rx for fads: have a plan to evaluate new educational programs.
September 1, 1989... Some points to consider before you establish a new technology program in your schools, so you won't keep making the same old mistakes. As we start the new year, I want to return to an old problem. Fads, The bane of education. We seem to...

The advantages of using a network. (computer networks) (includes related articles on the ABCs of a network, why a network is not an integrated learning system, and Commodore Corp.'s educational marketing plans)
September 1, 1989... Networking has become one of the hottest growth segments in the computer industry. Worldwide sales of network hardware and software products jumped 85 percent in 1988, to $4.8 billion. The K-12 market is partially responsible for this ...

Albert Shanker: a man with provocative ideas about educational reform. (president of American Federation of Teachers) (interview)
September 1, 1989... The president of the American Federation of Teachers believes technology can play an "essential" role in education if schools are radically changed. Editor's Note: Long a stalwart of school restructuring, Albert Shanker was a keynote...

Stability in motion. (Samuel H. Ritchie, 1989 Educator of the Year)
September 1, 1989... One afternoon in the computer lab at Adlai E. Stevenson High School a student walks over and says, "Excuse me. You know that thing to run those things? I can't get it to work." Sam Ritchie, teacher, computer coordinator and the district's...

Software that helps develop critical and analytical math skills. (buyers guide)
September 1, 1989... Here are mathematics software programs, for grades K-12, that can be used in numerous ways in the classroom to help develop critical thinking skills. In response to the criticism of mathematics instruction today, math teachers are...

Move over Roger Rabbit - your competition has arrived. (Hardware Review) (Apple II Video Overlay Card) (evaluation)
September 1, 1989... Get out the director's chair and your clipboard: Apple Computer is putting you into the motion picture industry. If you've ever wished that a classroom videotape had words, charts, or graphics to explain something, now you can add them...

Software to help students understand the effects of drugs. (Software Review) (Intellectual Software's Drug Abuse, Learning Multi-Systems Inc.'s Body Awareness Resource Network, It's Wise to Say No to Drugs! from Right On Programs) (evaluation)
September 1, 1989... There are numerous software programs that educate students at all grade levels about drugs. Three are reviewed below, and we list many others. No one is immune to or unaffected by the drug abuse problem. That's why drug abuse prevention...

Three programs that cover a gamut of activities. (Software Review) (Sunburst Communications' Bounce, Exam in a Can from ips Publishing, Choices from National Information Service Institute) (evaluation)
September 1, 1989... Here are three programs that cover a wide range of activities: Bounce focuses on helping students with pattern recognition and sequenc ing skills; Exam in a Can is a test generator; and Choices assists administrators and teachers in...

Taking a standardized test? Here's some help. (Software Review) (evaluation)
September 1, 1989... It comes with the territory: College students are tested -before, during, and after their years of higher education. Before even setting foot on campus they take numerous achievement or aptitude tests, or subject area placement tests. Then...