History Computer Review articles from March 2002

History Computer Review archives from March 2002

Say it ain't so, Stephen and Doris -or- the whole world is watching. (News And Notes).(investigating plagiarism)
March 22, 2002... [begin strikethrough]These are been times for muckrakers on the scholarship beat. In the last month alone, not one but two of the nation's most high profile historians, Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin, stand accused of plagiarism in...

Capital karaoke. (News And Notes).(editorial on plagiarism)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 22, 2002... This whole soap opera does put Edmund Morris's self-interjection into his biography of Ronald Reagan in a whole new light. And Joseph Ellis's Vietnam and anti-segregation experiences ditto. Should the profession distinguish between first- and...

Think of the victims. (News And Notes).(school board handles students accused of plagiarism)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... There's another side to this plagiarism outbreak. Here's how Diane Carroll related the story in the Kansas City Star ("Teacher Quits In Dispute With School Board Over Student Plagiarism," 29 January 2002,...

Standards. (News And Notes).(educating students on research and writing techniques)
March 22, 2002... Because neither historians nor the public can agree on the specifics Americans need to know, efforts founded on good intentions usually fail. It might be fruitful to rise above the controversy to conceptualize this discussion in terms of essay...

Digital rights. (News And Notes).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Microsoft has been secretly devising a "digital rights management operating system" (see John Dvorak, "Inside Track," PC Magazine, 12 February 2002, 61) for incorporation into the basic operating system that will make "it impossible to copy...

Reverting to the bad old days. (News And Notes).(sexism in computer periodical advertisements)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 22, 2002... You may not pay much attention to the ads for computer services and equipment at the back of computer magazines, but while you were away it appears we've u-turned to the days of sexism in advertisements. My evidence? PC Magazine, 11 December...

Grades. (News And Notes).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 22, 2002... At long last Harvard has, unwittingly perhaps, solved the problem of grade giving, the bete noire of most teachers. Most of the grades given at that prestigious university are A's and B's, perhaps because professors assume those selected for...

Using ICT to enhance the teaching and learning of history in Scottish schools.(Information and Communications Technology)
March 22, 2002... ABSTRACT: Advocates of ICT in the history classroom argue that it greatly enhances the student experience of history through the provision of a rich range of resources alongside the development of historical knowledge, skills and wider areas of...

The dinosaurs didn't see it coming, but historians had better: computer-aided activities in the history classroom.
March 22, 2002... ABSTRACT: For today's college student, use of the World Wide Web is becoming a standard part of an undergraduate education. Indeed, the Internet offers a rich collection of materials for studying history. Yet, some historians are intimidated by...

Creating simulations for use in teaching lower division U.S. history.
March 22, 2002... ABSTRACT: "Eunice: A Captivity Simulation," is a highly interactive and technically ambitious computer-based instruction project, designed to offer students a self-paced and self-directed approach to learning about intercultural relations...

Net survey: teaching history and news media.
March 22, 2002... The "History and New Media" course that I taught for the first time this year examines the potential of new media for popular and public history, as well as the impact of new media on access to primary sources, history education, scholarship,...

After the Fact Interactive: The Visible and Invisible Worlds of Salem.
March 22, 2002... Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 148 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520, www.mhhe.com, 800-338-3987 (customer service); international customers should contact www.mhhe.com/catalogs/cust_serv/intl_offices.mhmtl. ...

Migration in Modern World History, 1500-2000.
March 22, 2002... Manufacturer: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 10 Davis Drive, Belmont, California 94002-3098; Thomson Learning Academic Resource Center, 1-800-423-0563; http://www.wadsworth.com. Materials included: CD-ROM (copyright 2000) and user's guide or...

MacAddict. (Literature Survey).(Bibliography)
March 22, 2002... Software: Anzovin, Steve. "20 QUICKTIME Tricks," MacAddict (September 2001), 30-36. Anzovin discusses movies, music, skins, and other applications. Langer, Maria. "Get the Web into EXCEL," MacAddict (July 2001), 68-69. Langer...

MacHome. (Literature Survey).(Bibliography)
March 22, 2002... Software, CDs: Brundage, Sandy. "Work Faster, Better, Smarter," MacHome (October 2001), 16-17. Discusses computer learning tutorials offered by VTC Online University (www.vtco.com) and MacAcademy (www.macacademy.com). Master hundreds of...

MacWorld. (Literature Survey).(Bibliography)
March 22, 2002... Software, CDs: Fott, Galen. "Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS," MacWorld (August 2001), 32. Adobe has finally taken pity on us mere mortals who have neither the time nor inclination to learn how to use more than a fraction of the features found in...

PC World. (Literature Survey).(Bibliography)
March 22, 2002... Software: Albro, Edward N., ed. "Office Xposed," PC World (July 2001), 102-14 passim. This article deals with the question of whether you should move to Microsoft's new OFFICE XP. The answer depends on what you do with your current suite....