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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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CD-ROM Integration Peaks Student Interest in Inquiry.
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O'Bannon, Blanche – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Discussion of learning processes examines past educational practices and considers how CD-ROM technology can impact teaching and learning. A lesson plan for elementary school science that uses a CD-ROM encyclopedia is presented that includes instructional goals, performance objectives, teaching and learning activities, and assessment methods.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Planning, Educational Technology
Integrating Technology in a Geometry Classroom: Issues for Teaching.
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Pokay, Patricia A.; Tayeh, Carla – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Based on a college-level geometry course, presents practical suggestions for integrating exploratory computer applications into the mathematics classroom. Reveals that students need more experimental time with technology to reduce anxiety, and assessments need to be developed and implemented to tap the outcomes of problem solving and higher level…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Critical Thinking, Discovery Learning
Groupware in the Classroom: Applications and Guidelines.
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Scalia, Lynne M.; Sackmary, Benjamin – Computers in the Schools, 1996
Discusses groupware, a form of computer-mediated communication that supports interaction and cooperative work among group members regardless of location. Highlights include computer-supported cooperative work; electronic mail; computer conferences; group decision support systems; an example of a classroom groupware project with undergraduates; and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Decision Support Systems
Using CD-ROMs in the Language Arts Classroom.
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Matthew, Kathryn I. – Computers in the Schools, 1996
Discusses the use of CD-ROMs in elementary and secondary language arts classrooms. Highlights include increased reading achievement; student attitudes; changes in the curriculum and in the roles of students and teachers; children's books and reference books; characteristics of CD-ROM books; integrating CD-ROMs into the curriculum; and examples…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Big Memory Elegance: HyperCard Information Processing and Desktop Publishing.
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Bitter, Gary G.; Gerson, Charles W., Jr. – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Discusses hardware requirements, functions, and applications of five information processing and desktop publishing software packages for the Macintosh: HyperCard, PageMaker, Cricket Presents, Power Point, and Adobe illustrator. Benefits of these programs for schools are considered. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Desktop Publishing