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ERIC Number: EJ315703
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Light Pen as Magic Wand: Computerize Classroom Visual Aids Using an Extended BASIC.
Johnson, Craig W.; Orban, Deborah A.
Educational Technology, v25 n3 p20-24 Mar 1985
Routines developed for an ongoing course in research methods and statistics provides examples of the custom instructional applications that can be created using extended BASIC and a light pen, including title and transition displays, progressive disclosure, animation, overlays, and simulations. Strengths of this technique are reviewed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Animation, Classroom Techniques, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Display Systems, Input Output Devices, Microcomputers, Programing, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Computer Programs; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: BASIC Programing Language; Light Pen; Overlays; Progressive Disclosure