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ERIC Number: EJ642800
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
If I Had a Hammer: Technology in the Language Arts Classroom.
Jester, Richard
English Journal, v91 n4 p85-88 Mar 2002
Describes the computer as a hammer, a tool with unique qualities that allows people to perceive, manipulate, and express language in ways quite different from traditional media. Explores the tool of the multimedia presentation, a common use of technology in classrooms today. Describes a simple project with sixth graders that incorporates reading, writing, and grammar connections. (SG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Grade 6, Grammar, Literacy, Middle Schools, Multimedia Materials, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: The Truth about Nonfiction.