Pearls of Wisdom: Acquiring and Sharing Information via Computer.

Coulson, Elaine

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ERIC Number: EJ418107

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Publication Date: 1990

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Pearls of Wisdom: Acquiring and Sharing Information via Computer.

Coulson, Elaine

Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, v8 n2 p19-20,31 Nov-Dec 1990

Notes that not having anything to say is a major hurdle in the writing process at the middle school level. Describes two common classroom experiences, based on the software programs "GeoWorld" and "Food for Thought," that enable all students to acquire and share information together. (RS)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Middle Schools, Process Approach (Writing), Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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