Technology & Learning 1991 - 1992: Vol 12 Index

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The
Technology & Learning
1991-1992 Annual Index
Compiled by Teri Flaherty
reality. In this, the first of a three-part series on by Michael N. Milone, Jr.
Looking for the best soft-
planning, funding, and evaluation, we provide Video yearbooks may not be a tradition at your
guidelines for creating and implementing an school...yet. But if you’d like to be the first
ware in a particular subject
effective plan. September ’91, p. 20 (Number 1 school on the block with an annual of the ’90s,
area? Need aprimeronhow in a series of 3). here are some options to think about. October
91, p. 50.
certain hardware works?
Where to Find Funding
Planning your strategies for by Tom Wilson The Global Classroom: Reaching Beyond
Nobody is saying it’s going to be easy, but there the Walls of the School Building
the next school year? are monies available. You just have to know by Barbara Kurshan and Tina Dawson
Technology & Learning which nooks and crannies to search. January With a computer, a modem, and some rela-
'92, p. 36 (Number 2 in a series of 3). tively simple software, teachers are bringing
can help. The following the world into their classrooms as never before.
pages allow you to find How to Evaluate Your January ’92, p. 48.
Technology Program
quickly and easily the ar- by Daniel E. Kinnaman Special Resources for
You’ve worked hard to put your program in Special Ed Students
ticles, reviews, newsbriefs,
place. But how do you know it’s working? And by Michael N. Milone, Jr.
and teaching ideas you read how can you assure that it will continue to Whether you’re searching for adaptive technol-
in the pages of the maga- improve student learning? April 92, p. 12 ogy to meet the special needs of a particular
(Number 3 in a series of 3). student or group of students in your district, or
zine over the past school trying to stay informed about the field in gen-
eral, here are some valuable resources. Feb-
year. FEATURE ARTICLES
ruary ’92, p. 92
Backissues of Technology
Technology for Special Education:
& Learning are available for Meet Dave Master, A Directory of Resources
$3.00 each plus $1.90 post- 1991 Teacher of the Year by Carol Holzberg
by Holly Brady If your district has special education needs,
age and handling. Order An animation teacher at Rowland High School you'll find a company here that can help you
in Rowland Heights, California, Master was serve those needs. May/June '92, p. 24.
from Technology &L eaming,
chosen as this year’s IBM/Technology &
Peter Li, Inc., 2451 East Learning Teacher of the Year because he MAJOR INDUSTRY NEWS
inspires kids to believe in their own ideas and to
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communicate those ideas powerfully—skills
New Computers and
45439; [phone]. they can apply no matter what vocation they a Touch Screen From IBM
choose. September ’91, p. 14.
IBM’s new monitor and two new 386 SX ma-
chines are further proof that power and ease of
Are You Obeying Copyright Law?
use are becoming more affordable every day.
by Judy Salpeter
September ’91, p. 76.
lf auditors paid your district a surprise visit
FEATURE SERIES tomorrow, what would they find? Illegally cop- Apple’s System 7 and What
ied software? Unauthorized videotapes? You Need to Know About It
Widespread confusion about how scanners,
by Leslie Eiser
digitizers, and other multimedia equipment may
Strategic Planning for a New What the new Macintosh operating system will
be used legally? If your answer to any of these
Generation of American Schools: do for educators both now and in the future.
Or How to Turn a Very Large Supertanker is yes, you’re not alone. But that won't protect And what to watch for before you install it.
in a Very Small Harbor you in court. May/June 92, p. 14. September ’91, p. 70.
by Daniel E. Kinnaman PRACTICAL TEACHING
Whether you’re vying for a spot as one of the Tandy’s Multimedia PC
IDEAS/RESOURCES
President's New American Schools or looking by Judy Salpeter
for ways to increase the impact of technology Microsoft, Tandy, and others in the MS-DOS
use in your district, itis essential to have a vision is This the Year You’il Try world are aiming for a plug-and-play compat-
and a strategic plan for turning that vision into Creating a Video Yearbook? ibility standard for the multimedia market. Oc-
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tober ’91, p. 10. Breakthroughs in Digital Video
by Judy Salpeter
Apple Announces Three New Multimedia encyclopedias, computerized
Notebook Computers...And More simulations, and student presentations all take
by Holly Brady on new life when enhanced by real video play-
Also new are a faster Mac Classic, two new ing in a window on the computer screen.
LaserWriters, and a low-cost flatbed scanner Capturing your own footage; cutting, pasting,
that will appeal to educational users. Novem- and exchanging video clips from a variety of
ber/December ’91, p. 51. other sources; and even accessing footage
over a local area network, become possible
But Where’s the Film? Instant with digitized video—a reality today. April ’92,
Photography for the Classroom p. 66.
by Carol Holzberg
An innovative camera system allows teachers
and students to take pictures around school, SOFTWARE ROUNDUPS
show them on a TV screen, and incorporate
them into computer documents—all in the same
Summer News Update:
day. February ’92, p. 84.
Software Seen and Heard at NECC
by David Hoffman
IBM Raises the Bar
Some lively new programs on view at the June
by Holly Brady
National Educational Computing Conference.
Big Blue’s new 386 SX machine for the educa-
September ’91, p. 67.
tion market delivers value for the money, but
the high-end multimedia option—the one that
will run Columbus and Ulysses—may cause The 1991-92 Technology & Learning
educators to do some careful evaluating. March Software of the Year Awards
92, p. 34. Presenting our pick of the best educational
software of the past school year. October ’91,
TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDERS p. 26.
Building the School Library of the ’90s
Networking—The Missing Piece by Leslie Eiser
in Your Technology Plan? Tools and tips thatcan help you turn your library
by Daniel E. Kinnaman into a high-tech, information-age media center.
Have you been postponing installing local area October ’91, p. 42.
networks in your district because it all seems
too complicated? Here’s a look at how today’s
Groupware Goes to School: New Tools to
networks can fit into your technology plan.
Promote Group Activity
November/December ’91, p. 28.
and Learning
compiled and edited by the staff of T & L
30-DAY FREE TRIAL Videodisc Update: From collaborative writing to cooperative simu-
The Power of Visual Learning
lations, group-oriented technology products are
Please send the teacher set (book, researched and compiled by Mark Fritz
disk & teacher’s guide) for use with: Whether you’re already a videodisc aficionado moving into the schools and onto their networks.
February ’92, p. 80.
| OMS Works, IBM 2.0 or just getting ready to investin the technology,
this section should be helpful to you as you look
QMS Works, Mac 3.0 (spring, ’92)
| QO AppleWorks 3.0 for ways of bringing learning to life for the kids Multimedia Science Programs:
| Q AppleWorks 1.0 - 2.1 in your district. November/December’91, p. 39. New Science Texts?
by Leslie Eiser
l’s Time to Upgrade to DOS 5.0 Science educators, iong known to be propo-
NAME | by Michael Milone nents of multi-sensory teaching techniques,
The latest MS-DOS product offers some fea- have been looking lately at interactive video-
SCHOOL/INST
tures previously unavailable to PC users. Is it disc packages as supplements to printed sci-
ADDRESS an investment worth considering? January ’92, ence texts. Here are ten exciting new programs
p. 56. to consider. March ’92, p. 16.
CITY/STATE/ZIP
Bill me $32.95 each set plus postage. Sound: The Next Frontier New Tools on the Works Bench
I can cancel all charges by returning by Mary Cron
by Roxanne Schneider
the goods within a month. T&L Once you’ve experienced the high-quality If you love your school's new Macintoshes but
speech, multi-voice music, and realistic sound you miss the all-in-one versatility of AppleWorks,
effects coming from the newest sound-en- you should check out these Mac-based inte-
hanced software, you'll never want to return to grated software programs. April ’92, p. 20.
the beeps and boings of yesterday’s comput-
ers. February ’92, p. 14. {c ontinued on page 48 )
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SOFTWARE REVIEWS ESL/Bilingual Education Language arts
English Express: A Look ata "Multimedia ESL Stories and More, an illustrated, narrated CD-
Creative arts/graphics
System" ROM “bookshelf” of 36 interactive children’s
by Susan Brooks stories, plus pre- and post-reading activities,
Kid Pix, an art program for young artists en- May/June ’92, p. 36. targeted to first-graders. (IBM) January ’92, p.
hanced with sound effects and more. 17.
(Broderbund) September ’91, p. 8.
Wordtris, an educational game that combines
arcade-style action with language arts content.
(Spectrum Holobyte) February ’92, p. 6.
SuperSolvers Spellbound, three spelling
games and a bona fide spelling bee with digi-
tized speech, for grades 2 to 6. (The Learning
Company) March ’92, p. 11.
Reader Rabbit 2, a sequel to the Learning
Company’s classic, designed to help early
readers practice phonics and word recognition
skills. (The Learning Company) April ’92, p. 7.
Microsoft: Works Math
Math Connections: Algebra I, a tool for alge-
bra students to help them visualize and explore
the relationship between numbers, variables,
expressions, equations, and graphs. (Wings
for Learning/Sunburst) March ’92, p. 10.
Mutanoid Math Challenge, a program that pits
second- through ninth-graders against oddball
aliens to see who's best at constructing arith-
metic equations ona Scrabble-like gameboard.
(Legacy Software) May/June ’92, p. 11.
Multidisciplinary
The Treehouse, a grade K-4 sequel to The
Playhouse, with animated science, music, lan-
guage arts, and math games. (Broderbund
Software) February ’92, p. 10.
Castle of Dr. Brain, a mind-bending adventure
through a mysterious castle, designed to test
analytical and problem-solving skills for 6th
graders and up. (Sierra Online) March ’92, p. 6.
Including
Operation Neptune, an action-packed deep
sea adventure and math program for grades
four and up that will get your students solving
word problems...and loving it. (The Learning
recommendations.
Company) May/June ’92, p. 6.
Science
Woolly Bounce, an entertaining simulation that
introduces physical science concepts to pri-
mary-grade students. (MECC) November/De-
cember ’91, p. 8.
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Physics Explorer: One Body, one of a series HyperCard hypermedia authoring tool, with EDITORIAL
of adaptable, modifiable physics simulation lots of color added, for Apple lics users. (Claris)
programs plus related activities for high school January ’92, p. 16.
students. (Wings for Learning) January ’92, p. Obstacles to Building President Bush’s
10. Bank Street Writer for the Macintosh, the New American Schools
latest incarnation of the well-known education- September ’91, p. 6.
The Secret Codes of C.Y.P.H.E.R.: Opera- oriented word processor, with “hypertext” but-
tion Wildlife, a sleuthing game featuring a tons and other great new features. (Scholastic) Designing New American Schools: Are We
database on mammals and coded messages March ’92, p. 7. on the Right Track? January ’92, p. 6.
to solve. (Tanager Software) February ’92, p. 7.
Insects: Little Giants of the Earth, an inter-
active videodisc program—based on a Discov-
ery Channel documentary—that provides 5th
through 12th graders with a broad overview of
the insect world through video, stills, and a
software database. (The Discovery Channel)
April ’92, p. 6.
“MicrWoroks shaso heflpetd me
The Great Solar System Rescue, an inter-
active videodisc-based search-and-recover immein rneducsing emyl papeyrwo rk
mission for grades 5-8 that will involve your
entire class at once. (Tom Snyder Productions) and routine classrdoutoimes ”
May/June ’92, p. 7.
Social Studies
Puiport Aseratie HighS cho!
Fruitport, Michigan
Bushbuck Charms, Viking Ships and Dodo
re
Eggs, a geography scavenger hunt game cov-
ering cities from virtually all nations. (PC Globe,
Inc.) September ’91, p. 11.
Headline Harry and the Great Paper Race, geotn to
an engrossing history and geography game
featuring the student as reporter in search of
“the big story.” (Davidson) November/Decem- are traintoe ddo — educate children’
ber ’91, p. 6.
Nigel’s World, an intriguing geography game
for grades 2 to 6 that features a globe-trotting
photographer, digitized photos, and digitized
speech. (Lawrence Productions) April ’92, p.
10.
“One of the greatest things about
Tools
Microsoft Worksi s thaty ouc ane asilyc reate
Personal Press, a simple but effective desk-
top publishing program for beginning and inter- professionallooking documents”
mediate users. (Silicon Beach Software) Sep-
tember ’91, p. 9.
Charlie Burton, Teacher
LogoWriter for the Macintosh, a new version
of the kid-oriented programming language with So eattle, Washington
new features and enhancements. (LCSI, Inc)
September ’91, p. 10.
The Writing Center, an easy-to-use student
tool for basic word processing and desktop
Microsoft
publishing. (The Learning Company) Novem-
ber/December ’91, p. 9.
HyperCard lias, an adaptation of the famous
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NEWSLINE Where in TV Land Is Carmen Sandiego? MECC Now Offers Building-Level Member-
January ’92, p. 8. ships March ’92, p. 41.
Apple and IBM Partnership September ’91, What Every Teacher Needs to Know Abcut A Walk Through Infocomm ’92: We’re Not
p. 80. Computers January ’92, p. 9. Just Shopping for Computers Anymore April
92, p. 76.
Mississippi Breaks New Groundin Distance The Cooperation Continues: Claris Prod-
Learning September ’91, p. 80. ucts for Windows January ’92, p. 9. The President’s Daily Point of Light Pro-
gram April 92, p. 76.
Tandy Joins Low-Cost 386 SX Battle Octo- Textbooks for Tomorrow in Supermarkets
ber ’91, p. 8. Today February '92, p. 88. Batter Up! April ’92, p. 78.
Teacher Television to Debut October ’91, p. Logo Foundation Established February ’92, A Chicken in Every Pot, A Car in Every
8. p. 88. Garage, And More Computers Than Kids
April ’92, p. 78.
Only the Best Reports Rapid Growth in Mac All the Letters You Ever Wanted to
Software For K-12 October ’97, p. 9. Write...And Then Some February ’92, p. 90. Stewart Alsop's Foundation for Educational
Software Gets Up and Running May/June ‘92,
National Public Telecomputirng Network Videodiscs Win Big in Texas Textbook p. 58.
(NPTN) November/December ’91, p. 12. Adoption February ’92, p. 90.
Software Publishers Association An-
National Space Shuttle Simulation Project What’s Newin the Channel One Wars? March nounces Award Winners May/June '92, p. 58.
“Takes Off” November/December ’91, p. 12. 92, p. 40.
ALookinto Apple's Crystal Ball May/June ‘92,
What Will They Think of Next? November/ Rumor Has It March ’92, p. 40. p. 73.
December ’91, p. 14.
Josten’s Learning Breaks New Ground With Unusual Ending at World Invitational Type-
Shaping Up AmeOrica’s Schools January ’92, Oklahoma Adoption and Microsoft Partner- Off May/June '92, p. 73.
p. 8. ship March ’92, p. 41.
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