A course for educators introducing the potential of the computer as a tool of instruction is described. The course is divided into five parts: 1) computer literacy, 2) motivation, 3) learning experiences, 4) reinforcement, and 5) evaluation. Each of the educators in the course receives credit by undertaking a project in his own area of interest and presenting it to the class. The course has been successful in improving the attitudes of the participating educators towards the potential of the computer as a tool of instruction.
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Directory of Films for Data Education. Compiled for the Society of Data Educators by Arthur M. Pike. Copies may be obtained by sending $2.25, cash with order, postpaid, to Society for Data Educators Publishing Office, 2–76 Union, Northfield, Vt., 05663.
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CARDIAC (CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation) was designed by Dr. Davil Hagelbarger and its accompanying 53 page manual was written by Saul Fingerman. The kit was developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., as a Bell System Educational aid, and it is being marketed by Comspace Corporation, 350 Great Neck Road, Farmingdale, N. Y., 11735. The cost of the kit is $2.50. CARDIAC was originally developed for the Engineering Concepts Curriculum Project and a paper in Vol. I, Issue 1, of this Journal discusses its usage.
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Digital Equipment Corporation, Populution: A Primer-a Self-Teaching Basic Workbook. For copies order DEC-E8-ZJZA-D from DEC, Direct Mail, Building 1–1, Maynard, Mass., 01754, Price $2.00.
An Audio-Visual Course on Computer Programming Using Basic. The course was developed by Dr. Robert E. Smith of Control Data Corporation. The course includes 7 cassettes, 210 colored slides, and 7 summary review booklets. The cost is $225.00. For further information, contact Mrs. Leah Krug, Room 2005, MQRC2E Con Control Data Corp., P. O. Box 0, Minneapolis, Minn., 55435.
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For ordering information write: Huntington Computer Project Materials, Software Distribution Center, Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, Mass., 01754. Also refer to Vol. I, Issues 1 and 2 of this Journal for papers which report on various aspects of this project.
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The Computer Assisted Mathematics Program (CAMP) is a series of student texts and teacher's commentaries designed to be used for grades 7–12. The series is published by Scott-Foresman and Co., Glenview, Illinois, 60025, and was first published in 1970. The following CAMP titles are available or in preparation: Grade 7: CAMP First Course; Grade 8: CAMP Second Course; Grade 9: CAMP Algebra; Grade 10: CAMP Geometry; Grade 11: CAMP Intermediate Mathematics; Grade 12: CAMP Advanced Mathematics.
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A single package which consists of a teacher's manual, resource manual, student manual, and a paper tape, costs $2.10.
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HammondAllen L., Computer-assisted instruction: Two major demonstrations, Science, Vol. 176, pp. 1110–1112, June 9, 1972.
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For further information contact the following individuals: (Developmental English) Mrs. Mary Lou Conlin, Communications Learning Center, Metro Campus, Cuyahoga Community College, 2900 Community College Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114; (Developmental Mathematics), Professor Curtis Jefferson, Department of Mathematics, Metro Campus, Cuyahoga Community College, 2900 Community College Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.
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