Re: computerdisc-l: summary of responses to my first post

["Patti S. Abraham" <psa1@ra.msstate.edu>]

Good job Dane!  Hundreds of heads are better than one.  Together we can
figure these things out.

Dr. Patti S. Abraham psa1@ra.msstate.ed
Professor, Department of Technology and Education
Mississippi State University
Voice: 601-325-2280	FAX: 601-325-7599	Internet: psa1@ra.msstate.edu

On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Dane Conrad wrote:

> I thought I would share several responses that
> came directly to me instead of to the list.
> 
> I use the laser discs quite a bit to introduce a new unit.  I don't rely
> on the textbook.  I usually pull my own materials for reinforcement.
> 
> Suzanne Follin
> Kossuth High School
> 
> I use Computer Dimensions to introduce and reinforce when I am covering
> material in Word Processing but I find very little uses other than this
> category. . . .
> 
> Carol Broadus
> Seminary High School
> 
>  I use the LD clips from Computer
> Dimensions all the time.  There are some good lessons/ideas/files in the
> Computer Dimensions package.  However,  I do not like the way the lessons
> are written, so when I use one of the lessons and files, I rewrite the
> lesson.  For example, there is one on databases using "trivia" questions to
> sort/search databases on the portfolio topic chosen by the students.  We
> designed our own questions, and also added some integration by requiring
> them to sort/search and "copy" their answers into an open wordprocessing
> file.  But, no, the lessons as they are written I DO NOT use.  They are
> complicated with too much excess verbage.
> 
> Cynthia Kahler
> Oxford Middle School
> 
> I'm a D site.  We used ours mostly for vocabulary and the Intro to
> Computers.  However, we now find that the kids enjoy and do better with
> a power point presentation of vocabulary.
> 
> Paula Dees
> Ocean Springs
> 
> 
>    I usually us the Computer Dimensions as an introduction to a new
> topic.  For example, I used the Word Processing disc to introduce W/P to
> my students.  It also gives them a little history lesson about
> computers.  Using the laser disc is also a nice change for the students,
> but as with most things they get tired of it really quick.
> 
> 
> Kelly McAnally
> Olive Branch Middle Schoo
> 
> The first year I was teaching computer discovery I wasn't able to use
> use much of the extra materials.
> Now, it is a different story.
> 
> Nancy A
> Northeast Middle School
> 
> . I use it for
> students when I have to be out, so they are not on computers. It also
> adds a lot of interest and excitement when the class is in a lull and
> students are getting bored.
> 
> Gayle
> 
> These were just a few of the responses. I must say that I agree with most
> and heartily second the statement by Cynthia Kahler of Oxford that, "no, the
> lessons
> as they are written I DO NOT use.  They are complicated with too much excess
> verbage.
> 
> Blessings,
> Dane
> 
> P. S.  Now is someone else's turn . . . anyone been wondering how everyone
> else
> was handling something?
> 
> 
> 
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