Computer network will give technology to school districts
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sas City. Kan.. Lawrence and Eudora
In March, the School of Education received 25 Macintosh SE computers, 20 modems, software and 21 Imagewriter printers to place in the schools. A large mainframe computer, the Macintosh IX and a CD-ROM, are in Bailey Annex and store large amounts of information that will be used by education faculty.
"The program is to demonstrate that there are a large number of resources available," said Ron Aust, project coordinator. "At least through the program, schools maybe are getting a glimpse of the technological developments that are available
One of the programs that will be available is a Bulletin Board. Teachers and student interns will be able to call up this program on the computer screen for information about upcoming events. The program also sends messages about different activities.
"It's like a window for people," Justaid. "It could say, 'Hey, George and Bill over at Eudora, we really missed you at the meeting,' or it could bring together a special interest group, such as biology teachers, to share ideas with each other.";
Another program, the Educational Informatics Hub, will be written by KU faculty and may include helpful suggestions for teachers to grading tips. For established teachers,
programs about new discoveries in science and technology could be pulled up and used
"Basically, we saw that the resources in the schools are often used in narrow ways because many of the teachers are isolated because of specialized or restricted use of computers." Aust said. "We want to provide a wide range of resources to reach people who are a little more reserved about the use of computers."
KU was one of 57 schools that received a $172,000 grant given by Apple Computer's KU Research.
Glen Fisher, K-12 program manager of educator development in Cupertino, Calif., said KU was chosen because of its willingness to take risks with new technology.
In its proposal, KU did a good job combining the large amount of information that could be accessed easily by teachers from all grade levels with a communication between teachers at different schools. Fisher said.
ers was a big factor.
"We wondered why we couldn't build experience for teachers while they're still in school," Fisher said. "Some exposure or experience with computers makes it easier to learn."
He said the involvement of student teach-
Aust said some of the schools were chosen because of their high percentages of intern placement and minority students. Aust said the number of minorities was a consideration because the resources needed for purification usually were not available in those schools.
Sandee Crowther, director of instruction computing and staff development for the Lawrence School District, said the grant would directly with the computer wave of the future.
Aust said computer workshops would begin in the school districts in the summer and fall. Student interns will be able to take courses in the School of Education in the summer and fall.
"People will simply need to know how to run it on a very introductory level." Aust said. "A couple of hours in a class will be all that needed."
Edward Meyen, de education, said a program would make technology access easier.
"This opening of computer opportunities in the field will help stimulate creative ideas and I think that's very exciting." Meyen said.
Poor typists finding relief in computers
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KU was not an all-Apple school.
Even if Apple Macintosh computers are not number one, a MacUsers group was started on campus in November to provide students interested are interested in Macintosh computers.
"By and large, most schools have Zenith computers," Niebaum said. "Macintosh is number two. Zeniths are cheaper."
Getting over the intimidation of computers in a of the hardest things to do with computers.
J Stokes, of Eagle Flight Inc., a company that helps students nationwide prepare for interviews; said he had seen the computer knowledge was important.
"Companies are not only the wave of the future, but the way it is now and you're going to see more and more of it," Stokes said. "Virtually any company employee has to have some knowledge of computers."
Harold Cook, assistant professor of business, said he had not seen computer literacy become a requirement in the job market. A computer experience, was worth having
"Students do have an advantage for jobs when they have had experience with computer science."
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