The computer as catalyst

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A Gallup survey sponsored by Star Micronics America Inc reveals that 25 percent of American households now have microcomputers. Of those, 70 percent use their computers for children's schoolwork. The survey indicates that 78 percent of parents who own or plan to buy a microcomputer believe the device will improve their children's school performance. There are skeptics, but most educators and parents accept the microcomputer as a useful educational tool. According to Tom Snyder, president of educational software company, Tom Snyder Productions Inc, the most significant educational value of a computer is as a catalyst, generating interactions between parents and children or between children and their playmates. Margaret Honey, with the Center for Technology at Bank Street College of Education, New York, stresses the importance of parents and children working together.

Computers, peripherals & software, Research, Analysis, Usage, Officials and employees, Microcomputers, Equipment and supplies, High technology, Teaching, Surveys, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Education, Computer-assisted instruction, Computer assisted instruction, Educational technology, Instructional materials, High technology and education, Microcomputer, Survey, Bank Street College of Education. Center for Technology, Honey, Margaret, Snyder, Tom, Tom Snyder Productions Inc., Star Micronics America Inc.

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A tool to find a better monitor

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Displaymate, $79, from Sonera Technologies Inc of Rumson, NJ, is a computer program that can help a user select a monitor, adjust it for optimum performance and identify any potential problems with it. Displaymate, which runs on IBM or compatible microcomputers, consists of 100 diagnostic tests and 200 test patterns. The tests and patterns can help a user select a new monitor, or they can be used to keep a display in sharp focus, preventing eye strain. Blurred vision or eye strain can lead to a loss of productivity, so that Displaymate has a practical use in a business that depends on workers who must spend long hours staring at a screen. Displaymate also reveals technical weaknesses in a monitor itself, or in its control card. Displaymate sounds technical and sophisticated - and it is - but it is easy to install and to use.

Purchasing, Evaluation, Product information, Industrial productivity, Video monitors, Utility programs, Utilities (Software), Desktop utilities, Productivity, VDTs, Hardware Selection, Monitors, Desktop Utility, Eye Strain, Sonera Technologies, Displaymate (Utility program)

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