The role of “computers in the schools” revisited

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 59-76

  Bull, Glen ^a   Bell, Randy ^a   Kajder, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital microscopes; Educational software; Graphing calculators; Handheld computers; Instructional technology; Open source software; Portable computers; Software development

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044472099     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J025v20n01_05     Document Type: Article

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