RISC User Series

Education

Regular features on the area of greatest use of Acorn computers: education

Articles by Chris Drage and Mark Sealey

8:2			Acorns in Education & Opening Things Up Choosing Acorn for education, plus a look at how integrated learning systems may affect the Acorn market
8:3			BETT & My World Our education gurus take a look at this year's BETT show, and SEMERC's My World
8:4			Maths Software & On-Line Line-Up Software for maths, plus what the Internet can do for schools
8:5			The Computer in Home and School A round-up of the issues involved in linking home computer use with educational needs
8:6			The SEMERC Risc PC &Informatrix Keyboard The SEMERC Risc PC and the Informatrix concept keyboard investigated
8:7			Multimedia For All & Design SoftwareMultimedia in schools, plus a round-up of software for design technology
8:8			The Pocket Book II in Education The Pocket Book II: what can it do for education, and what software is available for it?
8:9			Software for Language Development A comprehensive look at software for language development
8:10			Six of the Best A look at six of the best among recent educational software releases
9:1			The A7000 & PE Software Our educational feature looks at the new A7000, and then finds out how you can use it to get fit!
9:2			1996 Multimedia Awards & As Young As You Like Computing for the very young, and the NEMA awards
9:3			BETT '96 Show Report This year's BETT Show was a significant event for the Acorn world, and our educationalists report on what they found
9:4			The Best from BETT & A Blast from the Past Running BBC Micro software under RISC OS, and a look at some of the latest releases
9:5			The Connected Learning Community This month we look at Internet providers for schools
			AppleCorn Educational implications of the Acorn-Apple joint venture
9:6			Data Logging, part 1 & Long on Languages Our experts talk about software available for teaching foreign languages, and introduce the topic of data logging
9:7			Data Logging, part 2 & Bottom is Tops A survey of data logging devices, and Shakespearian resources from Topologika
9:8			Studying Religiously & Taking Notes Our experts find out what religious and musical education software is available on the Acorn platform
9:9			Graphic Art Software for Learners, part 2 & Counting on Maths Our experts examine maths software for schools and art packages for the early years
9:10			Graphic Art Software for Learners, part 2 & Software for Schools Our experts examine art packages for older children and plan a school trip or two
10:1			Input Devices for Home Education & Musings on Xemplar's First Six Months Our experts examine input devices for home education and consider the future of Xemplar
10:2			Acorn World '96: Education Report This month our education pages are devoted to the new releases at Acorn World
10:3			The Best of '96 & The Xemplar Junior Toolbox Our experts look back over the best releases of 1996, and assess the Xemplar Junior Toolbox
10:4			BETT '97 Show Report Our experts take a wander around the latest education show, and find a lot to interest them

Articles by Chris Drage and Marshal Anderson

10:5			Growing Up Together & Measuring and Monitoring Our experts investigate portable data logging, and learn how to grow up together peacefully
10:6			Cameras in the Classroom As a companion to our cameras feature, we examine the use of digital cameras in school
			Somewhere Over the Rainbow Marshal Anderson is over the moon about Rainbow Stories and Rainbow's Edge
10:7			Data Harvest If control applications are what interest you, then Data Harvest is likely to have whatever you need
			Inclusive Technology Our roving reporter writes about the new off-shoot from SEMERC
10:8			Successful CDs from Cambridge & IMS CD-ROMs in Education Our experts investigate some excellent CD-ROMs from Dorling Kindersley, Microsoft and Cambridgeshire Software House
10:9			Administration Software & In Control at Legoland Marshal Anderson gets bogged down in administration while Chris Drage gallivants off to Legoland
10:10			Learning at Home Our experts give advice about helping your children's home education
11:1			Acorn World '97: Education Report Chris Drage summarises Acorn World from an educational viewpoint
			Web of Learning Marshal Anderson surfs the Web in search of useful educational sites
11:2			Burrowing Into the Toybox & The A7000+ Goes to School Marshal Anderson takes a look at Sherston's latest releases, while Chris Drage examines the role of the A7000+ in the classroom
11:3			1997: The Educational Year in Retrospect Our experts take a look back over the educational highlights of 1997
11:4			Hedging their BETTs for the Future (BETT '98 Show Report) Our experts report back from a somewhat disappointing BETT 98 Show
11:5			Maths Software That Really Measures Up Our experts evaluate a number of packages for exploring geometry and having mathematical adventures
11:6			Classes on the Web & DTP in the Classroom, part 1 Marshal Anderson discusses how schools can make the best of the Web and get themselves known, while Chris Drage examines the role of DTP in the classroom
11:7			Primary Art Judy Wadebridge teaches us about art packages in the primary school
			DTP in the Classroom, part 2 Chris Drage concludes his presentation on DTP in the classroom
11:8			Xemplar Pocket Book III Chris Drage takes a look at Xemplar's new Pocket Book III, based on Psion's Series 3c
11:9			Three for Literacy Hour Three pieces of software which are designed to improve young children's literacy skills
			IT: A Teacher's Guide Marshal Anderson takes a look at a new book that sets out a scheme of work for early years
11:10			Portable Computing Three portable word processors come into the hands of Chris Drage: the AlphaSmart 2000, the DreamWriter 200 and the eMate 300
			Future Imperfect Marshal Anderson reveals the percentage of Acorn computers in use in schools today

Articles by Chris Drage

12:1		The Best of 1998 Chris Drage takes a look at his favourite classroom products of 1998, from the data-logging of Ecolog to the Internet-based educational extravaganza that is Argonet's popular schools' site, ArgoSphere
12:2		BETT '99 Show Report Chris Drage visited the BETT show and found a surprisingly thriving RISC OS scene, despite the recent demise of Acorn and the dropping of RISC OS machines by Xemplar Education
12:3		IT and Numeracy Chris Drage lifts the lid off a selection of software that's perfect for teaching numeracy skills both in the school and at home
12:4		The Historical Tudors Chris Drage suddenly discovered that his school had no IT resources for teaching Tudor history, so off he went to discover which packages were the best, and came back with news of a whole new continent...
12:5		Numeracy Strategies Chris Drage applauds Graham Wootten and his Numeracy Strategy Planning Sheets
12:6		Essential Selection Chris Drage picks out a few pieces of software that he finds invaluable in his classroom
12:7		Applauncher 2 Chris Drage looks at a piece of software that helps to establish a consistent working environment in the classroom, creating a standard interface on every machine in the school and removing the complications of modern graphical user interfaces
12:8		National Grid for Learning Chris Drage examines what's behind the National Grid for Learning and what it means to technology in schools
12:9		Two from Sherston Chris Drage reports on Matti Mole's Summer Holiday and This Week in History
12:10		Keep Those Acorns! Chris Drage explains why schools should continue to use Acorns, and how they can integrate them into multi-platform networks