Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ488720
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Why Read a History Book on a Computer? Putting "Who Built America?" on CD-ROM.
Rosenzweig, Roy; Brier, Steve
History Microcomputer Review, v9 n2 p9-14 Fall 1993
Describes how a 2-volume history textbook was translated into a 453 "page" CD-ROM product. Discusses how primary sources and graphics were combined with text to create an electronic textbook. Concludes that a major motivation for experimenting with this new technology was aimed at democratizing historical understanding. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Reading, Economic Factors, Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Ethnic Studies, Historiography, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Immigrants, Instructional Materials, Optical Data Disks, Oral History, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Social History, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, United States History
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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