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A Rationale For the Use of Microcomputers in Special Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Anne Williams*
Affiliation:
D’Alton School and Elizabeth Computing Centre, Education Department of Tasmania, Hobart

Abstract

Why should we use computers in our classroms in special education? Will they benefit our children? How can we use them to advantage? This paper presents reasons for using computers as effective teaching tools with children who are having difficulty in learning.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1986

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