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	Educational computing for the masses \| SiliconUser
		MECC was for many years one of the major producers of educational content including courseware, videos and educational computer games for the Apple II, RadioShack, IBM PC and later the Macintosh and Windows.
		MECC was best known for The Oregon Trail, an early educational game based on the historic migration route used by pioneers to settle new parts of the United States during the 19th century.
		Minnesota's need for a state-wide educational computing plan was recognized by a committee under the Commissioner of Administration in the early 1970s.
	siliconuser.com /?q=node/12 (1615 words)

	Computing
		Computing Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and a computer was a person who c...
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		Process (computing) In computing, a process is, roughly speaking, a task being run by a computer, often simultaneously w...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/computing.html (2079 words)

	The Oregon Trail (computer game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the original developers, Don Rawitsch, later began working at the state-funded Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974, where he introduced the game.
		Oregon Trail was distributed through the consortium to educational institutions.
		Later versions were distributed by Brøderbund after MECC was sold to The Learning Company.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(computer_game) (541 words)

	Minnesota Supreme Court -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest (An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business) court in the (additional info and facts about U.S. state) U.S. state of (A midwestern state) Minnesota and consists of seven members.
		The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a (An area of knowledge or interest) territory.
		The state court system was rearranged in 1858 when Minnesota became a state, and justices are now (additional info and facts about elected) elected to six-year terms unless a mid-term vacancy occurs, in which case the (The head of a state government) governor appoints a replacement to finish the term.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mi/Minnesota_Supreme_Court.htm (372 words)

	SmartFilter Examined
		SmartFilter, from Secure Computing Corporation, was originally designed for the corporate environment, but Secure Computing's "White Paper: Education and the Internet" states that schools as well should be "rightfully concerned about inappropriate content (sex, obscenity and pornography, hate speech, criminal skills and gambling)".
		Joanne Benson of Minnesota announced that school districts would be encouraged to apply for a grant to receive SmartFilter filtering software for their networks (see WCCO Channel 4000 article).
		Although a press release from Secure Computing described the arrangement as a $9 million donation to the Minnesota public school system, a report prepared by one school official revealed that the "grant" waived only the $6,000 purchase fee.
	www.peacefire.org /censorware/SmartFilter (770 words)

	Computing in TutorGig Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Load, in computing, is a measure of the amount of processing a computer system is currently performing, usually in the form of a scalar and as some variation on a percentage.
		In computing, DOC or doc short for document is a common file extension, traditionally used for documentation in plain text plain text file format format, particularly of programs or computer hardware..
		In the context of computing, a polyglot is a computer program or script computer programming script written in a valid form of multiple programming language s, which performs the same operations or output..
	www.tutorgig.com /es/Computing/3 (817 words)

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		Computer literacy is defined as that minimal level of knowledge and skills concerning computer technology and usage which every student should have acquired prior to graduation from the twelfth grade.
		The need for computer literacy training for students is clear, although the opportunity for implementing a computer literacy program is greatly limited because many teachers do not know how to use computers and are not prepared to teach about their use and their impact on society.
		Computer literacy is a desirable outcome of contemporary education, and it should be made an essential part of a well-balanced curriculum.
	www.texasacet.org /history/computerliteracy.htm (1616 words)

	apple educational software
		It's taken us quite a while to sift through all the information we found about apple educational software and be able to point you to the best sites to visit.
		We have looked at many sites on the Internet in search of the finest and fairest plans for apple educational software and finalized our results on this summary site that list the websites that offer safe shopping when shopping for apple educational software.
		With a plethora of high-end educational software packages to choose from, each with flashy multimedia and trademarked characters, parents and teachers may find the humble turtle a bit outdated.
	educational-software.a-web-business.com /apple-educational-software (372 words)

	Virtual Environments in Maintenance Training
		Educational Technology research has passed through a number of stages, focusing, in turn, on the content to be learned, the format of instructional messages, and the interaction between computers and students.
		Educational Technology researchers have been content to build conceptual frameworks within which to conduct research from the metaphors of psychology rather than from the mechanisms of neurobiology.
		Educational Technology researchers therefore have as much responsibility in studying the means and ends of school reform as anyone else.
	depts.washington.edu /edtech/epr.htm (8330 words)

	METRONET Archives -- September 1996 (#16)
		Boslaugh will uncover some of major computing projects of the military that were based in Minnesota, and discuss the technology and contribution to Minnesota computing.
		Minnesota was the incubator of two important forces in computer-based education.
		Brumbaugh, who has over two decades of experience working with technology for Minnesota educational institutions and was one of MECC's leaders, will examine the history of MECC and PLATO, past and present promises of computer-based education, and the future role of Minnesota computing.
	listserv.nodak.edu /cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9609&L=metronet&F=&S=&P=1589 (591 words)

	Database 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		You could have, for example, a database running on a computer in your classroom and little Fred comes in while you are out and changes his mark from 5% to 95% and you would have no idea.
		As databases are the primary computer application used in industry, the ability to be able to use them will be invaluable for students when they look for a job.
		Computer databases are more powerful tools than paper ones because of their capacity to retrieve and organize information.
	scs.une.edu.au /Materials/312_99/db/db1.htm (4145 words)

	ESC - The Oregon Trail: Company
		MECC was designed to develop educational computing programs for Minnesota school students, but also to join joint practices between K-12 an higher education.
		MECC established a purchase contract for Apple--it became a defacto standard in state of Minnesota.
		MECC began to transfer the best of their programs from the timeshare library to diskette--all materials were programmed for the Apple.
	ldt.stanford.edu /ldt1999/Students/kemery/esc/otCompanyFrame.htm (480 words)

	CITIDEL: Viewing 'Computer literacy objectives for junior high school students' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		While ten years ago computer literacy was an unknown phrase, it now has an accepted place in the vocabulary of both educators and computer scientists.
		How should computer education be offered to students and others? The Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) recently received funding from the National Science Foundation to design, develop, test and evaluate an integrated set of twenty-five student learning modules for science, mathematics and social studies courses in secondary schools.
		The project presumes that abilities, skills, attitudes, and cognitive learning are all aspects of a person's computer literacy; the learning packages will be based on a set of learning objectives that reflect these areas.
	www.citidel.org /?op=getobj&identifier=oai:ACMDL:articles.809949 (300 words)

	MayaLinks: MayaPages for Native Americans
		MayaQuest Learning Adventure--Sponsored by several Minnesota companies, including Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium, a group of explorers traveled in Maya country last year, reporting back to the InterNet at regular intervals on archaeological sites, the modern Maya and the rain forest.
		MECC has produced a better-edited CDROM of MayaQuest, which may be ordered directly from it, or get it discounted from Sunburst Software 800/321-7511 for info and their software catalog.
		Science Museum of Minnesota: Interactive Maya Exhibit--The best of the on-line museum exhibits, there are lessons in Mayan astronomy, overviews of major city sites, clothing, languages.
	www.kstrom.net /isk/maya/maya1.html (1238 words)

	GETTING STARTED: A Sourcebook for Charter Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Though schools often suffer from a scarcity of education resources, the crisis in education is not due to a lack of funding.
		Contracting for educational services with the private sector may be of interest to charter schools as it has the potential to improve efficiency and increase accountability.
		Education consultant Eric Premack notes that school districts are not accustomed to assessing cost data for individual schools.
	www.rppi.org /education/ps172.html (10456 words)

	How to Find Good Computer Software in English and Language Arts. ERIC Digest.
		In addition, the National Education Association supports an Educational Computer Service that publishes a catalog of "NEA Teacher Certified" software, evaluated and approved by trained programmers and teachers.
		At the national level, the Educational Software Evaluation Consortium, twenty-seven organizations involved in computer education throughout North America, has developed a list of favorably reviewed instructional software for K-12 classrooms.
		A final suggestion for educators interested in locating English and language arts software is to identify an independent distributor of software, often another computer-using teacher.
	www.ericdigests.org /pre-921/computer.htm (1087 words)

	MECC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (later Corporation), most commonly known as MECC, was a state-funded company founded in 1973.
		The state of Minnesota spun off the company as a private corporation in the late 1980s.
		MECC's offices in Minnesota closed in January 1999.
	en.efactory.pl /MECC (126 words)

	Minnesota State University Moorhead Information Technology Department
		Be alert to possible ways in which Computer Services can help solve some of the problems of the community in and around Moorhead, particularly as those problems are related to education or to functions of governmental agencies.
		One of the purposes of the Minnesota State College System (as stated in teh mission statement) is to "lend assistance to individuals, organizations, institutions, and agencies within the community".
		It is likely that another computer operator should be hired in order to meet the demands of an increasing work load resulting from more and more local applications as well as from the developing State College Accounting and Personnel System.
	www.mnstate.edu /it/history/ProgramReview1973.htm (1385 words)

	The 1450 XLD is not dead.
		That is what computer companies are judged by, not the rumors of grandiose machines 'under development,' but what goes out the door.
		The Star was originally developed by MECC (Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium) and Atari bought the rights.
		But if you are an educator looking for an inexpensive ($50 or so per Atari to connect it to the network), well engineered method of setting up a classroom full of Ataris, it would behoove you to write Atari and ask them to make this product widely available.
	www.atarimagazines.com /creative/v10n7/206_The_1450_XLD_is_not_dead.php (759 words)

	The Greatest Games of All Time
		One of these seniors, Don Rawitsch, was looking for a way to use the computer in a history class for which he was the student teacher.
		At the time, the MECC was simply a state-funded organization that was designed to create basic learning software for the state's schools.
		What was great about this era of educational titles was that, for the most part, the kids playing the games didn't really notice that they were being educated.
	www.gamespot.com /gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-34.html (1311 words)

	Atari Program Exchange: Prefixes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium was acquired by Broderbund, which was later acquired by The Learning Company.
		As a result, a lawyer for the company told us that "many historic records and people with historical knowledge are no longer available.
		In the case of the old MECC titles, we are unable to confirm whether or not we own the titles outright or if portions were licensed from other companies/individuals.
	www.atariarchives.org /APX/showinfo.php?cat=20163 (104 words)

	Oregon Trail
		Oregon Trail is an educational computer game about American pioneer life that has a long history.
		One of the original developers later began working at the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974, where he introduced the game to that organization.
		The game was distributed through that state-funded consortium to educational institutions.
	www.technolopedia.com /oregon-trail-download.htm (1274 words)

	Penn State Libraries : E-Resource List
		They are designed for educational use only and are not intended to replace advice from a health professional.
		Also included are educational resources for teachers and students, for example, curriculum models, sample syllabi, and issues related to teaching earth science content.
		The ERIC database is the world's largest source of education information, containing over one million abstracts on education research and practice.
	www.lias.psu.edu /dball.html (8756 words)

	CFP 2004 / Computer Freedom & Privacy Conference
		She came to the NSF from the University of Pennsylvania where she was Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the former Director of the General Robotics Automation Sensing Perception Laboratory, which she founded in 1978 at UPENN.
		David Culler is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, where he has been on the faculty at Berkeley since 1989 and has served as Vice Chair for Industrial Relations and Vice Chair for Computing and Networking.
		Landau is also primary author of the 1994 Association for Computing Machinery report "Codes, Keys, and Conflicts: Issues in US Crypto Policy." Prior to her work in policy, Landau did research in symbolic computation and algebraic algorithms, discovering several polynomial-time algorithms for problems that previously only had exponential-time solutions.
	www.cfp2004.org /program/speakers.html (17893 words)

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	www.wordiq.com /knowledge/index.php?search=Consortium&limit=20&offset=160&t=16 (286 words)

	U.S. Two-Year Colleges
		The League for Innovation in the Community College is a non-profit educational consortium of leading community colleges organized to stimulate innovation and experimentation in all areas of community college development.
		The Association of Canadian Community Colleges is the national voluntary membership organization created in 1972 to represent colleges and institutes to government and industry, both in Canada and internationally.
		EASI (Easy Access for Students and Institutions) is a collaborative effort among a diverse group of government, business and education leaders, initiated by the U.S. Department of Education, to reengineer the country's postsecondary financial aid delivery system.
	cset.sp.utoledo.edu /twoyrcol.html (674 words)

	Inka & Maya indians
		MayaQuest Learning Adventure Sponsored by several Minnesota companies, including Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium, a group of explorers traveled in Maya country last year, reporting back to the InterNet at regular intervals on archaeological sites, the modern Maya and the rain forest.
		Science Museum of Minnesota: Interactive Maya Exhibit The best of the on-line museum exhibits, there are lessons in Mayan astronomy, overviews of major city sites, clothing, languages.
		Maya Photo Archive - Science Museum of Minnesota These photos are categorized by 7 sites that form part on the on-line exhibit and interactive science activities.
	www.mds.mdh.se /~frv95pen/gammalt/mayainka.htm (1154 words)

	TI-99 Home Computer Timeline 3
		To make matters worse, it was in very short supply, so the Home Computer owners willing to pay the price still had a difficult time getting one.
		TI is thought to have 26% of the home computer market at the time.
		I contacted MECC recently to see if anyone there remembered the TI-99 agreement and discovered that only one current employee worked for the company in 1983, and she doesn't remember anything about it.
	www.99er.net /hist3.html (2338 words)

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