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A room for study homework. O f special importance arc those study pro jects which may require several days o f quiet reading, writing and research A special room devoted to studies, p a rtic u la rly at home, is the best o f all possible worlds. But if that is not feasible, here are some suggestions to m ake a study- Zwork area out o f limited space • Select a quiet corner of the bedroom, living room or kitchen. A corner o f the den or u tility ro o m — where traffic is at a m inimum— sometimes can be a good loca tion, too. • Define the study area with a desk or table. If none is availab le, a good idea— and also the cheapest— is a small flush door topping a pair o f low file cabinets. You can spray paint the cabinets to go with the decor in the room • A cube or a nest o f wire stands can provide space for the machines and other essential supplies. • Good lighting is vital. Use a central source o f light and a desk lamp at the right height. • Several basic reference books such as a dictionary, encyclopedia and world atlas are fundamental and can be stored on the desk or on a shelf. • Hang a bulletin board to post homework notices, maps and other reminders This minimizes desk clutter A a l.n c h lld r.n at B o l.. E l.r n .n t.r y r . c 1 v . h .lp l - m l n g Cng „ . h from tM c h . f Chuck (Photo: C o urtM y t h . Oregon Journal) PPS extends computer use Students in all 11 high schools will have access to the P ortland School D is tric t’ s H oneyw ell com puter this fall. The school district’ s data processing department will provide instructional computing resources in a joint en deavor with the district's curriculum department begin ning in September. These instructional activities are in addition to data processing’s regular work load which included prepara tio n o f p a y ro ll checks, rep o rt cards, class lists and student schedules. The instructional computer function, previously sup plied by the Multnomah County Education Service Dis trict (E S D ), has been added to the Portland district’s da ta processing department as a result o f ESD budget cuts, according to Bob Williams, data processing director. All high schools are tied into the system. Mathematics practice and remedial work a rt expected to make heavi est use o f the system. The P ortlan d schools educational media and data processing departments jointly will publish a catalog o f program s availab le on district com puters, including science modules, social science sim ulations, biology, language arts drill as well as mathematics. The specialized computer program previously housed at Adams High School moves to Jefferson High as a re sult o f the closure o f Adams. In addition to the m ajor terminals in the high schools, there are micro-computers in some elementary schools, including the specialized program at H arriet Tubm an M idd le School and other intermediate schools. Purchase o f another computer system also is antici pated this fail. The district has leased equipment from Computer Curriculum Corp, for two years and it is now economical to purchase that system, Williams said. The district ’s evaluation department monitors the ef fectiveness o f computer instruction on a regular basis through the development and use o f various test instru ments. The d ata processing departm en t prepares 8 000 payroll checks a month and 25,000 report cards each q“ art" F o n y - t w o schools-includ.ng all high schools, a ll m iddle and some elem entary schools— now have computerized grade reports. Class lists, locator cards for students, student sche dules and labels and lists for schools continue to be a re sponsibility o f the data processing department as well as the increasing provisions o f terminals and computer re sources for other central departments, Williams said The com puterized bus schedule developed fo r the transportation department is in its first year o f im ple m entation. In fo rm a tio n regarding student locations, numbers at each bus stop, grade levels at each bus stop, time for loading and average speed is fed to the comput er for calculation o f routing options. The computeriza non allows for selection o f the most appropriate routing system. • PCC offers cable TV workshop \J i s f the advent 1* - - —-i. m o f f cable i — television — s_t _ ? _ companies ■ in the W L/ ith P ortlan d area and th eir need fo r program s covering local issues and activities, the general public has the op portunity to produce their own television programs. People interested in learning how to put together a video program can attend a one-day workshop offered by P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C ollege. The w orkshop, ’Cable T V : Portable Video P ro du ctio n,” w ill be held Saturday, October 3 from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m . at the P C C Sylvania Crznpus, Communications Technology Build ing, Room B-4h. C ott o f the workshop is SI2. Participants get an overview o f T V production tech niques, including audio w ork, camera w ork, portable video recorder operation, interviewing skills and pro- a a P“ 8 - • Section II Portland O bswvsr, August 2 7 , 1M1 gram development. Designed fo r beginners, the workshop includes a number o f exercises giving the students “ hands-on” training with portable video equipment. Cable television and the ways the public can produce and distribute com m unity T V program m ing on P ortland area cable T V systems will be discussed. Teaching the class will be Adam Haas, programming supervisor at Cablesystems P acific and a fo rm e r in structor o f television production at P C C , and Robert H ug, Director o f the Video Access Project. R egistration is by m ail u n til September 23 o r in person on the first day o f class if space is still available. GIGANTIC JACKET* COAT SAIE roiTHi [NnuFMur 25% OFF ORIGINAL PRICES
