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
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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.
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PCC offers cable TV workshop
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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-
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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.
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