Iterations on an instructional method for utilizing the computer in the classroom

The recent advent of reasonably priced semiportable and portable computer systems has opened up a fascinating array of opportunities for bringing the computer into the classroom. This article reports on two approaches that have been used with considerable success at the University of West Florida in the Introduction to Data Processing course. These two approaches are considered to be iterations on the instructional methods reported by Richard Cheng in the February 76 Joint Bulletin of SIGCUE and SIGCSE, where he presented the use of an on-line large screen display system.