Abstract
The educational computers in the examined district have been introduced by the municipal educational committee since the new curriculum went into effect in 1993. One computer in every schools has been used as CMI (Computer Managed Instruction), however few computers has been used as CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) yet. The teachers have committed themselves to use computers. Most of the schools have not yet tackled computer education. The examined district has many schools of small size. The municipality has a heavy load of school management. It's necessary for the municipal educational committee to take the initiative in using computers to complement educational conditions and to lighten the teachers' burden. For these purposes, it's necessary (1) to increase the amount of hardware and educational software; (2) to guarantee that teachers are trained; (3) to prepare the training courses about not only manipulating computers but also how to use them for CAL; and (4) to consider personnel. It is impossible for a municipality to execute these four tasks. The goverment is expected to support with subsidizing. The Prefectures' Educational Center and The National Laboratories are expected to support this by studying about how to implementing educational computing.
