IN THIS ISSUE:

    ComputED is a full-service lab for children and adults, serving the San Diego area. Ongoing inservices are offered to classroom teachers and school districts on implementing technology in the classroom, including selecting appropriate educational software.
    Directors of ComputED are Marie A. Karr, MA (pictured above) and Joan P. Yap, MS, educators who specialize in technology.
    ComputED's Educational Software Preview Center is open to the public year-round, allowing previewing of the best children's titles before purchasing at retail outlets.
    The Gazette is sponsor of two national software awards: The Education Software Review Awards (EDDIES) in the spring (winners of the 1999 Education Software Review Awards are announced in this issue of the Gazette), and the Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES) in the fall (entries now being accepted for the 6th Annual BESSIE Awards - deadline is December 3, 1999).