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Parker, Lorne H. – 1983
This digest discusses teleconferencing--defined as electronic communication between two or more people at a distance--in terms of three major types: audio, video, and computer. Reasons offered for using teleconferencing include the extension of budget dollars and of educational opportunities, accommodation of a wide variety of classes, and…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Computers, Information Networks, Teleconferencing
Garnette, Cheryl Petty – 1983
Electronic network systems, their components--terminal, microcomputer, or communications word processor; telephone, and modem (modulator-demodulator)--and their applications are explained for educators in this digest. Emphasis is on the characteristics and capabilities of: (1) electronic mail, which allows the transmission and reception of…
Descriptors: Computers, Costs, Information Networks, Information Services
Imel, Susan – 1986
Because career development is a lifelong process, adults frequently need career planning assistance. The adult education classroom is a natural environment for individuals to seek and receive help with career planning. Given the heterogeneity of the adult population, the career development needs of adults vary widely. While many adults only need…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Career Development, Career Planning
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This digest offers basic information about resources, available to users of personal computers, in the area of professional development in special education. Two types of resources are described: those that can be purchased on computer diskettes and those made available by linking personal computers through electronic telephone networks. Resources…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Schamber, Linda – 1990
For the purposes of this digest, productivity is defined as ways in which library and information services can assist agencies, industries, and individuals in producing goods and services effectively and profitably. Two fundamental issues that affect productivity are access and control; two major strategies for improving productivity are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Freedom of Information
Imel, Susan; Kerka, Sandra – 1989
Labor market information (LMI) describes the interaction between occupations and employers. Three major components make up LMI: economic or labor force information, occupational information, and demographic information. Various agencies, including federal departments and state employment security agencies, compile LMI. A guide to the information…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Guidance, Computer Networks
Olson, Michael; Minor, Barbara B. – 1985
Videotex is a generic term used for any electronic system that can be used to retrieve both print and graphic computer-based information via video display monitors or specially adapted television sets. Both one-way (broadcast videotex) and two-way (interactive videotex) exist; these can be used as an information source, a delivery medium, a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Experiments, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Ellis, Thomas I. – 1984
Microcomputers can vastly improve the efficiency of data management, data analysis, and communications in the school office, but implementation should be carefully planned, with attention to relative cost for benefits obtained, appropriateness of software and hardware, and potential security risks. (TE)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Administration
Morgan, Nancy A. – 1996
The vast resources of the Internet are increasingly available to administrators, school library media specialists, and classroom teachers. This updated digest lists various information resources available to K-12 educators over the Internet. Topics include: guides to Internet resources; lesson plans; keypals and pen pals; acceptable use policies;…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants
Meyers, Judith K. – 1989
"Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs," which was published jointly by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) in 1988, is the most recent in a series of efforts to articulate and encode professional program and practice standards that have…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Diffusion (Communication), Elementary Secondary Education