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Bluhm, Harry P. – Educational Technology, 1986
Defines local area networks (LANs); describes basic components and configurations of LANs; and discusses LANs benefits (reduced costs, better management of computer resources, enhanced communications) and pitfalls (hidden costs, time delays, network maintenance, lack of standardization, network security breaches, lack of network compatible…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Maddux, Cleborne D.; Johnson, D. LaMont – Educational Technology, 1997
Guidelines for educational Web sites are discussed: determining the purpose; providing essential identifiers; determining page length; revising; establishing Internet Child Safety rules; providing a model for observing copyright law; providing links to home pages; using professional language; using images judiciously; assuring the page looks good…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education
Wedemeyer, Dan J. – Educational Technology, 1986
This overview provides a technological context for the telecommunications age by describing existing and emerging systems--telephone, broadcasting, cable television, fiber optic, satellite, optical disk, and computer technology--and services available via these systems. It is suggested that educators need to become technologically literate and…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Computers
