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Peer reviewedChute, Alan G.; Sayers, Pamela K.; Gardner, Richard P. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
Distance learning networks make training and advanced education possible when time and budgetary constraints make face-to-face training difficult. To make distance learning work, instructors and providers must harness the potential of synchronous and asynchronous communication technologies to create powerful, learner-centered networks. Support…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedDale, Jack – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Briefly examines a number of social studies related Internet sites and applications. Notes some of the many sites incorporating information and artwork collected and produced by young students. Includes a brief interview discussing some of the logistics involved in posting information on the Internet. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedPahl, Ronald H. – Social Studies, 1996
Provides a brief but useful introduction to resources and applications of the Internet for social studies teachers. Discusses the technical relationships among the Internet, servers, and hypertext. Describes useful sites including the "K-12 History on the Internet Resource Guide." (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Current Events, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedFoster, Stuart J.; Hoge, John – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1997
Reviews a list of seven Web sites that provide extensive information on software available from educational agencies or companies specializing in media products. Recommends 15 social studies software programs covering a variety of topics including the Mayan civilization, Abraham Lincoln, and the Vietnam War. (MJP)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Presents an annotated bibliography of educational resources from the ERIC database related to democratic education. The materials include digests, monographs, journal articles, and academic papers. The citations include all relevant bibliographic information and a short abstract, as well as, information on ordering and locating the materials. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Dream, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Pappas, Marjorie L.; And Others – 1996
The ever-increasing availability of electronic information resources online and on CD-ROM presents library media specialists, teachers, and students with a new set of challenges for accessing information. Electronic information resources enable access to nonlinear information, which allows searchers to explore relationships and make connections…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
