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Sara Aloteibi; Paul Ratanasiripong; Alejandra Priede – Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 2024
Currently, 95% of American teenagers own a smartphone device, and smartphone users spend on average about 5.4 hours a day on them. Smartphone ownership, usage, and dependency are higher among teens and young adults than in any other age group. This study addressed a gap in research by examining high school teachers' perspectives on two topics: the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Teacher Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Computer Use
Rideout, Victoria; Katz, Vikki S. – Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2016
Because digital devices and the Internet have become so essential, digital inequality can exacerbate educational and economic inequality as well. Therefore, it is critical to understand how low- and moderate-income families in the U.S. are engaging digital technologies and how they perceive the opportunities--and potential risks-- that these…
Descriptors: Parent Surveys, Access to Computers, Ownership, Internet
Rideout, Victoria; Katz, Vikki S. – Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2016
The data in this survey offer a unique perspective from low- and moderate-income families with school-age children in the United States. They reveal many of the nuances and complexities of digital life among lower income families today. Because lower-income parents are not usually the focus of studies on technology and learning, this report offers…
Descriptors: Parent Surveys, Access to Computers, Ownership, Internet
Schaffhauser, Dian – Campus Technology, 2010
In this article, the author talks about telepresence, a combination of real-time video, audio, and interactive technologies that gives people in distributed locations a collaborative experience that's as close to being in the same room as current technology allows. In a culture that's still adjusting to iPhone-size screen displays and choppy cell…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Strom, Paris; Strom, Robert – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
The Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California surveys 2,000 households each year to find out how online technology affects Internet users. Findings in the latest report show social networks are increasing and a majority of users report feeling as strongly about their communities online as their real-world communities.…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Internet, Social Change, Social Networks
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Garcia, Antero – Educational Forum, 2012
This article shares findings from a year-long study about social practices of high school youth with mobile devices during school time. In particular, this study found that students see their school time as fluidly social and academic. Educators and policy-makers need to carefully consider these social practices when preparing 21st century youth…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Handheld Devices, High School Students, Social Behavior
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, Berkeley, CA. – 1995
This final report presents the evaluation procedures and data pertaining to the California Telemation Project, a statewide effort which began in 1993 to equip K-12 educators and administrators with the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully use telecommunications technology in support of teaching and learning. The report consists of three…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Technology
Umbach, Kenneth W. – 1997
This paper reviews the background and key terminology of the Internet, its current scope and use, and a selection of public policy issues. "Chapter 1: What Is the Internet?" includes an overview; capsule history; explanation of how the Internet works; basic terminology; and the kinds of information available on the Internet.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries
Cradler, John; Bridgforth, Elizabeth – 1995
Authorized by the California Department of Education, this report provides an analysis of research-based guidelines for the educational applications of technology and information resources and the communication and learning opportunities made possible by telecommunications. The report specifically addresses current state-of-the art technologies…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Resources
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987
Issues concerning telecommunications courses offered by California universities and colleges are reviewed with a focus on the progress made over the past 6 years regarding the lack of incentives for faculty to use instructional technology in their teaching, lack of coordination among interested institutions and agencies, and high initial costs for…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Communications Satellites, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Radio
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Ito, Alexandra – T.H.E. Journal, 2003
As the fifth largest school district in California, Santa Ana Unified School District faces the challenge of providing technology access to its more than 63,000 students and over 6,000 certificated and classified staff members. This article describes how the district found the solution in wireless computing, which is now being used as a highly…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Computers, School Districts, Educational Technology
California Public Utilities Commission. – 1995
Recognizing the potential benefits information technology can bring to education and, ultimately, California's economy, Senate Bill 600 (Rosenthal) created a task force to address and report on the exigent need for technology in all public schools and public libraries. After 18 months of research and regular meetings, the task force compiled this…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Fleming-McCormick, Treseen; And Others – 1995
This paper reports on how technology is currently used in nine schools that educators view as "promising" exemplars of technology use. Four elementary, three middle and two high schools from Arizona, California and Nevada (three schools from each state) were examined. Extensive document review and telephone interviews were conducted in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Support, Computer Uses in Education, Costs
Fleming-McCormick, Treseen; And Others – 1995
This paper examines how technology was used to enhance instruction in schools that are viewed as "promising" in their technology use by individuals in state education agencies. Four elementary, three middle and two high schools from Arizona, California and Nevada were examined. Extensive document review and telephone interviews were…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools