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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY. – 1994
Information literacy is the ability to access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of sources. This digest defines the information literate person and describes the evolution of the concept. Information literacy is examined in the context of existing practice; and the impact of technology on the storage and dissemination of data,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy, Information Seeking
Ely, Donald P. – 1993
This digest provides background information and sources that help in understanding the concept of educational technology. Specific answers are provided to the following 12 questions: (1) What is educational technology? (2) What are the roots of educational technology? (3) What is a good source of research findings? (4) What do educational…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Sources
Ely, Donald P. – 1995
This digest provides background information and sources that help in understanding the concept of educational technology. Specific answers are provided to the following 12 questions: (1) What is educational technology? (2) What are the roots of educational technology? (3) What is a good source of research findings? (4) What do educational…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
Morgan, Nancy A. – 1994
The Internet is a vast computer network that consists of smaller interconnected computer networks. As K-12 schools connect to the Internet, a new means of communication opens up to educators and students. This digest describes some sample services and resources available to the K-12 community via electronic mail. Information sources covered in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
Kasowitz-Scheer, Abby; Pasqualoni, Michael – 2002
Students today face a daily explosion of information resources and the challenge of using these resources effectively and responsibly. Information literacy instruction (ILI) requires a shift in focus from teaching specific information resources to a set of critical thinking skills involving the use of information. ILI in an academic setting…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Ely, Donald P. – 1997
This digest provides background information and sources that help in understanding the concept of educational technology. Specific answers are provided to the following 12 questions: (1) What is educational technology? (2) What are the roots of educational technology? (3) What is a good source of research findings? (4) What do educational…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Employment Opportunities
Sprague, Carolyn Ann – 1999
Despite the widespread availability of Web-based information resources, it is difficult for some people who rely on assistive technology to access and process these materials. Web designers can play an active role in facilitating access by formatting resources so that they are compatible with these technologies. This can be accomplished by…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer System Design
Slowinski, Joseph – 1999
This digest is designed to aid those wishing to learn more about how to use information technology to access electronic education resources. Starting points for locating magazines and journals online are summarized; suggested strategies include visiting the World Wide Web sites of journal publishers, using search engines, and accessing virtual…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Research, Educational Resources, Electronic Journals
Shankar, Kalpana – 1998
Internet resources provide a library of information to community college practitioners. Guides to these online resources include Yahoo!, Alta Vista, and Hotbot. Community college Internet sites, valuable research tools, are available for the American Association of Community Colleges, the League for Innovation in the Community College, the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
