This directory was developed as a means of addressing the issues of lack of information and inadequate planning assistance which can be a barrier to small schools in preparing for the use of technology for curriculum improvement. For school districts that are considering long-range plans to incorporate distance education technology into the…

Surveys ERIC/ChESS resources on both the influence of television on children and methods for using television effectively in the classroom. Titles of documents include "Getting Through: The Use of Media in the Classroom"; "Censorship, the Classroom, and the Electronic Environment"; and "Inside Television. Instructor's…

Describes fiber optic cables and coaxial cables and considers when each would be appropriate for educational technology. Single mode versus multimode fiber optics are explained, advantages and disadvantages of each type of cable are discussed, and guidelines for choosing fiber optic cables and coaxial cables are offered. (LRW)

Compact disk-interactive (CD-i) offers high technology learning without computers. CD-i machines work like a VCR, combining video images with interactive aspects of playing a computer game. The paper explains how classes can use CD-i, how to learn and use CD-i, why teachers like CD-i, and what the costs are. (SM)

Intended for use by presidents, planners, and administrators to acquaint them with developments in electronic communications, this primer describes cable television, common carrier, videotape recorders and videodiscs, satellites, microwave, circuit integration, digital transmission, data packet switching, and fiber optics. (LBH)

Two critical factors affect the adoption of new educational technologies: (1) whether the organizational structure of the existing media in education is highly integrated, and (2) whether the existing organizational structure will allow the new technologies to fit. (MD)

An overview is presented of the organizations, institutions, and projects involved in the educational use of satellite communications. This paper is intended for use as a reference tool for educators rather than a means to discuss the implications of satellite communications for individuals and society. A description of the major components of…

The proceedings from a 2 day 1982 conference on the use of technology in the education of handicapped students covers advantages, disadvantages, uses, available formats, costs, expertise needed, and suppliers for videotape technology, audio teleconferencing, educational television and radio, microcomputers, videodiscs, satellite technology, and…

Presents simple steps for projecting images from a computer screen, for use in the classroom. Discusses how to connect the computer to the television, equipment needed, and placing the monitor for maximum visibility. (AEF)

This book examines what the current push for classroom computers means for teacher educators, focusing on what we know about the current use of technology in education, how the current push for computer technology compares with the histories of previous technologies in educational reform, how we can use knowledge of teaching to guide our use of…

This guide provides a listing, with descriptions and schedules, of the staff development programs offered over educational television and radio through the South Carolina Educational Television Network. The radio and/or television programs offered are listed by subject area: administration, adult education, arts, career education,…

Addresses the nonuse and misuse of sound when designing instruction using educational technology and presents the Structured Sound Functions (SSF) Model to improve sound attribute research and scriptwriting guidelines. The preference for visual interfaces is discussed, including educational television (ETV), and the creation of sound-image…

This handbook is designed to serve the needs of colleges and universities considering the development of distance degree programs. Its objectives are to report on current practices among colleges offering degree programs primarily through telecommunications; to describe current distance degree programs that can be used as models; and to identify…

This report presents a series of policy recommendations from the members of the California Technology Project Distance Learning Task Force to the California State Department of Education and the State Legislature on future directions for distance learning for kindergarten through twelfth grade schools. These recommendations are intended to assist…

Addressed to local school district policy makers, this plan reflects the State of New Jersey Department of Education's continuing effort to respond to the educational technology needs identified by the state's school districts. The purpose of the plan is to describe the department's role in assisting all districts in the development of policies,…