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Johnson, Doug – MultiMedia Schools, 1995
Discusses the World Wide Web, a system used to display and distribute information on the Internet through hypertext links. Topics include browsing software called Mosaic; Web resources for elementary and secondary education students and teachers; online educational resources; Web server sites; and creating a home page. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Bracey, Bonnie – TECHNOS, 2000
This teacher tells her story of venturing into technology-assisted learning and becoming a mentor for others. Highlights include project-based initiatives and professional development; the National Information Infrastructure and the Global Information Infrastructure; PowerUp and the Council of Regional Information Technology Associations(CRITA);…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Information Networks, Internet
Peer reviewedMulligan, Patricia Alba; Gore, Kay – Language Arts, 1992
Argues that telecommunications is bringing the world into the classroom with an immediacy that compels students' attention and engagement. Discusses a variety of telecommunication-based programs and networks operating in schools and classrooms. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Information Networks
American School Board Journal, 1998
The theme for this supplement is "Teaching the Teachers" and contains 10 articles. Among the topics are battling resistance to technology, ways teachers can use e-mail to extend students' learning, a board member's ventures into cyberspace, and school management software. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks
Download full textJacobs, Gloria; DiMauro, Vanessa – 1995
"Active readers" are silent members of telecommunications networks who read but do not contribute. Often derided as lurkers, active readers benefit from their network participation and in turn professionally benefit others. A study, still in progress, is interviewing 20 silent participants of the LabNet community who have posted fewer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Benefits, Electronic Mail
Peer reviewedBrown, Marilyn A. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1988
Discusses the advantages of using an electronic newspaper service to facilitate research by providing access to vast sources of information. Examines how to plan an online search and presents an example. Evaluates the usefulness of such a service in light of its costs and benefits. (GEA)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Sources
Clement, John – EDUCOM Review, 1992
Argues that the real worth of wide-area computer-mediated communications networks in supporting reform and improvement in K-12 education is the opportunity to develop collaborative projects that link educators and students to provide meaningful learning experiences connected to the curriculum and that such projects are essential to make NREN an…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkLuker, Mark A. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2005
Kenneth J. Klingenstein, Chief Technologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Project Director of the Internet2 Middleware Initiative, is the recipient of the 2003 EDUCAUSE Award for Leadership in Information Technologies. Klingenstein has been involved in computing technology for almost three decades. One of a handful of leaders who…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Technology, Distance Education, Higher Education
McCullough, C. Sue – 1985
This discussion of the potential of current and projected advances in microcomputer technology for the field of school psychology begins by describing some current applications, including test administration, scoring and analysis, report writing, and data management. Fourteen suggestions for future computer applications in this field are then…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Guelph Univ. (Ontario). – 1985
This 21-paper collection examines various issues in electronic networking and conferencing with computers, including design issues, conferencing in education, electronic messaging, computer conferencing applications, social issues of computer conferencing, and distributed computer conferencing. In addition to a keynote address, "Computer…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Design Requirements, Information Networks
Ziman, Brian – Communication: Journalism Education Today, 1996
Offers a description of cyberspace or the "Web" or "Net" and explains how to find information on it. (TB)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Information Networks, Information Seeking
Charp, Sylvia; Hines, I. J. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1988
Discussed are the factors to be considered when establishing a computer network. Considered are telecommunications, in general, along with channels, switching, packet switching, transmission, multiplexing, and local area networks (LANS). (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Whitcombe, Mark – Pathways, 1992
Describes The Web, a Toronto-based electronic-mail information network linking environmental, peace, and social issues activists across Canada, and connected by cross-links to EcoNet in the United States and Internet worldwide. Discusses the uses of "ecolinking" in environmental education. Presents examples of student environmental projects…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedScience Teacher, 1990
Presented is information about the National Science Teachers Association computer bulletin board, Science Line. Described are the features of the service and how teachers may gain access. (CW)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Withrow, Frank B.; Kohls, Anuradha Sapru – TECHNOS, 1995
The National Information Infrastructure (NII) is a web of complementary and competitive information services developed by the telecommunications industry for use in distance education and educational programs. In support of NII, the United States Education Instruction through Telecommunications (USE IT) project presented 12 recommendations for…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
