Explains how two high school seniors used the Internet to conduct a poll on censorship issues. (TB)

Compares the author's pleasurable experience of getting on citizens' band radio and learning its language to her equally pleasurable experience of getting on the Internet and learning its language. (TB)

Gives practical approaches to dealing with the problem of student access to inappropriate materials on the Internet. Discusses how Milwaukie (Oregon) High School has dealt with Internet access for students. (TB)

Describes several techniques for using computers to assist with literature reviews. Identifies various literature review tasks and shows how existing programs can be used to address them. Categories of programs included are word processors, qualitative analysis programs, file management systems, database management systems, spreadsheets, and…

Offers detailed instructions for getting on the Internet and publishing a web page using HTML (hypertext markup language). (TB)

Reviews international efforts to develop the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Examines the need to amplify access to current scholarship. Concludes that universities need to develop and support Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) initiatives to provide broader access to their research and provide students with the…

"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…

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)

Considers some of the problems posed by electronic mail systems when the identity of the user is protected by the server. Suggests that high school instructors and administrators have good reason to circulate electronic messages through a central site, as students need to be protected from exploitative users and prohibited from sending abusive…

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…

Contains a number of short testimonials from writing educators about the value of computers. Discusses macros, key-word searching, cutting and pasting in electronic mail, online discussions, and the distance classroom. (TB)

Explains how teachers and students, using a computer and modem, can tap into computer networks to enhance writing experiences. Reviews the experience of one teacher and her students on three different networks: (1) America Online; (2) WorldClassroom; and (3) the Internet. (TB)

Examines ethical and policy issues confronting higher education as a result of increasing use of new information and communication technologies for online teaching and the increasing globalization of higher education institutions and constituencies. The article questions the forced options of boosterism or rejectionism, along with other…

Offers a description of cyberspace or the "Web" or "Net" and explains how to find information on it. (TB)

Outlines the services that telecommunications technology can provide for historical research. Examines online research procedures. Reviews Scholar Net, a new telecommunications network designed specifically for the humanities and social sciences. (BSR)