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Bushar, Jessica; Pirretti, Amy – ZERO TO THREE, 2017
Reaching at-risk families with health and development information and connecting them to resources during pregnancy and throughout early infanthood remains a challenge for many health and early learning and development initiatives. This article showcases strategies used by Text4baby--a free mobile health program for pregnant women and mothers--to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Pregnancy
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Robertson, Cory – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
A cloud-based computing environment, Google Apps for Education (GAFE), has provided the Anaheim City School District (ACSD) a comprehensive and collaborative avenue for creating, sharing, and editing documents, calendars, and social networking communities. With this environment, teachers and district staff at ACSD are able to utilize the deep…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs, School Districts
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Zurier, Steve – Community College Journal, 2013
Few professors teaching at community colleges today expect students to learn every nuance of every technological device they are likely to encounter throughout the course of their careers. Educators can expose students to enough of a base so that when the technology does evolve--and it will--they have the confidence and ability to adapt and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Job Training, Technology Uses in Education
Trotter, Andrew – Education Week, 2007
Thousands of Los Angeles teachers have not been paid properly for months because of errors in a corporate-style payroll system that was introduced in January as part of a sweeping, $95 million computer modernization. The Los Angeles Unified School District acknowledges that the payroll system's rollout was rushed and tainted by numerous…
Descriptors: School Districts, Urban Areas, Educational Administration, Problems
Technology & Learning, 2007
Today, Mac computers offer schools an easy and powerful way to engage students in learning, foster 21st century skills and leverage existing software assets. Innovative software and hardware built into the Mac allows students to demonstrate their individual strengths--empowering them to be creators of content, rather than just consumers. Judging…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs, Technology Integration
Johnson, L.; Levine, A.; Scott, C.; Smith, R.; Stone, S. – New Media Consortium, 2009
The New Media Consortium's Horizon Project is an ongoing research project that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have a large impact in education and other industries around the world over a five-year time period. The chief products of the project are the "Horizon Reports", an annual series of publications…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Trend Analysis, Technological Advancement, Internet
Jacobson, Thomas – Technological Horizons in Education, 1985
Related a high school district's attempt to reduce absenteeism through use of an autodialing machine. Explains the mechanisms of the system and proposes additional uses for it. Indicates that improved attendance rates occurred after its incorporation. (ML)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Innovation
Brown, Robert L. – 1979
This document is a narrative description of an interactive, online registration system, which was designed and written for the San Jose Community College District. The document includes the machine configuration, the history and development of the system, how the operators and students interact with the system, and examples of various hard copy…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Management Information Systems
Kobryn, Nancy M. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1983
"Computerevolution" is described as the evolutionary change produced by the introduction of computer technology--an action that is producing complex changes in the culture of Californians. The state of the art of computerized education in that state is summarized. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Science
Panettieri, Joseph C. – Campus Technology, 2006
Simplifying and securing an IT infrastructure is not easy. It frequently requires rethinking years of hardware and software investments, and a gradual migration to modern systems. Even so, writes the author, universities can take six practical steps to success: (1) Audit software infrastructure; (2) Evaluate current applications; (3) Centralize…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Universities, Audits (Verification), Computer Software
Santa Barbara County Schools, CA. – 1974
TRACE is a system for conducting followup surveys of high school graduates using a stratified random sampling model. Developed and tested in the State of California, the system has been approved as an alternate method that districts may use to obtain data for State-required vocational education reports. Intended for administrators at the school or…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Graduate Surveys
KnowledgeContext, Santa Cruz, CA. – 1999
While California has frameworks defining what concepts are necessary for understanding science, math, history-social science, and other disciplines, there has been no such framework for technology. The framework presented in this paper proposes a strategy for thriving in a future that will be strongly influenced by technology. That strategy is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology
Anderson, John – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
The California computer network for instructional development cost-effectively links over 100 campuses in an effort to help faculty and administrators in postsecondary education keep up with and prevent duplication of current state-funded programs for teaching improvement. Summarizes the network's history, funding, evaluation findings and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support, Information Dissemination
Hall, Calvin W. – 1980
Divided into four major sections, this collection of articles addresses the sharing of services in California by school districts or by districts and other agencies. The section on advertising and recruitment makes a case for districts to share in the purchase of employment ads or in the hiring of a recruiter. A reprint of an article about a…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Contracts, Cooperative Programs
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
In California, home of many computer companies, community colleges are having difficulty acquiring computers and training faculty to use them. Observers are concerned that high-technology jobs, vital to the state's economy, may have to be filled from out of state. However, level of technology varies widely by institution, and a few offer…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Facilities
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