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Scarlatos, Tony – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2013
Exploring the Solar System in the elementary school curriculum has traditionally involved activities, such as building scale models, to help students visualize the vastness of space and the relative size of the planets and their orbits. Today, numerous websites provide a wealth of information about the sun and the planets, combining text, photos,…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Simulation, Educational Games
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Chen, Li-Chiou; Tao, Lixin – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
We have developed a tool called Secure WEb dEvelopment Teaching (SWEET) to introduce security concepts and practices for web application development. This tool provides introductory tutorials, teaching modules utilizing virtualized hands-on exercises, and project ideas in web application security. In addition, the tool provides pre-configured…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Security, Information Security, Computer Science Education
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Ganster, Ligaya; Schumacher, Bridget – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2009
This article demonstrates how Facebook, a popular social networking Web site, provides libraries with the opportunity to develop an outreach presence and information portal within an online community. While much of the recent literature examines Facebook and defines its potential use within libraries, this article focuses on the use of Facebook's…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Outreach Programs, Library Automation
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Sanger, Kerran L.; Ramsey, Janet E.; Merberg, Eileen Naughton – About Campus, 2008
Buffalo State College's search for a text for its common first-year reading program ended not in the selection of a book but in the creation of a multimedia CD. The CD guides discussion in first-year classrooms throughout the year, resulting in a meaningful intellectual experience for the school's diverse mix of students, faculty, and staff. The…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Reading Programs, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials
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Bernstein, Bruce – Computers in Human Services, 1991
Discussion of the use of microcomputers in political campaigns focuses on the Jesse Jackson presidential primary campaign in New York State in 1988. User needs analysis is described, guidelines for the organization of a campaign information system are suggested, and the use of microcomputers for voter targeting is described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Guidelines, Information Systems, Microcomputers
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Donlevy, Jim – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2005
This article deals with the Virtual Learning System (VLS) (http://eservices.nysed.gov/vls/) which has been developed by New York State's State Education Department. This article describes VLS and discusses advantages to teachers, students, parents and the general public. VLS is designed to encourage use of the Internet as a teaching tool and to…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Internet, Information Sources, Web Sites