Describes CD-ROM technology and discusses its possible uses in the classroom. Comparisons are made with videodiscs, hardware needs are discussed, influences on the role of the teacher are examined, and Grolier's "Academic American Encyclopedia," which is available on CD-ROM, is described. (LRW)

Purchasing custom-made desks with durable glass tops to house computers and double as student work space solved the problem of how to squeeze in additional classroom computers at Johnson Park Elementary School in Princeton, New Jersey. This article describes a K-5 grade school's efforts to overcome barriers to integrating technology. (PEN)

Examines the potentials of technology to help the cooperative learning process. The need for interaction between cooperative learning practitioners and technology users is discussed; and research on the integration of technology into cooperative learning is reviewed, including group dynamics, making each student accountable, and attributional…

This summary of educational computing activities for each state (excluding Colorado, whose information was not available), provides the numbers of districts, students, and computers in each. New activities involving computers and other forms of technology are briefly described as well as future plans. (LRW)

Discussion of the role of the federal government in supporting educational technology focuses on its efforts to enhance the growth of computer use in the nation's schools. Highlights include legislation, emphasizing the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Act of 1988; and programs sponsored by the Department of Education…

This special insert contains several articles on finding money for educational technology. Topics covered include foundations that provide educational funding; funding sources and recently funded programs; stretching available funds; fund-raising ideas; elements of a grant proposal; school-business partnerships; and grant proposals as a vehicle…

"Telementoring" programs, formal and informal online exchanges between students and working professionals, have flourished using e-mail. This article discusses telementoring and issues to consider (finding mentors, familiarity, frequency of exchange, preparation and facilitation, and closure) before creating a program and the…

The Center for Instructional Technology and Training was created by the Washington, DC, public schools in 1983 to provide inservice technology training free of charge to teachers, administrators, and clerical and building staff. The development of the successful program is described and sidebars report what teachers and principals say about it and…

Argues that schools are putting all their money into hardware and software and neglecting needed staff development programs for technology use. Examines reasons for this neglect, problems with legislative pressures, the importance of planning, and models for effective training programs. (AEF)

Describes library media specialists' efforts to implement technology in schools in Alaska, Minnesota and Florida. Discusses obstacles and challenges to implementation in other schools, including budget cuts; time pressures and responsibility overload; and friction between technology coordinators and instructional specialists, and teachers and…

Describes the experience of administrators, teachers, and students in the first two years of Silver Oak Elementary School, a new school with technology-rich classrooms in San Jose, California. Highlights technology planning, problems resulting from technology use, parent involvement, teacher technology training, district envy, and teachers…

Discusses the Young Adult Learning Academy (YALA) in Manhattan, which offers an opportunity for school dropouts to get an equivalent of a high school degree and partake in job preparation programs. Describes the role of technology and the Youth Internship Program which trains students to work in day-care centers. (AEF)

Presents edited transcript of a conference that examined how computer technology can be effective in helping at-risk students. Highlights include defining at-risk students; examples of how technologies are being used as intervention tools; adult education programs; software; how the industry can help educators; and policy recommendations. (LRW)

Outlines the six factors for successful educational reform: (1) key parties working together; (2) a strong base of teacher support; (3) teachers at the center of curricular revision; (4) sufficient funding from a variety of sources; (5) commitment to school-based decision making; (6) a close connection between curriculum and technology. (AEF)

Focuses on the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, which has redesigned its curriculum to integrate LOGO across the entire K-4 curriculum as a tool for the teaching of other subjects. How practical problems are being overcome is discussed, and some instructional applications are described. (EAO)