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Chang, Ben; Wang, Hsue-Yie; Peng, Tian-Yin; Hsu, Ying-Shao – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
This project analyzed the effectiveness of a city-wide wireless weather sensor network, the Taipei Weather Science Learning Network (TWIN), in facilitating elementary and junior high students' study of weather science. The network, composed of sixty school-based weather sensor nodes and a centralized weather data archive server, provides students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Weather, Science Instruction, Grade 4
Tunckan, Ergun – Online Submission, 2007
The Open Education Faculty Students Centers have been offering many services to students in Turkey since 1982. Building up bridges between students and faculties, student centers have had technological improvements since 1998 and thereafter quality of services have been increased and services given to students at the student center have been…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Computer Networks
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1994
A workshop focused on major research issues in networking and communications. This report defines the context for research priorities and initiatives and deals with issues in networking and communications. Fifteen major research priorities and four research specific initiatives were identified by participants as areas that should be pursued over…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agenda Setting, Computer Networks, Information Networks
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. – 1994
In this report, the National Information Infrastructure (NII) services issue is addressed, and activities to advance the development of NII services are recommended. The NII is envisioned to grow into a seamless web of communications networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put vast amounts of information at users'…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Cooperation, Government Role
Galbreath, Jeremy, Ed. – Educational Technology, 1997
Examines the "reality behind the hype" surrounding the Internet. Discusses its early development; growth and present state; and key applications, including e-mail, voice/video telephony, integrated messaging, electronic commerce, the World Wide Web, and Web commerce, Intranet, Extranet; education and training; security; ownership; and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Security
Berge, Zane L., Ed.; Collins, Mauri P., Ed. – 1998
This four volume set in the series is designed especially for all members of the primary and secondary educational community, with chapter authors focusing on the pedagogical challenges in their various situations and writing about how computer-mediated communication (CMC) is used to address them. This series focuses on teaching and learning,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Bender, David R.; Morton-Schwalb, Sandy – 1993
Although it has been widely recognized that the United States has moved into the Information Age, the federal government has been slow to establish a single mechanism to coordinate the many facets of the Information Age. The Special Libraries Association (SLA) proposes the establishment of a National Academy of Information to ensure government and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Delivery Systems, Federal Government
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1993
This document presents a work plan for developing distance education programs delivered by telecommunications and other media to citizens of the state of Washington. It is intended to provide direction for future postsecondary education programs delivered in whole or in part by telecommunications and for a study on how to accomplish this. The plan…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness
Markwood, Richard A., Ed.; Johnstone, Sally M., Ed. – 1992
The first year's observations of projects funded by the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting in its New Pathways to a Degree project are summarized. The project was designed to help colleges use technologies to develop academic degree programs that are accessible to the new majority of learners, those who have jobs, home responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Community Colleges
McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo – 1997
This report provides an evaluation of the Online at PA Libraries project which was initiated in the Fall of 1996 by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office of Commonwealth Libraries and the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit. The report documents that the following goals were accomplished: (1) provide public access to the Internet through…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Networks, Data Collection
Houghton, Mary – 1997
With strong backing from the federal government, states and school districts are in the midst of a major push to put technology in the hands of America's teachers and students. Their efforts seek to equip schools and classrooms with computers, educational software, school-based computer networks, and links to both statewide and global information…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance
Rutkowski, Kathleen M.; And Others – 1994
In October 1993, more than 70 educational decision makers and practitioners from across the country met to discuss ways to support and promote school networking and to formulate recommendations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) to use in establishing funding priorities, goals, and evaluation strategies. This report presents the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Demonstration Programs