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Carlitz, Robert D. – Internet Research, 1995
Describes KIDSPHERE, an Internet-based mailing list that was created to further the development of school computer networks. Its role in building a community of educators on the Internet and in furthering the goals of educational reform is discussed; other topics include the value it provides, distribution, and funding. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Thornburg, David D. – Internet Research, 1995
Explains the passing of the information age and discusses its successor and the paradigm for the immediate future; i.e., the communication age. The importance of the communication age to elementary and secondary education is outlined, and the emerging wide-bandwidth Internet technology is discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Carlitz, Robert D.; Zinga, Mario – Internet Research, 1997
Discussion of the use of wide area computer networks to facilitate community-building and educational reform in elementary-secondary education focuses on a project in Pittsburgh called Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh that is seeking to develop new environments for teaching and learning. Guidelines for other school districts are presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change

Vedantham, Anu; Breeden, Laura – Internet Research, 1995
Explains the need for quality educational technology in elementary and secondary schools, describes the potential that telecommunications network technology holds for revitalizing American education, and outlines major federal programs that provide policy guidance and funding assistance relating to the National Information Infrastructure. A list…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Policy