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Brown, Mark E.; Riley, Tracy L. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Describes how teams of grade 4-9 gifted students investigated unsolved mysteries like Bigfoot, aliens and UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, and Stonehenge to develop Internet and research skills. Highlights student observations on difficulties encountered using the Internet for research, notes student evaluation of the workshop, and provides addresses…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Uses in Education, Information Seeking, Intermediate Grades
Van der Wal, R. W. E.; Pienaar, A. J. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Because few teachers in Qwaqwa, South Africa know how to use computers and many view computers with disdain, the government mandated that schools create computer/media centers in schools. Describes Qwaqwa; its educational system; and the Boitjhorisong Inservice Training Centre. Discusses program implementation, and the training of clerical staff,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
