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A Vision for the Net Generation Media Center. Media Matters

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Johnson, Doug – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005

Many children today have never lived in a home without a computer. They are the "Net Generation," constantly "connected" by iPod, cell phone, keyboard, digital video camera, or game controller to various technologies. Recent studies have found that Net Genners see technology as "embedded in society," a primary means of connection with friends, and…

Descriptors: School Libraries, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education, Learning Resources Centers

Bringing Computers to Qwaqwa, South Africa.

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