In many classrooms, movies are a special occasion--a tool that creative teachers intersperse with regular lessons to supplement the everyday curriculum and make learning fun. At the nine school districts served by the Monroe 2-Orleans Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in Spencerport, New York, movies are becoming part of the…

In this article, top technologists and educators offer exclusive, unique insights into the most innovative and powerful ways to use technology to motivate students and teachers, and perhaps reinvent the world. The author also reveals what are, according to Alan Kay, one of the earliest pioneers in educational technology, the five secrets of…

Discusses the need for preservice secondary school teacher education that integrates the use of technology and will in turn improve curriculum in the schools. Topics include the Integrated Secondary Teacher Education Program at Northern Arizona University; framing the curriculum around desired student outcomes; and technology integration. (LRW)

Last summer, a truck arrived at Freeport Middle School in Freeport, Maine, and unloaded more than 130 laptops--one for every seventh-grade teacher and student. What had seemed to be an unlikely pipe dream months before suddenly was a reality. The seventh-grade teachers were eager to get involved in this project, even though they were not sure how…

Discusses the integration of technology into elementary and secondary school classrooms based on experiences at the Jerome Joint School District (Idaho). Topics include having the curriculum drive technology use, student motivation, student computer literacy, relating technology skills to content areas and classroom assignments, and incorporating…

Discusses the use of virtual reality as an educational tool. Highlights include examples of virtual reality in public schools that lead to a more active learning process, simulated environments, integrating virtual reality into any curriculum, benefits to teachers and students, and overcoming barriers to implementation. (LRW)

Explains a Vermont Web project that incorporated multimedia technology into K-12 curriculum and describes an evaluation that measured the impact of the project on student achievement. Describes evaluation methods used and concludes that teachers should emphasize metacognitive skills, application of skills, and inquiry learning as they incorporate…

Describes the impact of technology planning on students' and teachers' learning based on experiences at a high school in Texas that provides academic alternatives to at-risk students. Discusses collaboration among teachers, principals, and district administrators; teachers' professional development; the technology committee; staff development;…

Describes the development of an online journal for preservice elementary school teachers in response to current trends for the integration of technology into the curriculum. Highlights include planning a Web form, including the intended audience and the layout design; implementation strategies; and assessment of the form. (LRW)

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf partnered with Carnegie Science Center and Duquesne University and received a grant to provide interactive multimedia in their classrooms. Teachers were trained in integrating technological tools for visual literacy into the curriculum. The creation of Interactive Technology Lab and the success of shared…