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| TechTrends | 6 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDescy, Don E. – TechTrends, 1994
Describes the World-Wide Web (WWW), a network information resource based on hypertext. How to access WWW browsers through remote login (telnet) or though free browser software, such as Mosaic, is provided. Eight information sources that can be accessed through the WWW are listed. The address of a listserv reporting on Internet developments is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Hypermedia
Peer reviewedCapozzi, Marla – TechTrends, 2000
In 1997, Buckman Laboratories (based in Memphis, Tennessee) embarked on a plan to create a Learning Center for its distributed, global workforce using the corporate intranet. The Learning Center is now fully operational and tightly integrated with the knowledge management and sharing activities of the company. Discussion includes rapid prototyping…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Corporations, Information Networks
Peer reviewedTechTrends, 1994
Describes projects in schools using innovative educational technology. These programs include an interactive television and computer network; an initiative to use the Internet in rural areas; a telecommunications network to share information throughout Tennessee; and an announcement of the Marlowe Froke National Award for Leadership in Educational…
Descriptors: Awards, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedBirmingham, Frank R. – TechTrends, 1994
Describes a beginning Internet course at Mankato State University (Minnesota) designed for preservice and inservice school library media professionals and students. The course addresses the following topics: electronic mail; LISTSERVs; news services; gophering; FTP; and telneting. Other skills such as downloading and locating resources are also…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
The National Information Infrastructure: Requirements for Education and Training: Executive Summary.
Peer reviewedTechTrends, 1994
Includes 19 requirements prepared by the National Coordinating Committee for Technology in Education (NCC-TET) to ensure that the national information infrastructure (NII) provides expanded opportunities for education and training. The requirements, which cover access, education and training applications, and technical needs, are intended as…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Education
Peer reviewedKlinck, Nancy A., Ed. – TechTrends, 1990
Reviews networking projects that have been developed by educational institutions and computer companies. Highlights include minicomputers that network personal computer workstations; voice mail messages; data processing systems; linking university databases; the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET); a computer link between a high school…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Court Reporters
