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Ireh, Maduakolam – School Business Affairs, 2010
School districts need adequate financial resources to purchase hardware and software, wire their buildings to network computers and other information and communication devices, and connect to the Internet to provide students, teachers, and other school personnel with adequate access to technology. Computers and other peripherals, particularly,…
Descriptors: Purchasing, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Information Technology
Bienkowski, Marie; Gerard, Sarah Nixon; Rubin, Shawn; Sanford, Cathy; Borrelli-Murray, Dana; Driscoll, Tom; Arora, Jessie; Hruska, Mike; Beck, Katie; Murray, Thomas; Hoekstra, Jason; Gannes, Stuart; Metz, Edward; Midgley, Steve; Castilla, Stephanie; Tomassini, Jason; Madda, Mary Jo; Chase, Zac; Martin, Erik; Noel, Marcus; Styles, Kathleen – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2015
Opportunities abound for software designers and developers to create impactful tools for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families. This guide for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs addresses key questions about the education ecosystem and highlights critical needs and opportunities to develop digital tools and apps for learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Vaughn, Sandy – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2010
Total technology immersion doesn't happen overnight, but with vision and determination, transformation can take hold and start to grow. Floydada Independent School District (FISD), winner of the 2010 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology, is a great example of what a district can achieve when starting with a modest tech…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Minority Groups, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education
Moreland, Sharon – Computers in Libraries, 2009
In this article, the author, a technology consultant for the Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS), shares the story of how the Kansas Library on the Web (KLOW) program was created. KLOW's story begins with the initial startup fund finding and the enthusiasm of the six pilot libraries. The middle of the story has to do with building a flexible,…
Descriptors: Internet, Libraries, Library Networks, Web Sites
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Agee, Anne; Rowe, Theresa; Woo, Melissa; Woods, David – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
A 2006 ECAR study defined cyberinfrastructure as the coordinated aggregate of "hardware, software, communications, services, facilities, and personnel that enable researchers to conduct advanced computational, collaborative, and data-intensive research." While cyberinfrastructure was initially seen as support for scientific and…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Research and Development, Research Universities, Computer Uses in Education
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Fan, Andy – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
The Portuguese came to Macau in the 16th century, Macao has become part of China again since 1999. Under the strong economic growth in recent years, the Macao government has invested substantial human, material and financial resources for the implementation of IT in education in Macau since 2001. This paper reviewed the development of IT in…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Integration, Foreign Countries, Economic Progress
Jordan, John; Brintle, Lee – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Outlines the proposed Public Communication System (PCS) being explored at the University of Wisconsin and University of Iowa to provide coalition-based, nonprofit public access to the Internet/NREN (National Research and Education Network) and associated information resources. Funding, organization, prospects for success, benefits to the public,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Agencies, Computer Networks
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Farris, Jane Park; Cole, Greg – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1991
The University of Tennessee's coordinated Faculty Interests/Funding Opportunities database system comprises statewide computer networking facilities, information from many sources, results of annual surveys, over 50 relational database files and software, and software applications. The system allows matching of information on funding opportunities…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
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Hunter, Karen – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Examines three topics related to electronic publishing and distribution: the national context, including NREN (National Education and Research Network); issues of market readiness, funding, delivery standards, access software, intellectual property concerns, and pricing and licensing models that must be resolved; and descriptions of seven services…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1988
Seven papers from the 1987 CAUSE conference's Track V, Communications, are presented. They include: "University of Miami LAN: A Case Study" (Ruben Lopez and M. Lewis Temares); "Designing and Implementing an Integrated Communications Environment in a Small College" (Charles S. Garratt IV, Jack M. Lewis, and John L. Van Hemert);…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Networks, Computer Software
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Halliday, Leah; Oppenheim, Charles – Journal of Documentation, 2001
Explores economic aspects of a resource discovery network (RDN) in the United Kingdom consisting of a center and eight sub-based hubs using Ithink Analyst, a modeling software package. Results suggest that with a combination of sponsorship and subscription income a RDN could succeed without grant funding within 10 years of its launch. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors
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Armitage, Grenville; Harrop, Warren – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
Many educational institutions suffer from a lack of funding to keep telecommunications laboratory classes up to date and flexible. This paper describes our Remote Unix Lab Environment (RULE), a solution for exposing students to the latest Internet based telecommunications software tools in a Unix like environment. RULE leverages existing PC…
Descriptors: Colleges, Laboratories, Telecommunications, Internet
Noerr, Peter L.; Noerr, Kathleen T. Bivins – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Provides background to microcomputer use in information management within Europe by discussing spread of microcomputers and their types and uses; microcomputers as system components and functions to which they are applied; development of microcomputer use; and role of funding and development institutions. Addresses for products, projects, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Developed Nations, Equipment Manufacturers, Financial Support
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1989
Presented are the proceedings of a national conference of the Professional Association for Computing and Information Technology, formerly known as the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Papers are organized according to the conference's eight concurrent tracks in the areas of policy and planning, managing technologies integration,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, Computer Software
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
The development of digital content raises new issues as rapid technological developments challenge existing business models and government policies. This OECD study identifies and discusses six groups of business and public policy issues and illustrates these with existing and potential OECD Digital Content Strategies and Policies: (1) Innovation…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Job Skills, Job Training, Foreign Countries