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1996
The topic of networking the learning community with home-school links is addressed in four papers: "Internet Access via School: Expectations of Students and Parents" (Roy Crotty); "The School Library as Community Information Gateway" (Megan Perry); "Rural Access to the Internet" (Ken Eustace); and "NetDay '96:…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Peterson, George A. – 1990
The National Geographic Society believes that schools are the last major institutions in the United States to adopt new information technologies because of fear of change, fear of technology, and narrowly focused public policies. The results of this failure to modernize schools has been to graduate workers who can't meet minimum job requirements…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Quality, Educational Technology
Sullivan, Michael F. – Learning Tomorrow. Journal of the Apple Education Advisory Council, 1986
This paper describes METN (Maryland Education Technology Network), a network which is designed to assist Maryland schools in developing instructional computing, while also working to provide equitable access to computers to all Maryland students. The process of creating the system is described, and a number of lessons learned from its development…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
McDonald, Jane; And Others – American School Board Journal, 1996
Since the early 1980s, the drive for educational equity has fueled school high-tech purchases. A common theme emerges: schools need money to buy up-to-date equipment and software and to pay for teacher training and technical support. Careful planning can ensure that educational technology is implemented in high-payoff areas, such as serving…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Rutkowski, Kathleen M., Ed. – NetTeach News, 1996
This document consists of 10 issues (one year) of a newsletter intended for K-12 networking teachers. It provides a forum for the exchange of resources, applications to education, significant events, and major international, regional, and state programs and policies relevant to K-12 networking. Cover articles include: "To Liberate a Learner,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational Methods
Hixson, Judson; And Others – Policy Briefs, 1990
The first of two articles in this issue of Policy Briefs focuses on the potential of modern technology to transform education in terms of what is taught, how it is taught, and how the educational enterprise is managed. Judson Hixson and Debra Beauprez center their discussion around five categories of issues that have emerged from this increased…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education

Leigh, Patricia Randolph – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Analyzes telecommunications data in public schools in the framework of individual rights to equal educational opportunities, drawing from the Equality of Educational Opportunity (EEO) report (Coleman, 1966). Examines data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (1996) to determine if there were significant differences in access…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Somekh, Bridget; Mavers, Diane; Lewin, Cathy – 2002
This paper examines the impact of networked technologies on educational reform in the context of linking home and school within this context of political and social struggle. The theoretical framework is presented first, grounding the study in an understanding of the curriculum as an educational process that is currently subject to challenge as a…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC. Information Infrastructure Task Force. – 1993
The National Information Infrastructure (NII) is planned as a web of communications networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put vast amounts of information at the users' fingertips. Private sector firms are beginning to develop this infrastructure, but essential roles remain for the Federal Government. The National…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Agenda Setting, Computer Networks
Radlick, Michael S. – 1993
Technology is a powerful and important support tool for restructuring the school's teaching and learning environment. This document examines the rate of historical acquisition, level of access, and degree of use of technology within New York State public schools. The number of microcomputers in the schools has more than doubled in the past 8…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Mayer, Mimi; And Others – 1997
This report depicts the status of telecommunications network development and usage by K-12 educational institutions in April and May of 1996, as described by the heads of educational technology initiatives in each of the 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. These data are reproduced in this report as 51 "State Profiles."…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Describes research from the ERIC database on school library media programs. Topics discussed include library and information skills instruction; information seeking; educational equity; use of technology; censorship; school library media collections; use studies; role of the library media specialist; collective bargaining and job/certification…
Descriptors: Censorship, Certification, Computer Networks, Educational Technology
Hodas, Steven – 1992
The proposed deployment of the National Research and Education Network (NREN) offers an unprecedented opportunity for shaping a new expression of civic and pedagogical culture. It can be a positive force for change or a regressive distribution of resources and influence to those already most in possession of them. To prepare for the NREN, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Change