The majority of Ladue (Missouri) School District teachers use technology to enhance their curriculum and to serve as personal productivity tools. As a result, teachers are better trained and offer expanded curriculum and innovative ideas. (SI)

Described is a study of the computing needs of the State of Ohio's higher education system. Discussed are the assumptions, levels of need, availability of computers, quantification of students, funding, and results from the survey. (CW)

Compares the effects of using two- and three-dimensional model representations of molecular structures on student learning of organic chemical structures. Reports that students using both three-dimensional computer models and ball-and-stick models scored higher on the three-dimensional retention test of isomeric identification but lower on a…

The Canandaigua City (New York) School District successfully incorporated educational technology into a capital project, thanks to efficient planning. Planners should build a team, shape a vision, work backwards toward specifics, keep the plan flexible, put off hardware decisions, choose the best software, invest in training and support, and…

Paper clarifies some important cultural mediating characteristics of technology and examines the more salient reasons why educational leaders should be wary of using the Information Age as the justification for promoting wider educational use of computers. The discussion focuses on the problematic cultural myth that technology is culturally…

Technology is no "silver bullet" for transforming education. Observations in nine technology-using schools suggest that for technology to serve reform purposes, it must be tied to a coherent, schoolwide instructional agenda. Reform-minded schools should articulate their mission and restructure activities around student needs and…

Describes some of the Shakespeare software available to educators. Explains some of its applications in the secondary school language arts classroom. Shows how Shakespeare texts on disc allow students to cut sections of the play to enhance their own performances (for example, a 20-minute version of "Much Ado About Nothing") and how…

Since the 1960s, difficulty of developing a technology of instruction in public schools has proved insurmountable; results have been spotty, machines have come and gone, and classroom practices remain largely unchanged. Public clamor for reform has provided neither direction nor purpose. Technology will ultimately prevail; the problem is educating…

Describes a multimedia CD-ROM yearbook project which combines words, sounds, and images to interpret meaning. (MG)

There are 10 times as many Nintendos in homes as computers in schools. American education is underfunded and locked into a post-World War II operational mode. A federal policy is needed to help schools acquire needed technology, support teachers' professional development, build research into practice, and integrate technology into school…

Notes that current efforts to integrate technology into learning at all levels focus on the exploration of potential uses of technology in education; on research and development; and on personnel training and the dissemination of information. Suggests resources to help special educators locate services and readings for special educators on…

Suggests that writing centers should become campus leaders in the development and use of computers for writing, and should form reciprocal partnerships that require trust, commitment, and open communication. Argues that through successful collaborative projects like computer writing classrooms and online writing labs, writing centers help to shape…

Educators are adopting learner-centered instruction in which students, facilitated by technology, collaborate with peers and engage in problem solving and inquiry. This article discusses ways to use technology in authentic learner inquiry as an information resource, content contextualizer, communication tool, construction kit, and…

Offers propositions about virtual reality in education, ranging from costs to the psychological affordances of virtual environments (VEs). Some of the propositions arise from empirical studies of performance and cognition in VEs; others come from behavioral, cognitive, and human-factors research. Much of the research is from the Human Interface…

Compares student achievement based upon which calculus program--traditional calculus, Harvard Consortium Calculus, or Calculus Using Mathematica--the student completed. Finds some differences when students took different types of calculus during subsequent terms. Justifies teaching reformed calculus in place of traditional calculus. (Author/ASK)