Introduces a website, MarsQuest Online (www.Marsquestonline.org), designed to help students explore Mars and space science. (KHR)

Focuses on the computer-based mapping tool called a geographic information system (GIS) that presents variations in economic indicators in thematic maps. Discusses thematic mapping benefits for students. Provides examples of thematic mapping in economics courses, addresses hardware and software requirements, and explains the process of creating…

Explored the use of e-mail by instructional faculty and staff, the quality of computing resources at their institutions, and the effects of technology use on workload. In fall 1998 Internet access was common for postsecondary faculty and staff, and 69% of full-time faculty and 46% of part-time faculty used e-mail to communicate with students in…

Describes an instructional experiment in a law school torts class; rather than using electronic media to teach students, they were provided with an interactive computer program and required to use it to display their understanding of the subject matter. Discusses the effort's success. (EV)

Presents an anthropological approach used in French research and the theory of instrumentation developed in cognitive ergonomics. Shows how these frameworks allow an approach to the educational use of CAS technology, focusing on the unexpected complexity of instrumental genesis, mathematical needs of instrumentation, status of instrumented…

Examines whether K-12 teachers are prepared to use technology in innovative and effective ways to authentically present multicultural education, examining the potential inability of teachers to provide an authentic version of multicultural education in the presence of technology as both an individual decision and as the result of generally…

Examines the enthusiastic discourse that has accompanied the introduction of computers into writing classes. Explores how this language may influence both change and the status quo in electronic classrooms. Argues that writing instructors, by thinking critically and carefully about technology, can succeed in using it to improve the educational…

Presents in tabular form a summary of publishing requirements, guidelines, and suggestions from 59 current educational communications, technology, and library science journals and magazines to serve as a reference to potential contributors. (Three references) (LRW)

Introduces teachers to hypertext and hypermedia, two innovations which offer students an opportunity to create their own meaningful learning environments. (MG)

Education will experience future transformations in the face of changing societal and workplace needs. The technology-intensive paradigm for education will completely reshape today's classrooms and schools. (SI)

Draws from site visits to 50 2-year colleges to identify computer applications in instruction, services to disabled students, testing, and distance education. Discusses areas in which computer technology has not been used to its full potential. (DMM)

An overview of integrated learning systems (ILS) is provided. Twelve companies marketing products under the term ILS are identified. Philosophical approaches, curriculum areas, management systems, costs, and company stability are discussed as important considerations for schools considering these companies. (CW)

Describes a program that trained 65 experienced bilingual educators to write and adapt educational computer software in their primary languages, to revise curricula accordingly, and to write grants to bring hardware and software into their classrooms. Discusses participant selection, program curriculum, community involvement, and interdepartmental…

The author discusses the changing definition of computer literacy for teachers and uses of computers in education. Factors that affect computer use (time, money, appropriateness, and quality control) are considered and related technologies are reviewed. The author concludes with a discussion of challenges facing users of computers in education.…

Urges journalism educators to embrace and experiment with the products of the computer revolution, and to provide their students with the latest skills in the most advanced technology, particularly in the areas of copy editing and reporting. (SR)