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Jacobson, John E. – State of Reading, 1994
Shows how computer technology can be used to enhance teaching in a variety of ways, from software and simulations to networking and telecommunications. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computers
Brown, Joan Marie – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Describes four open-ended activities for students in grades 4-12 designed to encourage thought, discussion, and decision making in classes dealing with issues in ethics and technology. Provides teacher directions, describes activities, and outlines debriefing sessions for lessons in copyright infringement, network security, artificial…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Class Activities, Computer Networks, Computer Security
Kelly, M. G.; Wiebe, James H. – Computing Teacher, 1994
Discusses the use of telecommunications in elementary and secondary education and gives examples of classroom activities relating to math and science that use online services such as America Online, CompuServe, and Prodigy; electronic bulletin boards; educational computer networks; electronic mail; and listservs from the Internet. (Contains two…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education
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Riel, Margaret – Instructional Science, 1990
Discussion of cooperative learning focuses on the use of Learning Circles on the AT&T Learning Network and its effects on teachers. The use of computer networks to link classrooms for learning activities is described and benefits of such activities for teachers are discussed, including knowledge acquisition, developing new instructional…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning
Beil, Don, Ed. – 1989
Intended for a broad spectrum of teachers using or considering using computers networks for written interaction, this teacher's guide presents techniques and behaviors that encourage and support learning on a computer classroom environment. The 21 essays that make up the book are written by people involved in the ENFI (Electronic Networks For…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Computer Networks, Computer Software
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Burleigh, Mike; Weeg, Patti – Information Development, 1993
Describes the activities of KIDLINK, an international electronic conferencing system that was developed to establish communication between children 10 to 15 years old around the world using the Internet and other computer networks. A list of local KIDLINK contacts in 29 countries is included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
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Silva, Marcos – Education for Information, 1995
Describes the development of K-12 computer networks in the United States and Canada. Discusses a project that used participatory design to introduce Internet classroom activities, and examines the role of school librarians. Findings suggest schools of information science must offer support to schools seeking Internet resources and applications.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Aponick, Nancy – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Describes PALL (Pennsylvania Learning Link), an interactive computer system that offers research resources, electronic mail, discussion centers, distance learning information, access to Internet mail, and specific curriculum resources geared toward classroom needs. Regional services, statewide services, and classroom services are described,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Consortia
Howard, Tharon, Ed.; Benson, Chris, Ed.; Gooch, Rocky; Goswami, Dixie – 1999
Written by practicing teachers about actual instructional computing projects, this book provides information teachers need to integrate instructional technologies into their classrooms. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1, "New Tools for the Classroom: An Introduction to Networked Learning," includes chapters: (1) "Getting Started in a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Dyrli, Odvard Egil – Technology & Learning, 1995
A collection of teacher-initiated telecommunication projects for use in elementary and secondary schools. Projects utilize electronic mail and the Internet to help students communicate with peers in class and all over the world, with scientists in the South Pole, researchers in Australia, and WWII veterans. Project descriptions include electronic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Class Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Jody, Marilyn; Saccardi, Marianne – 1996
Intended to help teachers explore the instructional use of computers meant for books and literature, this book describes how to organize classrooms for an online project, how to create a community of readers in the classroom, and how to teach children to talk about books. It also discusses such practical needs as computer equipment, staff…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction
Ellis, Edwin, Ed. – 1990
This volume of proceedings of the 1990 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) provides a record of the state-of-the-art in the use of computing in a variety of educational settings. Special sessions, panels, projects, 153 abstracts, and 44 papers are reported here on subjects including: elementary and secondary educational software,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
Benson, Chris, Ed. – Bread Loaf Rural Teacher Network Magazine, 1997
This theme issue focuses on the challenges and opportunities of online technology as it is used by teachers and students in rural classrooms in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Vermont. "Computer Country" (Cynthia Baughman) is an overview of online collaborations of teachers in the Bread…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Class Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
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Learning Languages: The Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning, 1996
The three numbers of the new journal contain these articles: "Content-Related Teaching Through Distance Learning: A Viable Alternative?" (Zoe E. Louton); "Teacher as Researcher: Motivating an Eighth Grade Spanish Class" (Emily Francomano); "Traveling to South America on the Internet" (Margaret Reardon); "U.S.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Bilingualism, Case Studies