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Download full textMorgan, Nancy A. – 1994
The Internet is a vast computer network that consists of smaller interconnected computer networks. As K-12 schools connect to the Internet, a new means of communication opens up to educators and students. This digest describes some sample services and resources available to the K-12 community via electronic mail. Information sources covered in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
Bennett, Blythe A. – 2000
This digest is an annotated listing of 50 Internet resources for library media specialists and children's librarians. The resources are organized under the following headings: AskA services; electronic discussion groups; evaluation; Internet basics; keeping current; information literacy; lesson plans; online journals and book reviews; policy;…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Electronic Journals, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
Sprague, Carolyn Ann – 1999
Despite the widespread availability of Web-based information resources, it is difficult for some people who rely on assistive technology to access and process these materials. Web designers can play an active role in facilitating access by formatting resources so that they are compatible with these technologies. This can be accomplished by…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer System Design
Shankar, Kalpana – 1998
Internet resources provide a library of information to community college practitioners. Guides to these online resources include Yahoo!, Alta Vista, and Hotbot. Community college Internet sites, valuable research tools, are available for the American Association of Community Colleges, the League for Innovation in the Community College, the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
McKenna, Mary – 1994
The Internet is an international computer network encompassing thousands of smaller interconnected networks. This digest describes various uses of the Internet and its impact on libraries, as well as Internet-related library issues. The Internet applications of electronic mail (E-mail), telnet, and file transfer protocol (FTP) are briefly…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, File Transfer Protocol
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2001
Distance education (DE) is increasingly seen as a powerful vehicle for delivering various types of education, including career and technical education (CTE). Fast-paced, pervasive changes in the economic, social, and technological foundations of education and educational delivery, including the increasing use of information and communications…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Communications, Community Colleges
