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Blair, Nancye – Principal, 2012
A dramatic shift is sweeping through the schools. Third graders texting on their cell phones. Kindergarteners who can navigate an iPod Touch better than educators can. Middle schoolers who already have an Internet following on their blog or YouTube channel. These are not the same 21st century learners people came to know over the first decade of…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Internet
Renyi, Judith – Principal, 1997
Designed by the National Foundation for the Improvement of education, Bill Gates's The Road Ahead Program features extensive Internet access for all students and teacher opportunities to work with networks and multimedia technologies. Each school in the 22 participating communities is paired with a community organization. Staff development should…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education
Ravaglia, Raymond; Sommer, Richard – Principal, 1999
Distance-learning programs should augment, not replace, the existing classroom. They should expand the elementary curriculum and fill gaps in traditional course offerings. Examples include advanced courses for gifted students, eliminated arts and foreign languages courses, and instruction for homebound students. Program evaluation criteria and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education