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O'Donovan, Eamonn – Technology & Learning, 2000
Describes thin clients as low-cost personal computers that lack hardware features and run applications off of a school's central server or via an application service provider on the Internet. Discusses advantages, including being easy to use, easy to manage, and less costly to service; and considers possible problems. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Selection, Cost Effectiveness
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Maddux, Cleborne D. – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Discusses problems with the use of technology, especially the Internet, for providing inservice teacher education. Highlights include the gap between available technology and the expertise to use it; antiquated hardware; the rapid growth and acceptance of the World Wide Web and graphical browsers; and the expertise gap between rural and urban…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Selection, Computer Uses in Education
Miller, Kevin – TECHNOS, 1997
This article, written by a high school student, describes how he helped his school attain access to state-of-the-art technology and to the Internet. Topics include problems, security issues, teacher training, examples of student Internet projects, technical details of the school's computer system, and how the school encouraged this student's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Security, Computer Selection, Computer System Design
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Ioannou, Andri; Hannafin, Robert D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Course management systems (CMSs) are software systems designed to manage course content and course activities. These tools integrate technological and pedagogical features into a web-based system that allows instructors, even those who are unfamiliar with web-based technologies, to design, deliver, and manage an online course. However, CMSs have…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Content, Courseware, Computer Managed Instruction