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Branzburg, Jeffrey – Technology & Learning, 2007
In this article, the author relates how he discovered that not all Wi-Fi networks are secure. As such, he developed several strategies on how he can be secured whenever he connects to the Internet through a Wi-Fi connection. He discusses how one can change passwords, explains the process of encryption, and provides suggestions on other security…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Internet, Computer Peripherals, Telecommunications
Hoffman, Richard – Technology & Learning, 2007
Wireless connectivity in schools is all the rage, and many school systems have at least gotten their feet wet with a wireless lab or a few portable laptop carts. But Bijaya Devkota, the chief information officer of Charles County Public Schools, has done what many school systems only dream of--implemented universal wireless access throughout his…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Telecommunications, Computer Uses in Education, Public Schools
Villano, Matt – Technology & Learning, 2005
In this article, the author presents the latest wireless equipments available in market. For starters, wireless networks offer mobility and flexibility: users of laptops, PDAs, tablet PCs, and wireless Voice over IP telephones can move freely about campus while staying connected to the Internet. There are two kinds of wireless networks: ad-hoc, or…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Internet, Computer Security
O'Donovan, Eamonn – Technology & Learning, 2000
Provides an overview of school networking options and explores what speedier broadband technologies mean for education. Topics include Ethernet; wireless options for connection to the Internet; local area networks; wide area networks; phone lines; satellite access; cable modems; digital subscriber line (DSL); and funding networks through the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Internet
Technology & Learning, 2007
A podcast is audio or visual content that is automatically delivered over a network via free subscription. The advantage podcasts have over traditional oral reports is that students can edit and revise until what they say and how they say it is perfected. iLife applications are ideal for creating podcasts and other digital projects because of…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Student Projects, Computers, Computer Software
Dyrli, Odvard Egil; Kinnaman, Daniel E. – Technology & Learning, 1995
Discusses local area networking and global telecommunications. Examines the advantages of networked systems; the importance of connecting classrooms to the Internet or commercial online systems; and how World Wide Web, hypermedia, and the development of browsing software may revolutionize teaching and learning. Terminology and tools used in…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary 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