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Burke, Jennifer – 2000
Although the Internet can be a powerful learning tool, the materials available can be inaccurate or even dangerous. Students may find themselves the targets of predatory adults, and some may threaten their classmates or others with devices or ideas they find on the Internet. Schools use several methods to ensure that students' use of the Internet…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Policy

Hoj, John – Social Studies Review, 1998
Cautions that with growing access to new technologies, the expansion of Internet pornography and hate sites is fast becoming a danger for students, teachers, parents, and communities. Discusses technological possibilities for regulating Internet use available at school and at home. Relates Internet regulation with the goals of character education.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Policy
Treadwell, Mark – 1999
This resource, designed to help K-12 teachers find relevant information on the Internet for both themselves and their students, lists educational World Wide Web sites that have been selected based upon their content and relevance to the curriculum. Each entry includes: the URL; comments describing how the site relates to the specific area of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Lucas, Leslie A. – 1998
Academic computing directors must focus on what actions and policies make a well-coordinated academic computing help desk function effectively. Keeping in mind the needs of both the client and the support team, the key components of a well-managed help desk include: accessing help easily; sorting support team jobs effectively; distributing support…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Administration
Provenzo, Eugene F., Jr. – 1998
This book is an introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web for educators. The purpose is to provide a practical handbook for administrators and teachers, as well as to reflect on the potential of this new technology to redefine the traditional curriculum in elementary and high schools. Throughout this book appear boxed definitions and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Treadwell, Mark – 2001
This second edition of a resource designed to help teachers find relevant information on the Internet for both themselves and their students, provides concise reviews of more than 1,000 Web sites sorted by subject area. Each site is evaluated with one to five stars for content, presentation and grade level. Easy-to-follow explanations are provided…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Bruwelheide, Janis H. – 1999
The electronic environment is currently forcing educators at all levels to revisit issues concerning intellectual property. Quick availability of information and data through the Internet has changed the way the general public views information since it seems to be in endless supply from any computer on any individual desktop. This paper presents…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Copyrights, Educational Resources
Boyd, Sally – 1998
This booklet outlines the information gained from five case studies in New Zealand primary schools on how the use of computers was integrated into the school environment and the curriculum. Principals, teachers, and information technology (IT) coordinators were interviewed about students' use of computers. Information on the equipment available…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
MacDonald, Randall M. – 1997
This step-by-step guide introduces school library media specialists to the Internet, addressing their distinct needs and the unique relationships that exist between media specialists, their students, and classroom colleagues. The book explains how to incorporate the Internet into the media center, cites exemplary World Wide Web sites for media…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education