Considers the extent to which schools need to address computer technology, and discusses which strategies can be employed to maximize the benefits and minimize the difficulties in integrating computer technology into the current educational framework. Advocates incorporation of computer technology into educational practices. (Contains 17…

Offers advice for colleges intending to undergo software conversions, asserting that sufficient resources are key to a smooth process. Describes the conversion process at Palomar College (California) in 1997, when Palomar purchased PeopleSoft enterprise-wide software in response to Y2K compliance issues. Stresses the ongoing need for training and…

Examined the use of online discussion as a medium for learning in an elementary teacher education program. As part of an Education Studies course, students engaged in discussions of issues related to technology and equity in schools. Through the online activity, distinctive sets of writing practices were created, which enabled students to make…

A final-year teacher education unit in New South Wales (Australia) uses action research as a learning process for interns. Online communication is the key support mechanism for interns placed in distant rural schools. Students appreciate the move to online work because it forces them to read, and bulletin boards provide support for complex…

Describes inequities in access to computers by gender and race, drawing connections between the two and discussing the use of a multicultural education approach to understanding and eliminating the digital divide. This involves such actions as critiquing technology-related inequities in the context of larger educational and social inequities,…

Taken together, the articles in this special issue contribute to the collective sense of recent progress in research on networked learning in higher education. In combination, they help explain some of the key relationships between teachers' and learners' intentions and experiences, the affordances of text-based communications technologies and…

This book edited by Rainere Bromme and Elmar Stahl aims to establish a foundation for the study of the pedagogical value of using the development of hypertext documents as a student assignment. The editors compiled an eclectic collection of 10 chapters from eight different contributors. Chapters fall within three general categories: theoretical…

Includes an annotated bibliography of Web sites to help educators teach about economics issues and about globalization issues. Offers Web sites such as The National Council for Economic Education, Junior Achievement, United for a Fair Economy, and The World Bank. (CMK)

Discusses a project in which students designed new logos for the local police department. States that this assignment offered an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of art in the lives of people. Explains how the students created their designs and how the winning design was completed. (CMK)

Discusses some ideas for applying information and communication technology (ICT) to constructing identification keys. Proposes the use of linked web pages as the most easily used and readily accessible for students aged 12-13. (DDR)

Explores student attitudes toward technology in the classroom, based on data collected from introductory U.S. government courses that incorporated instructional technologies. Discusses the benefits and disadvantages of utilizing instructional technology in the classroom and the perspective of students. Includes references. (CMK)

Focuses on the use of technology to assist students in composing and improvising music. Discusses the benefits of composing using computer software; addresses types of tools that can be used; explores different teaching strategies for teachers to utilize; and describes the organization of the music classroom. (CMK)

A study investigated the acquisition of everyday vocabulary of 16 children (ages 8-14) with deafness in an auditory/oral program using specially designed computer-based vocabulary applications. On average, children learned 70 words for everyday objects from immediate use of the lessons and remembered nearly 39 after more than 4 weeks. (Contains…

Describes a project designed to enhance the technological ability of university students enrolled in an early literacy course. Models the use of technology as a tool for literacy instruction in hopes that these teachers and future teachers would become more familiar with technology and use it when teaching their early childhood students to read.…

Investigates the effects of students' prior knowledge on the scientific reasoning processes of performing the task of controlling variables with computer simulation and identifies a number of problems that students encounter in scientific discovery. Involves (n=27) 5th grade students and (n=33) 7th grade students. Indicates that students' prior…