Describes a lesson from a class of 9-10-year-olds in which an interactive whiteboard was used. Presents the main activity, plenary sessions, and the outcome of the lesson. Discusses the value, immediate feedback from the software, group work, peer learning, and long-term benefits of interactive whiteboards. (KHR)

Considers how the same First Amendment protections that govern print journalism apply to electronic practitioners. Discusses how the number of broadcast and online journalism classes at the nation's high schools demonstrate steady growth, according to a survey conducted in the fall of 2001 for the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation.…

Analyzes the pedagogical ideas underpinning teachers' accounts of the successful use of computer-based tools and resources to support the teaching and learning of mathematics. Organizes central themes to form a pedagogical model capable of informing the use of such technologies in classroom teaching and generating theoretical conjectures for…

Describes the three most promising approaches to essay scoring by computer: (1) Project Essay Grade (PEG; E. Page, 1966); (2) Intelligent Essay Assessor (IEA; T. Landauer, 1997); and (3) E-rater (J. Burstein, Educational Testing Service). All of these proprietary systems return grades that correlate meaningfully with those of human raters. (SLD)

Explores important issues for schools to consider when making technology purchases. Emphasizes that a good technology master plan should represent a balanced approach to the "people,""places," and "things" of a technology implementation program. (EV)

Describes how to modify old QBASIC programs to run in visual Basic. (NB)

Describes limitations of the use of computers in the classroom at River Oaks School, an Apple Classroom of Tomorrow high school site, in Oakville, Ontario. (Contains 13 references.) (PKP)

This manuscript traces the history of computer technologies, their applications in mental health settings, and suggests that transcultural counselor educators engage their students in the design of a case-based computer simulation. The avatar-focused simulation offers an unprecedented environment for experimentation in collaborative learning and…

Discusses the impact of open-source technology on higher education, exploring the possibility of new instructional arrangements, new spaces for learning, and new business models for sustaining rich, technology-assisted environments. Describes examples of institutions taking advantage of the open-source movement, such as the OpenCourseWare…

Highlights the emerging technologies of e-books, electronic versions of texts, and the Tablet PC, a new hybrid laptop computer and personal digital assistant that features a writing tablet and stylus-based input/navigation. (Author/VWL)

This article reviews laptop computers from under $1000 to over $3500 in terms of appropriateness for disabled students. Software compatability, price of add-ons, speed, memory and memory expansion options, screen, keyboard battery and disk drive features, and ease of attachment to printers and other computers are discussed as selection factors.…

A self instructional strategy used bar code technology to teach Braille symbol recognition to three legally blind elementary school students. (DB)

This article presents a case study of an entrepreneurial model developed and implemented by the leisure services department at Clemson University. The facility and programs of a microcomputer laboratory are described. Programs include student instruction, continuing education courses, rentals to outside groups, and a summer computer camp. (IAH)

A critique of a previously published article, which raised anthropological and sociological questions about computer literacy, asserts that only through more development and evaluation can the true effectiveness of computers in education be ascertained. A response to this critique asserts that research must also consider the role of popular…

This essay, written by the U.S. Secretary of Education, contends that in order for the United States to accomplish the goals set out in "Goals 2000," society must make investments of technology in public schools to ensure access of students to the emerging national information infrastructure, the information superhighway. (MKR)