Reports case study research is essentially concerned with providing credible representations of reality. Notes the possibility of using audio, photo, and video media. Argues for a key theoretical resource, a set of ideas developed around the idea of a case record. (BT)

Discussion of the federal government's role in educational reform and instructional innovation focuses on how to measure the impact of technology integration. Topics include technology planning and implementation processes; terminology, including technology, pedagogy, competence, skill, and ability; and thinking strategically versus thinking…

States that with the increasing dominance of electronic journalism, the traditional role of the publications or media adviser is in need of updating. Discusses the role of the Internet and e-mail as a journalism tool. (PA)

The Hellgate Elementary School District (Montana) installed a computer network that connects classrooms, three buildings, and the outside world. The computers are installed in each classroom. Students are achieving higher test scores, and working in pairs has enhanced cooperative learning. Offers advice to other elementary districts about…

Discussion of new educational media focuses on the choices teachers make in using new educational technology. Discusses integrating technology into the classroom, practical applications, the role of teachers, digitization, and future possibilities. (LRW)

Discusses the necessity for incorporating current technology in today's college residence halls to meet the more diverse and continued activities of its students. Technology addressed covers data networking and telecommunications, heating and cooling systems, and fire-safety systems. (GR)

Discusses technology and equipment requirements for developing an effective distance-learning classroom. Areas covered include cabling, the control booth, microphones, acoustics, lighting, heating and air conditioning, cameras, video monitors, staffing, and power requirements. (GR)

Examines how master planning and participatory process combines to successfully integrate technology into a school's educational system. Discussions on budget setting and environmental design are included. (GR)

Presents a symposium on the impact of computers on culture. Argues that the computer has mathematized culture and that widespread risk aversion has been generated everywhere. Finds that the ways in which communication technologies are used in social contexts is a topic of concern to communication scholars. (PA)

Interviews foreign Information Coordinators who facilitate exchange of medical information over the Internet between healthcare providers in America and eastern Europe to learn how Internet technologies are being introduced, disseminated, and adopted in their institutions. Applies diffusion of innovations theory for interpretation. Shows technical…

Considers issues regarding technology use in reading instruction, issues such as technology and the young learner, software issues, using the Internet, and the classroom environment for reading. (PA)

Explores issues regarding the Internet, especially its role in education, in two West African countries, Burkina Faso and Ghana. These developing countries share a common border, but their technology reality is very different. Existing differences highlight some of the issues Africa is dealing with concerning the Internet. (Author/AEF)

Explores the steps schools and colleges can do to implement the types of technology needed to provide the best programs that attract students. Surveying underground utility structures for routing telecommunications, building connectivity between campus buildings, and using a system with widespread telecommunications options are discussed. (GR)

Discusses creating a comprehensive and flexible master plan for designing a forward-looking telecommunications infrastructure on campus. Areas where a campus can take creative advantage of new technology are highlighted. (GR)

Discussion of computer implementation and computer technology integration in classrooms focuses on a study that developed and validated a measure for examining the quality of implementation of an integrated learning system (ILS). Explains the Concerns Based Adoption Model and identifies implementation practices of teachers that indicated…