Presents a model and an underlying process for selecting technology mediated teaching strategies. Discusses the use of the Internet in the learning process; computer-mediated communication; educational appropriateness of technology adoption; technology integration; learning principles for the model; and how to implement the model. (Author/LRW)

Presents a profile of Cherry Creek High School (Colorado) and its library media program and describes the following five elements of power that library media centers have to increase student achievement and love of learning: (1) access; (2) support for data driven decision making; (3) integration of technology; (4) connections between teaching and…

Suggests that in a constructivist setting, the computer must facilitate social interaction among students and provide for independent acquisition of shared knowledge. Considers how to best use computers in the modern classroom. Proposes that it is the function of the arrangement of the computer pod to provide effective small group instruction. (PM)

Describes a student's journal entry which discusses her response to a work of digital fiction. Reads the journal entry as a resistance narrative, an assemblage, a remediation, and an emergence. Reflects upon the changes in instruction and identity that occur in computer classrooms, online course supplements, and Internet classes. (PM)

Describes how, by focusing information technology (IT) resources on strategic goals, a growing number of higher education organizations and their leaders are creating new educational wealth and, in the process, increasing their return on investment. (EV)

Describes a three-year teacher education program created by the College of Education at Iowa State University designed to make technology an integral part of the teaching and learning environment. Discusses the program's steps and components, including the use of computer-related technology courses, field experiences, and educational computing…

Brief case study of Internet applications in a fifth-grade class demonstrates that Internet use can increase student engagement and participation. Overview of the current debate on networking schools for Internet access discusses the rationale for Internet use, issues of cost effectiveness and untrained teachers, and potential benefits of…

Presents responses from the nation's leading educational architectural firms concerning design ideas anticipated to have an important role in the design of future school facilities. Ideas on classroom and flexible-learning-environment designs, schools as community resources, generic lab modules, and designs that integrate technology are included.…

KIDLINK is a grassroots organization aiming to improve worldwide relations by involving students ages 10 to 15 in electronic dialog. Using KIDLINK connections, a teacher of Internet telecommunications courses successfully involved three mainstreamed, neurologically impaired seventh graders in writing a book and teaching others the value of…

Successful school program innovation must incorporate technology as a tool to enhance teaching and learning. Employing a club structure that encourages student and staff leadership development, a Kansas junior high school integrates technology by organizing Web sites around themes and topics supporting the notion of community. Contains 12 Web site…

The integration of academic libraries and computing centers is being contemplated and implemented at universities and colleges in North America and elsewhere. This trend is examined, particularly as it applies to smaller, primarily undergraduate institutions. Differences, similarities, and models of convergence, as well as data from site visits…

Introduces the nine papers in a special issue focusing on progress toward digital libraries. Articles fall into three categories: history and activities about digital libraries (DL); understanding digital library users; and extending and integrating through digital libraries. (AEF)

Discusses the use and integration of technology into the curriculum to develop literacy skills, based on experiences at Sun Valley Elementary School (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Highlights include the use of multimedia; teacher-librarians and technology; setting up a multimedia report; and producing the final project. (LRW)

Discussion of current and future implementation of technology in education focuses on the need for adequate preservice teacher education, including online learning. Presents the use of the World Wide Web as one important way to integrate technology and describes experiences at Chatham College to ensure preservice teachers are technologically…

Provides a historical and current context for National Education Technology Standards (NETS) that were developed for elementary and secondary education, describes their implications for priorities such as school funding, and suggests curriculum-based strategies that may be used to meet these standards within content-area lessons. (Author/LRW)