Highlights the use of novice-level books produced from or for the Internet in the beginning level German as a foreign language classroom. Such books can be used for pleasure reading, for learning content, and for the development of vocabulary. Techniques for such use are provided. (Author/VWL)

Describes the ways in which technology is changing the Doctrine of Fair Use. Desktop publishing and Internet and Web-based teaching are expected to erode traditional applications of Fair Use for educational purposes. Makes the case that instructors and researchers should assume that there is no Fair Use on the Internet. (SLD)

Used an Internet-based tool about a city's choice schools to study parental preferences about school choice revealed through information search patterns and compared these findings with the literature, largely based on telephone interviews. Findings suggest that unfettered choice may lead to undesirable outcomes in the distribution of students and…

Using critical social theory analysis, the authors examine health care provider-patient relationships by reviewing the political, economic, and social perspectives. They analyze constraints on Internet use that affect oppressed groups, including ideologies about provider control, technology's benefits, and the superiority of market forces.…

Explores risks for higher education and democracy that accompany technology-enabled personalization of information. Asserts that these institutions need people to have "unanticipated encounters" with information and a range of "common experiences." (EV)

Describes how website teacher evaluations enable students to read what other students have written about prospective teachers and instructors. Notes that online evaluations provide critical information that is regularly updated and available 24 hours a day. Concludes that online evaluation sites help teachers reflect on teaching practices, respond…

Presents findings of a study of teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning French as a second or foreign language using the Internet. An international, online discussion list and an open-ended questionnaire provided an opportunity for teachers to talk about their experiences with the new tools of the Internet. Challenges related to the teaching…

Discussion of educational reform in secondary school classrooms focuses on the need for more effective models for professional development. Describes the Inquiry Learning Forum (ILF), an Internet-based professional development environment designed to support teachers in sharing and evolving their teaching practices. Highlights include a…

Discusses the use of the World Wide Web in school libraries based on examples from Juneau-Douglas (Arkansas) High School. Highlights include using the Web for students' research, evaluating the quality of information found, criteria for selecting Internet resources, and creating a home page with Hypertext Markup Language. (LRW)

Discussion of acceptable use policies that elementary and secondary schools develop to address issues related to use of the Internet focuses on how to deal with accessing and transmitting information inappropriate to the school setting, and how to maintain the efficient operation of the network. (LRW)

Suggests that there is danger in focusing too much on developing new features for relatively stable Internet hardware and software platforms, and not enough attention to creating new value for networked information users. Criteria for networked information systems functions and performance factors must be developed, and it is necessary to plan and…

Presents a list of agencies, databases, services, electronic mailing lists, and World Wide Web and Internet sites that provide information on technology transfer to help librarians and information professionals research this concept. (JMV)

College advisors can use the internet to communicate daily and exchange information with colleagues around the world, through a user-friendly academic advising forum. Basic instructions for joining an academic advising forum on the internet are provided. (Author/MSE)

Describes and defines the Internet from a classroom perspective as a place to talk, a place to get organized information, and as a place to organize and put information. Two World Wide Web projects in Syracuse, New York, that support school curricula are described in a sidebar. (JKP)

Presents issues regarding Internet literacy and the attitudes of Internet users versus nonusers. Describes how the Internet meets administrators' and librarians' needs, and highlights the Internet's effect on budgeting, staff productivity, and image. Notes the necessity for Internet training for library personnel to interact effectively with…