Describes the development of a Web-based staff development course by the Glynn County School System (Georgia) for their teachers that focused on use of the Internet. Discusses the use of WebCT software; pretest and posttest results of skill levels; participant reactions; and instructor reactions. (LRW)

Describes a study that implemented an Internet-based project in a Taiwanese secondary school biology class and investigated its effect on the cognitive preferences held by students and on their performance. Reports results of analyses of covariance that compared scores of short-answer questions, multiple choice items, and total final examination…

Discusses learning activities on the Internet, and the need to protect students from pornography while also providing for intellectual freedom. Notes the importance of developing a selection policy, involving the community in censorship versus selection discussions, and talking with children and their parents. Provides a list of Web sites for…

At the University of Delaware, World Wide Web tools are used to produce multiplatform administrative applications, including hyperreporting, mixed media, electronic forms, and kiosk services. Web applications are quickly and easily crafted to interact with administrative databases. They are particularly suited to customer outreach efforts,…

Describes the Internet component of an undergraduate course at St. Xavier University (Illinois) in which a librarian helps mass communications students survey state-of-the-art technologies and predict future possibilities. Active learning techniques are discussed and examples of class exercises and the final assignment are included. (Author/LRW)

Presents the results of the Seattle Public Library's survey on its Internet service. Seventy-one percent of users were satisfied with the service, but expressed a need for more staff assistance and instruction. Users also valued using the Internet for educational assistance. A sidebar by Jacobson highlights students' expectations for Internet…

Reviews the creation and implementation of a pilot program at Northern Arizona University's Center for Excellence in Education that delivered instruction to graduate students via America Online. Discusses the program's interactive teaching/learning processes and the benefits of the communication medium, instructional materials, and instructor…

The headmaster of a private school contends that computer technology is being heralded as the savior of education. The time students spend with computer technologies is time they are not devoting to learning how to become ethically, morally, culturally, and functionally literate. (MLF)

Discusses the availability of virtual communities on the Internet. Stresses that there are online environments for nearly everyone, and offers advice for those designing new communities by relating experiences from the development of the specialized MediaMOO, a multiuser dungeon. Discusses restricting access, shaping development of the community,…

Describes how some K-12 teachers became moderators of educational telecommunication projects, and presents results of a survey of 100 moderators about their roles. Reviews types of networks that provide online learning environments: electronic bulletin boards, Internet lists, World Wide Web, and networks. Tables list expressions that describe…

Describes actual classroom projects that allowed fifth graders with special needs and learning disabilities to become adept at navigating and searching for information on the Internet. Presents feedback from students on their experiences using the Internet and finds that these classroom projects improved student reading and writing skills. (JMV)

This special issue contains 12 articles written by science fiction authors and futurists who present imaginative visions of communication technologies that impact on daily life. Topics address redefinition of the library, legal aspects of regulation and censorship of the Internet, and various ideological and intellectual ideas about technology…

Presents five plans to assist students in information seeking on the Internet and provides examples of activities. Highlights include practicing search skills, learning about a topic of inquiry and/or question answering, reviewing multiple perspectives on an issue, solving authentic problems, and publishing synthesized and/or critiqued information…

Provides Internet connections related to feature stories in this issue. Gives search tips to use on the Internet, lists Net addresses where additional information on feature article topics can be found, and briefly discusses resources given. Topics include the solar system, children's literature, phonics and whole language, and writing. (ET)

Three articles focus on many classroom activities and experiments inspired by the voyage of two canoes, built of traditional materials, from Hawaii's Hilo Harbor in 1995. Nationwide, students followed daily satellite tracking, accessed the Internet for updated accounts of the canoes, talked directly with navigators, and watched television…