Assisted by a U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant, the Hudson (Massachusetts) Public Schools, the Concord Consortium Educational Technology Lab, and 30 collaborating high schools across the nation have developed a virtual high school over the Internet. Through Internet-based courses, Virtual High School significantly…

A counselor training program integrated use of Internet technologies, providing a cognitive map of information resources. Each group in the class compiled a manual of Internet resources for a given career problem. Although interactive, hands-on, and contextualized, the program was limited by computer problems, cost, lack of technical support, and…

Reviews features of the Internet and some of its available counseling applications, such as marketing and delivering counseling services. Discusses the results of an analysis of counseling applications on the Internet and explores potential problems with counseling applications on computer networks, including ethical concerns and relationship…

Discusses the availability of radio "cybercasts" on the Internet, either in real time or on demand. Topics include problems and opportunities, copyright issues, equipment and software needed for listening, and searchability of sites. Provides an annotated list of radio-related Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), including music, news,…

Analyzes two aspects of the intersection of the information superhighway and archives: cultural heritage and societywide electronic recordkeeping. Reviewed 15 World Wide Web archives sites along 5 broad dimensions. Argues that archivists should position themselves as substantive contributors to information infrastructure discussions. (PEN)

Examines some of the changes that network technology has brought to academic computer services since the mid-1980s and discusses changes that may be expected in libraries as a result. Examples from the State University of New York College at Geneseo illustrate the discussion. Effects of the Internet are also considered. (LRW)

Suggests that the quality of material and information that it is available electronically varies greatly. Raises questions about such issues as privacy, confidentiality, and ownership of the ideas and words transmitted. Discusses the issue of access to technological hardware and information. (JOW)

A survey of members of the Information Industry Association (108 of 519 responded) found that more than 90% used the Internet and 50-90% used many other electronic communication systems. Therefore, business educators must stay abreast of the changing technologies. (Author/JOW)

New digital technologies for learning should be attractive, effective, and accessible. Forms such as side channels, the Internet, and educational software are limited only by imagination, money, and responses of agencies responsible for lifelong learning. (SK)

Argues that if mass communications researchers continue to largely disregard the research potential of the Internet, their theories about communication will become less useful. Proposes a conceptualization of the Internet as a mass medium, based on revised ideas of what constitutes a mass audience and a mediating technology. (SR)

Discusses Alta Vista, one of the most heavily used search engines on the World Wide Web. Describes the following search term manipulations: wildcard and truncation, adjacency, Boolean, and capitalization. Notes problems due to the Internet's constant state of transition and discusses advanced search mode. (AEF)

Discusses how the Internet and World Wide Web will affect teaching, the curriculum, and the role of the teacher in the classroom. Provides a list of websites and print resources for educators. (JOW)

Describes how one university's facility managers use Nextel communications technology in conjunction with a Famis Software maintenance management system to improve the productivity of its maintenance technicians. The system uses a wireless Internet connection to automate the flow of work order information to and from technicians. The key to these…

Describes and compares users and non-users of the World Wide Web in terms of web use, comfort level, perceived barriers, and familiarity with predominantly environmental education sites. Findings provide insight into the development of training programs and resources for environmental educators in using the web and offer opportunities for…

Explains the Internet 2 collaborative end-to-end performance initiative that focuses on performance measurement, analysis, and improvements that lead to a standard set of network capabilities and limitations. Discusses results of this performance initiative, including providing direction for current and future network development. (Author/LRW)