Presents the key design concepts of a software project whose objective is to provide a simple, cheap, and efficient solution for showing slides during lessons in computer labs. Contains 26 references. (DDR)

Presents an annotated listing of Web sites with information useful for law-related education (LRE) and civic education, including search engines, social studies sites, government sites, LRE and civic-education sites, global-education sites, and general-education sites. Cautions teachers to review carefully the content of any site before using it.…

Describes a program developed at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College (PA) for inner-city minority girls to use computer technology that was otherwise unavailable to them. Highlights include access issues, gender issues, girls' preferences in a learning environment, making technology relevant, introducing new skills, creating Web page, and…

Discusses the design, development, and teaching of two graduate-level special-education courses online using audio streaming technology. The teamwork involved in developing the system is described and suggestions are offered on how to engage instructional and technical developers in the creation of online instruction. (Author/CR)

A survey of 109 doctoral-granting educational-administration institutions indicated that about half use some form of distance learning (off-campus courses, interactive video, or Internet courses) and 60% are planning to do so. Faculty are concerned about workload, resource availability, program quality, technical issues, and program costs. (24…

Discusses research conducted to develop Japanese multimedia teaching materials for use on the Internet. The research verified the effects of different types of images used in multimedia teaching materials on the story understanding and reproduction ability of Japanese language learners based on a Japanese fairy tale. (Author/VWL)

Focuses on an Internet-based instructional activity called a WebQuest. Highlights WebQuest components and explains the pedagogical rationale for the activity's structure. Describes a WebQuest designed to help preservice and inservice teachers examine the core democratic principles of the United States and the reflection of those principles within…

Addresses the need for implementing computer technology in social studies programs. Offers five different constructs for teachers to consider when applying computer technology in social studies classrooms, and the topic of development in particular. Gives a list of Web sites, each with accompanying abstracts, on development issues, map resources,…

Lists a collection of Internet sites on diversity and Japan for social studies educators. Includes a variety of topics with hyperlinks to lesson plans and activities, teaching resources, and sites exploring aspects of different cultures. Recommends that teachers and students follow these links to hundreds of other sites. (CMK)

Discusses several of the unique features of digital text, identifying five key concepts about digital literacy as they relate to technological trends in the workplace and describing a select set of innovative instructional uses of technology that have the potential to transform digital-literacy education. (SM)

Fifteen developments in technology that have laid the foundation for the current information-technology environment on college and university campuses are listed. They include both specific technological innovations and broader trends that make use of several technologies. (MSE)

Describes Internet implementation at several progressive community college libraries. Notes that innovative librarians have developed a number of creative strategies for delivering information services via the Internet. Reminds librarians that if they do not assume the role of expert intermediary between the general user and the available…

Presents multimedia tools to enhance language arts and social studies lessons. These include stories on video; a computer program for increasing reading speed; and Educast, a free online service that gives teachers access to up-to-the-minute news along with extension activities and Internet-based, cross-curricular lesson plans. (SM)

A study at the University of Oregon examined distance education, looking at the demographics of the distance-education market, the types of courses best suited to it, and student performance as it related to demographic group. The study found that although certain students do well, it questioned whether there were sufficient numbers of students to…

Discusses the need to assist minority students in using computer applications to increase their chances of academic and job success. Topics include benefits of technology; equal access; use of the Internet to broaden ethnic and cultural interaction; creating optimum learning; cultural differences; and nonverbal communication. (LRW)