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Valkenburg, Patti M.; Janssen, Sabine C. – Journal of Communication, 1999
Contributes to scholarship on the effects of television on children. Finds that the most important characteristics valued by both Dutch and U.S. children 6 to 11 years old were comprehensibility and action, closely followed by humor, "interestingness,""innocuousness," realism, violence, and romance. Finds boys in both samples…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Baker, Thomas – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Focusing on languages for the Dublin Core, examines the experience of some related ways to seek semantic interoperability through simplicity: planned languages, interlingua constructs, and pidgins. Also defines the conceptual and organizational problem of maintaining a metadata standard in multiple languages. (AEF)
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, Computational Linguistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design
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Davies, Maire Messenger; Machin, David – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2000
Analyzed the discourse about television programs of 1,300 5- to 13-year-olds from England and Wales. Found that discourse expressed socially responsible and public service values in evaluating programs. Explained finding in terms of children's adaptation to task requirements and ability to access different kinds of adult discourse available in the…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Television, Cultural Influences
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Coyne, Janet Smith – Science Scope, 1998
Provides examples of ways to use the television show "Scientific American Frontiers" in the classroom. Outlines a range of approaches and discusses some motivational techniques to engage students. (DDR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
D'Ignazio, Fred – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Teachers who want to show their students how to use multimedia in their projects should consider using HyperStudio. Four sites listed show HyperStudio's capabilities. Discussion includes publishing HyperStudio stacks on the Internet. Sites for more information are also listed. (AEF)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing
Rawlins, Mike – Syllabus, 2001
Explains what XML (Extensible Markup Language) is; where to find it in a few years (everywhere from Web pages, to database management systems, to common campus applications); issues that will make XML somewhat of an experimental strategy in the near term; and the importance of decision-makers being abreast of XML trends in standards, tools…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Futures (of Society)
Sherman, Chris – Online, 2000
Examines trends in Web searching, including the proposed AOL and Time Warner merger; minibrowsers; micropayments for information; inability of search engines to keep up with Web growth; distributed search engines; human-compiled directories; increasing relevance to meet user needs; browser-free searching; whole document queries; and introducing…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Retrieval, Mergers, Programming
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Albada, Kelly Fudge – Journal of Communication, 2000
Finds that the private dialog between parents and children closely approximated the public dialog about TV family portrayals by focusing on TV family realism, structure, and relationship models. Shows that a social learning model was implicit in participants' arguments, and that most participants argued that family portrayals affect expectations…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Communication Research, Family Communication, Family Life
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Howell, Colby Chambers – Performance Improvement, 2001
Performance Centered Design (PCD) offers an alternative to the old methodology of software development. The author suggests one design possibility that could be used to create a more universally satisfying interface for existing applications, an adaptive mini-program that "sits" between the larger application and the user. Potential…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Man Machine Systems
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Kirkwood, Margaret – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2000
Examines ideas on a thinking curriculum and "learning to learn" in the secondary education context. Explores computing studies at the Scottish secondary 3/4 level with 14- to 16-year-olds. Explains that this case study provides an example of the infusion approach being incorporated into the teaching of computer programming. (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
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Edwards, Viv; Pemberton, Lyn; Knight, John; Monaghan, Frank – Language Learning & Technology, 2002
Presents a description of Fabula software, which enables children learning European minority languages to create bilingual digital books. Discusses the ways in which it has been used in schools in Europe, and highlights future plans, including a Europe-wide competition for schools and the creation of a WWW-based on-line library for teachers and…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Language Minorities
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Amiri, Faramarz – System, 2000
Examines information technology training of language teachers in MA Teaching English as a Foreign Language or Teaching English as a Second or Other Language courses. Focuses on the role of computer programming in MA courses and concludes that knowledge of programming enables language teachers to get involved in the design and development of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Information Technology, Language Teachers
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Hemard, Dominique – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1998
Proposes to strengthen the theoretical basis supporting hypermedia computer-assisted language-learning (CALL) authoring by initiating a requirements analysis based on contextualized conceptual and mental models, presenting the theoretical dimension of knowledge representations within the authoring process and applying the theoretical approach to…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, French, Higher Education
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Deek, Fadi P.; Ho, Ki-Wang; Ramadhan, Haider – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Provides a classification, review, and critical analysis of instructional systems available on the Web that can be used by students to learn programming. Reviews drill and practice systems, tutorial systems, and simulation systems and analyzes them according to established standards for instructional design. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Simulation, Drills (Practice), Instructional Design
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Egea-Kuehne, Denise – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2003
After 12 years, the long overdue translation of Derrida's "Du droit a la philosophie" has just been made available in English. It is a collection of essays, interviews, and conferences produced by Derrida between 1974 and 1990. They focus on questions of education and research, in schools and universities, with a critical reflection on academic…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Global Approach, Television, Programming (Broadcast)
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