New (information) literacy may be defined as accessing, analyzing, applying, creating, and communicating information electronically. School leaders must encourage and support electronic literacy and understand its relationship to previous pictographic, oral, and bibliographic eras. Unless schools begin to address and teach the new literacy, U.S.…

Parents must prepare children for a world needing citizens with training in science and technology. This article describes the parent's role in helping children learn science and presents suggestions for science activities based on household events and focusing on basic concepts. (SM)

Discusses the difficulty of teaching computer-based remote sensing to students of varying levels of computer literacy. Suggests an instructional method that accommodates all levels of technical expertise through the use of microcomputers. Presents a curriculum that includes an introduction to remote sensing, digital image processing, and…

Describes the National Writing Project's Technology Network. Outlines two specific national efforts of this network: (1) the National Writing Project/Polaroid Education Program Pilot Project, and (2) America's Smartest Home Videos. (HB)

The goal of technology education is universal technological literacy. Technology study in middle school must be more than an added science curriculum unit. Three instructional approaches predominate: student projects, technological problem solving (design under constraint), and modular technology education. The National Middle School Association's…

The Technology for All Americans Project, designed to promote K-12 technological literacy, plans to develop standards for teacher preparation, student assessment, and program evaluation, based on the Technology Content Standards. The Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology and Science will provide professional development support for teachers…

Speculates on the strength of the relationships between science, technology, and society. Provides information on a social movement called Scientific and Technological Literacy (STL) and discusses how familiar individuals need to be with these concepts. (DDR)

Recently, the International Technology Education Association and its Technology for All Americans Project published "Standards for Technological Literacy," specifying what every K-12 student should know and be able to do. Two Virginia Tech researchers have illustrated how the standards might work in a laboratory classroom using a…

Describes a three-day technology academy that focused on topics and technologies for immediate use by teachers. Topics include location, budget (with a chart breaking down all costs), enrollment, and sessions held. A sidebar offers tips for running a technology academy. (JKP)

Examines gains in enrollment of women and minorities in higher education, arguing that although access has dramatically improved for women, particularly nontraditional students, this is not true for minorities, especially African Americans. Nontraditional African American women are showing higher rates of participation than their male…

Suggests guidelines for departments and institutions regarding information technology; guidelines dealing with the hiring, reappointment, tenure, and promotion processes designed to help departments and faculty members implement effective evaluation procedures; and guidelines that recommend the minimal reference information that should be provided…

Discusses the correspondence between constructivist design and the creation of multimedia projects. Argues that if students and teachers are exposed to multimedia presentations and are offered opportunities to participate in workshops or classroom activities using multimedia technology, those with interest will use it to demonstrate content area…

Reviews research on children's use of computers and the Internet, educational benefits of information technology, problems with using technology with young children, and teachers' adoption and use of technology. Identifies Internet sites that provide guidelines for sensible Internet use and lists children-appropriate, instructional, and…

Analysis of data from two studies of undergraduates (n12 and n18) enrolled in a hypermedia-in-education course at West Virginia University determined that the group with more hypermedia knowledge more frequently cited nonlinear models, supporting the premise that students require hypermedia experience before they can use nonlinear information…

Summarizes five trends in technology for children ages 12 and younger; identifies four current issues and three unresolved needs related to technology and children. Recommends hardware and software for educational purposes and offers resources for information on technology and technological trends in education. Notes that the greatest…