A study evaluated a computer-based sorting-to-matching procedure to teach matching-to-sample skills to seven children (ages 3-8) with developmental disabilities. Rather than clicking on a comparison stimulus, this procedure allowed children to move the sample stimulus under the identical comparison stimulus. Identity matching-to-sample accuracy…

Defines contemporary literacy and examines what skills educators and library media specialists need to learn and impart to their students. Discusses using the Big6 skills to achieve contemporary literacy; developing information literacy curricula; and addressing the challenge of contemporary literacy. (AEF)

Explains that it is difficult to locate Web sites related to 20th century U.S. politics because the information is often slanted either to the political right or left. Provides a collection of Web sites to help students learn about politics in the 20th century. (CMK)

Presents an annotated bibliography of Web sites for history teachers. Includes position papers, research papers, and other Web site resources, such as American Memory, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, The History Buff, and History Resources on the Web. (CMK)

An exploratory survey found that women faculty may use educational and information technologies for different purposes than their male colleagues, and that these differences may relate to three main factors: increased emphasis on a teaching role, their tendency to explore more relational approaches to teaching, and their experiences with…

Describes the Digital Learning Interactive textbook which allows instructors to customize an online textbook to meet the needs of the instructor and the students. Discusses the features and components aimed at engaging students in the Digital Learning Interactive text. (CMK)

Examines uses of evidence in university students' writing of scientific argument in an introductory-level oceanography course. Provides students with an interactive CD-ROM entitled 'Our Dynamic Planet' to write a scientific technical paper. Discusses ways of teaching students the construction of argument in scientific writing. (KHR)

Describes an art history project used with fifth-grade students where they selected a famous painting as a background for a self-portrait. Explains how the students used Adobe Photoshop to place a digital photograph of themselves into a scanned image of the artwork. (CMK)

Data are presented from four focus groups of adult assistive technology (AT) computer users with visual impairments. Participants cited the benefits of using assistive technology with computers at work. Barriers to computer use included lack of training and accessible training materials and dependence on assistance from sighted people. (Contains…

This article discusses using individualized multimedia activity schedules as a technology-based instruction for young children with autism. The schedules serve as cues that can help students prepare for transitioning to between school activities. The benefits of using Microsoft PowerPoint in the classroom are described, along with implementation…

Analyzed responses of 18,844 college students at 71 institutions to the College Student Experience Questionnaire (C. Pace and G. Kuh) to determine whether the presence of computing and information technology influenced the frequency of use of technology and other educational resources and exposure to good educational practice. Results show that…

Describes the project "Step Up to Geography in Distance Learning," a model distance-learning-based graduate program in geography that integrates the collaborative approach with a multi-layered system of instructional technologies, such as the Internet, video conferencing, print materials, and pre-packaged cassette tapes. (CMK)

Describes a Web site designed for undergraduate macroeconomics teaching. Includes examples of two teaching modules, an applet that features macro time series for 19 countries, dictionaries of macroeconomic terms in 12 languages, links to macroeconomic topics, and an intranet search option. (JEH)

Describes a Web site that makes use of the Comparative Statics Wizard add-in feature for Microsoft Excel. Enables students to focus on economic problems involving optimality, rate of change, and equilibrium solutions. (JEH)

Suggests two guiding principles as a framework to interpret the research findings of environmental psychology that focus on effective classroom design: effective design promotes attention in the classroom and allows for periodic shifts of learner activities. Examines these principles as they apply to the design of a computer classroom, reviewing…