This CD-ROM provides a resource for anyone interested in the diverse languages of the Pacific. It contains a digital archive of approximately 700 booklets in 11 Pacific languages. The original booklets were produced several years ago by the PALM project in order to record Pacific regional languages and to serve as teaching tools. This digital PALM…

This audit reports on the availability of computer resources at the City University of New York's (CUNY) senior colleges. CUNY is the largest urban and the third largest public university system in the United States. Of the 19 CUNY campuses located throughout the five boroughs, 11 are senior colleges offering four-year degrees. For the fall 2001…

This report reviews 36 evaluation studies to examine the effects of instructional technology on mathematics and science learning. Four types of computer applications are explored and discussed: (1) integrated learning systems in mathematics; (2) computer tutorials in science; (3) computer simulations in science; and (4) microcomputer-based…

We examine the long term history of the development of fundamental representational infrastructures such as writing and algebra, and how they were physically implemented via such devices as the printing press and computers, in order to (1) gain insight into what is occurring today both in terms of representational infrastructure change and in…

This paper describes the results of a study into the conditions that facilitate the implementation of innovations. This study originated from an earlier paper on the employment of the following eight conditions during the instructional design process: dissatisfaction with the status quo; skills and knowledge; adequate resources; rewards or…

Virtual reality (VR) can create a unique and interesting environment in which students at a distance can explore and investigate objects or scenes via the World Wide Web. Creating these VR components is a process that is much more simple than many believe. This paper outlines when using VR may be appropriate in instructional settings and describes…

This study examined the impact on learning of the integration of computer-based technology (CBT). The study focused on six New South Wales (Australia) government schools that were at different stages of development of the integration of CBT. Data were gathered through classroom observations and structured interviews with key personnel, students,…

The 2000 "High Schools That Work" (HSTW) Assessment showed a definite payoff among career-oriented students who used technology. In their 2000 annual reports to the Southern Regional Education Board, many HSTW sites listed technology-related accomplishments: getting students to use the Internet to gather information; teaching students to…

This paper describes an online collaborative process among three university classes in a cross-country project. Two of the classes were undergraduate courses at the Indiana University Bloomington and Northwest campuses, and the third was a graduate course at North Carolina A & T State University. Each course was a traditional campus-based…

Within most institutions of higher learning, the typical approach to the integration of new information and communications technologies into the teaching and learning process has involved a heavy reliance on early adopters. This path of least resistance approach has provided organizations with the opportunity to quickly claim a presence in the…

Successfully integrating technology does not result from isolating and focusing solely on technology issues but rather from infusing technology into the overall school culture. Chris Dede (1998) suggests that effective integration of new and emerging technologies requires simultaneous innovations in pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and school…

This is one in a series of reports to the President and Congress developed by the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) on key contemporary issues in information technology. This report highlights findings and recommendations on how the Federal government can provide the leadership needed to solve key information technology…

In 1996, the Texas State Board of Education adopted the "Long-Range Plan for Technology, 1996-2010," and presented it to the Legislature. In 1998, the first progress report for this revised long-range plan was produced; it detailed the period from September 1996 through August 1998. This second progress report documents accomplishments…

The purpose of this book is to provide educators with both the theoretical and the practical considerations for planning and implementing technology, particularly computer applications, in schools. Section I provides the basic concepts and foundation material for an overall understanding of the themes and major issues related to planning for…

This document contains the following papers on the educational computing course from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2001 conference: "Using a Flexible Format To Create a Constructivist Learning Environment in the Educational Computing Course" (Wren M. Bump); "Technological Diversity: Managing…