Describes the design and development of Internet-based software for keeping reflective journals that supports learning from field experience by students in a teacher-preparation program. The software and learning system enables students to capture and share accounts of experiences, link to resources, and engage in various modes of conversation and…

This article discusses the Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University, which delivers computer-based multimedia distance learning opportunities to accelerate gifted students in grades K-12 in the areas of mathematics, physics, computer programming, and expository writing. The program also offers computer-based distance…

Tallahassee's Florida State University School is a prototype teaching-learning center that maximizes utilization of technology, time, and space and expands the teacher's role. The new learning scenarios will be unrestricted by buildings, organizational charts, or schedules. Principals must bridge industrial-world artifacts and the emerging…

Describes Discover the USA, an interdisciplinary unit for middle school students that uses trip-planning software and World Wide Web-based resources to teach organizational, research, writing, computer, and practical math and geography skills. Students plan a 1-month road trip in the United States, then take the trip, keeping records of routes,…

Focuses on various technological tools that support online learning: e-mail (voice mail); online discussion groups; online resources; CD-ROM; online courseware; asynchronous communication; synchronous communication; and World Wide Web. Analyzes the attributes of online delivery systems, addressing interactivity and feedback; media features;…

Presents evidence that early and primary school learning exhibits features that previously were thought typical of adult learners only. Reconceptualizes child-centered primary education in light of theories on expertise, conceptual change, and epistemological development. Explores a theoretical approach to learning called progressive inquiry…

Explains a leaf project on the classification of plants for fifth through eighth grade students. Integrates technology into the unit and studies the subject as an electronic file. Recommends incorporation of metacognitive strategies into students' learning processes. (YDS)

Describes how middle school art class students using the computer program Hyperstudio developed portfolios that provided them with an opportunity to reflect on their artwork. Discusses Hyperstudio in detail and summarizes saving the artwork to individual disks creating a complete portfolio for the middle school years. (CMK)

Describes two efforts to promote equity within the educational system. Teaching SMART is an equity-based staff development program for elementary teachers designed to produce systemic change in the classroom by improving science education. The other effort involves developing computer games that are engaging and educationally rich for both girls…

This article describes how to organize site-based assistive technology packages, determine students' assistive technology needs, and obtain and use the appropriate technology. An assistive technology package worksheet sample and a student worksheet sample are included, along with a list of assistive technology resources on the Web. (Contains…

Describes the design and development of Internet-based instruction for a physiological psychology class. Discusses reasons for selecting the Internet-based form; tools needed to create the instructional materials; development and implementation of the Psychology Electronic Teaching Source (PETS) site; instructional delivery; feedback; and benefits…

Examines whether a relationship exists between the number of students per computer in schools and traditional educational outcomes. Findings indicate that the allocation of class time and resources to educational computing is not associated with a loss in traditional outcome measures while the students are accumulating computer experience and…

Describes a study that surveyed undergraduates who were considered at high risk for pathological Internet use. Discusses questions that assessed evidence that Internet use was causing academic, work, or interpersonal problems, distress, tolerance symptoms, and mood-alterations; addresses gender issues; and reports results from the UCLA Loneliness…

Expands on an interview with a practicing teacher to examine the criteria used to decide how to incorporate computers into the preschool curriculum. Identifies and explores four areas of concern: equipment requirements; learning how to use the computer; learning how to manage the computer center; and choosing software. (DLH)

Describes the development and use of two computer simulations for investigating systems thinking and environmental problem-solving in children (n=92). Finds that older children outperformed younger children, who tended to exhibit magical thinking. Suggests that seemingly isomorphic environmental problems may not be interpreted as such by children.…