This report summarizes evaluation results of AISD's Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF) Board Public School Grants for the 2002-2003 school year.

The age of print is seen as nearly over and the age of electronic communication begun. The new technology, it is suggested, will put the simpler aspects of education in the home, and in doing so it may leave the classroom behind. (MLW)

Reports on a four-year-old partnership between Appalachian State University (North Carolina), local school districts and telecommunications companies. Covers how the program has changed technically, and how its incorporated learning activities have changed over time--and why. (Author/AEF)

Describes an innovative approach to college and university facility improvement--creation of learning environments that integrate the advantages of a "virtual" learning environment with traditional campus-based instruction. Offers examples from a number of colleges and universities in which telecommunications technology, multimedia…

Defines "pedagogical reengineering." Indicates how tele-learning can bring about enrichment or reengineering in the pedagogical profile of a course. Illustrates these ideas through experiences with four cycles of a particular course. Suggests a general approach for deciding where and how to integrate World Wide Web-based functionalities into…

Explores teachers' perceptions about computer use in writing instruction. Topics include emerging computer technology, including telecommunications and hypermedia; evolution of software, including word processing, desktop publishing, and multimedia; issues related to implementing technology, including the teacher's role; and suggested learning…

Discusses the history of Mexican telecommunications policy (in four distinct eras from 1882 to 1995) from the perspective of its functions as a tool of state power. Examines the impact of the privatization of telecommunications in Mexico on labor, international organizations, transnational and national cooperations, and Mexican law and policy. (SR)

Traces changing state-capital relations in telecommunications in India since its beginning as a law-and-order maintenance tool of the British Empire. Focuses on how the state included the interests of particular external and internal forces (foreign capital, domestic capital, the World Bank, workers and managers in the state monopoly, and users)…

The rural community of Libby, Montana and the Lincoln County Public Library established affordable Internet access that included upgrading telecommunications and installing an Internet node. Users are enthusiastic and the Internet has been used for home page creation, as a library collection supplement, and for global communication. Describes…

The Nonprofit Prophets, a telecommunications-infused community action project, was designed for high school students. Students were teamed with a nonprofit organization and produced videoconferences or Web sites for them. Although specific skills were acquired, students also gained confidence and self-esteem as well as a belief that they…

The University of Phoenix (Arizona) is a private, for-profit institution whose mission is to provide education for working adults only. Through innovative methods, including distance education, teleconferencing, and directed study, it offers access in all 50 states and foreign countries. Strategic planning and establishment of networking…

An article and four sidebars examine tools that help information professionals perform efficient Internet searches. Topics include search engine features, integrated software applications, document management and creation utilities, the speed of online communications, intelligent agents for filtering information, cross-platform networking…

Presents issues related to technology and multicultural education. Examines problems with multicultural education and current uses of technology, including telecommunications, applications for ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) students, and multimedia. Discusses technology's cultural bias; problems of access and equity; biases in selection and…

Discussion of the field of educational media and technology focuses on external forces in society that will shape its destiny. Highlights include demographic and cultural changes; family structure; globalization; changing nature of the workplace; technological developments including digitization, communication, technical convergence, and…

Describes the conversion of Colorado's Lowry Air Force Base from a military training center to a multifaceted educational center. Discusses key components of the center, including an electronic arts associate degree program, a multimedia production facility, advanced machining and manufacturing, graduate and undergraduate courses, and National…