Discusses how California State University's $400-million effort to centralize administrative computing has led to controversy not only over the cost, but also over pressure on individual colleges to change policies. (EV)

Introduces the E-Mentoring model, an electronic version of mentoring in which African American college alumni share their perspectives and experiences with African American college students at predominantly white institutions. After describing two mentoring models designed for minority students, the article focuses on E-Mentoring, noting…

Describes how California's Peralta Community Colleges District decided to hire an outside company to manage its computer networks, but that problems cause it to now want a technology boss on its own staff. (EV)

Discussion of the digital divide focuses on the Internet and mobile phone digital divide. Analyses of a telephone survey from 2000 considers similarities and differences in three kinds of digital dividers for both the Internet and the mobile phone: users and nonusers, users and dropouts, and recent and veteran users. (Author/LRW)

Shares one particular success that the author has had using technology with English instruction, but also offsets this with some of the disappointments that he has had, and no doubt will continue to have. Discusses how he asks students to consider the ways in which they could visualize the text using the PowerPoint application. (SG)

Current Population Survey and Health and Retirement Study data indicated that rates of computer use were similar for all but the oldest workers, perhaps due to impending retirement. Computer users retired later than nonusers. Possible explanations are because they have valuable skills or because they already intend to dely retirement and thus…

Describes a study of the logging and monitoring activities of college and university system administrators, and its recommendations for handling log data. Reviews the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Discusses whether study results are consistent FERPA. Addresses the potential impact of the USA Patriot Act on university…

Describes the University of California Berkeley's e-Berkeley initiative, a campus-wide, Internet-based effort to fundamentally transform the way the university operates, from daily business functions to the central mission of teaching and research. (EV)

Discusses radio frequency (R.F.) wireless technology, including industry standards, range (coverage) and throughput (data rate), wireless compared to wired networks, and considerations before embarking on a large-scale wireless project. (EV)

Defines middleware, often called the "glue" that makes the elements of the cyberinfrastructure work together. Discusses how the National Science Foundation (NSF) Middleware Initiative (NMI) is consolidating expertise, software, and technology to address the critical and ubiquitous middleware issues facing research and education today.…

Profiles articles in this special issue on computers and childhood education, and indicates areas for future research. (RH)

Discussion of the recent computer virus attacks on computers with vulnerable operating systems focuses on the values of educational computer networks. The need for computer security procedures is emphasized, and the ethical use of computer hardware and software is discussed. (LRW)

Suggestions are given for increasing teacher involvement with school computers. Briefly discussed are the computer coordinator's role, teacher training, applications, and student activities. (IAH)

Discusses the pros and cons of computer conferencing as well as general and academic uses. Refers to other means of computer communications such as electronic mail and electronic bulletin boards. (JOW)

Discusses the role of technology in secondary accounting courses. Indicates that students must master the principles and concepts in accounting and must experience the manual preparation of documents before automated procedures are integrated. (Author/JOW)