This paper describes the PICCO (PICtorial-COmputer) project the aim of which has been to study the development of the children's conceptual models and exploration strategies in the PICCO environment. The phenomenon, which was selected for the pictorial computer simulation, PICCO, was the variations of sunlight and the heat of the sun as…

Lack of education causes and is caused by poverty. In urban areas, it adds to the vulnerability of the poor, resulting in inaccessible schools and irrelevant curricula. Building urban communities and harnessing social capital can create an environment where the poor will have greater opportunities for making decisions that influence their lives.…

The Environmental Inquiry (EI) program (Cornell University and Pennsylvania State University) supports inquiry based, student-centered science teaching on selected topics in the environmental sciences. Texts to support high school student research are published by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in the domains of environmental…

This paper gives an overview of the Inspiration Software, a package that is designed to facilitate the construction and use of concept maps in the classroom. The first section discusses concept mapping, defined as any graphic production that is constructed specifically to represent knowledge. The following basic functions of Inspiration are then…

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Grid computing allows large groups of computers (either in a lab, or remote and connected only by the Internet) to extend extra processing power to each individual computer to work on components of a complex request. Grid middleware, recognizing priorities set by systems administrators, allows the grid to identify and use this power without…

Interactive activities offer innumerable possibilities within eLearning environments. As such, one possibility within the interactive activity realm is netconferencing, so as to support the learning objectives. Enhancements within the eLearning environment support the learner?s focus upon knowledge and conceptual framework of understanding.…

The president of a relatively small college describes the road he traveled in trying to adjust to the emerging technologies. While the embedded leadership in technology in an earlier presidency had resulted in that institution becoming somewhat of a "posture-institution" for the other colleges and universities in the larger state system,…

Explains how to transfer graphics from paper into multimedia productions through scanning. Discusses uses of scanning in business, government and education; how the scanner works; types of scanners; and general facts about them. Presents tips for effective scanning from professionals, including general maintenance advice. (AEF)

Florida Cooperative Extension Service educators (n=261) completed the Computing Concerns Questionnaire. Analysis of the variability in computer-use mean scores using the Concerns Based Adoption Model identified the influence of informational, personal, and consequence concerns on computer use. Ways to reduce these concerns in training were…

Highlights the importance of new electronic technologies for the humanities and provides the basis for departmental and institutional support of modern language faculty who use such technologies and integrate them into their work. Provides guidelines for reappointment, tenure, and promotion reviews. (TB)

Examines what fourth-grade students learned by using computer-based tools intended to help them understand sound and music. Findings provide critical information for future instruction with the goal of supporting learning about sound and music from such tools. They also indicate the need for more studies examining learning from computer-based…

Discusses a few reasons why many public schools are just now beginning to embrace computer literacy and technology. (SR)

Presents a case study of one six-year-old that suggests that e-mail messages foster different skills and conventions than does print-based letter writing. Hopes to illuminate the writing practices children might develop as they engage in e-mail communication. (SG)

Describes some elementary science and technology programs and what can be learned about them from the Internet. Discusses what is available from each. (Author/NB)