The theme in this special section is computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The papers mark the development of computer-supported cooperative work and give a diversity of perspectives in the field, representing a range of interests and concerns. (AEF)

Discusses some alternatives in acquiring computers that can help schools provide every student with some computer functionality at less cost. Several companies and their product offerings are highlighted. (GR)

Discusses issues raised in a May 2000 forum on the growing investment by colleges and universities in various electronic businesses, including offering distance education, providing a portal to the Internet, and marketing. Discusses issues concerning the importance of business process redesign, use of E-business as a strategic tool, brand value…

This teacher tells her story of venturing into technology-assisted learning and becoming a mentor for others. Highlights include project-based initiatives and professional development; the National Information Infrastructure and the Global Information Infrastructure; PowerUp and the Council of Regional Information Technology Associations(CRITA);…

Questionnaires were completed by 50 college faculty who each evaluated a course they had taught which emphasized technology and another course taught more traditionally. Several correlations were found among presence or absence of technology, instructors' teaching styles, and instructors' perception of average student learning style. (DB)

Describes and reports some results from a project designed to evaluate the use of information technology (IT) for teaching and learning on a range of undergraduate mathematics courses at a U.K. university. Focuses on students' tales of resistance, although many students were positive about the use of IT. Suggests that these tales spring from…

Explains how to do a science fair project and lists the necessary steps. Provides Internet resources. (YDS)

HealthTeacher.com provides free Internet access to a K-12 curriculum which meets recent health education standards and can serve as a school health education curriculum or supplement existing curriculum. It was designed to build health literacy among health educators, helping health teachers understand skills-based teaching and assessment.…

Identifies some trends in geometry teaching and illustrates them with reference to some of the more common software packages and their application and possible implications for junior high school geometry teaching and learning. (Contains 23 references.) (ASK)

Reports on the authors' experiences negotiating within an alien culture while attending and presenting at a conference in Japan. Notes that integrating computer technology in language skills classes is still new in Japan. Concludes that the world electronic culture will ask that educators consider that the technological tools used are imbued with…

This study explored whether an identity-matching-based stimulus equivalence procedure could be used to teach vowel and consonant stimulus classes to two adolescent females with moderate mental retardation. Both participants acquired five-member classes of vowel and consonant stimuli, which subsequently generalized to vocal classification and to…

Gives detailed information needed to begin using a common database program such as "Access" or "Paradox" for scheduling college English courses. (PA)

Explores the notion of computer access for composition students. Focuses on the need for a more complex understanding of access, given the real conditions under which students write. Notes that analyzing the issue requires attention to traditional configurations of class and ownership and to the ways that current and ever-changing student working…

Three elementary educators present computer tools to help teachers get the school year off to a good start. They include Quick Study Reference Charts, which are laminated cards that describe useful features of over 100 computer tools; user-friendly software for designing badges on the computer; and an affordable plug-and-play scanner. (SM)

Examines academic, technical (network access, server capabilities, browser compatibility), administrative, instructional (technical support, student evaluation), and behavioral considerations of Internet-delivered education; discusses challenges to implementation (technology mastering, faculty training, course restructuring); and presents a course…