Discusses four factors related to the use of technology by teacher educators: motivation, when and where to use technology, how to use technology, and factors that affect the integration of technology. Examples of the use of technology in both teacher education and in public-school education are provided. (Author/CR)

Explores ideas on how technology can enhance instruction, and explains how these ideas apply to the developmental student. Discusses new materials, technologies, and applications in developmental education and reviews what already exists. Includes information on telecourses, interactive TV courses, video conferencing, Internet support, Web…

Discusses Web-page design in schools and the software that is available, so students don't have to learn (hypertext markup language) HTML to create Web sites. A list of appropriate software is included, examples of integrating Web page design into the curriculum are given, and resources and educational sample Web pages are listed. (LRW)

Describes AfricaQuest, an online interactive expedition to Africa that enables students to follow a team of experts as they travel in search of clues to ancient mysteries and an understanding of the environment. Provides suggestions for incorporating AfricaQuest into a variety of curriculum areas. (LRW)

Describes how, with only a basic level of computer competence, the author managed to successfully integrate computer usage into her business communication course, despite the administration's inability to provide support. Discusses what she did, why, and how. (SR)

Compares the inference and backtracking approaches to solving logic puzzles in computer environments. (Author/ASK)

Examines the effect of a technology-based educational innovation in a school's mathematics program on the knowledge and beliefs of students and teachers, based on recent reform recommendations. Emphasizes unrealized potential and missed opportunities for facilitation due to divergent beliefs of the social groups. Contains 42 references.…

Describes the concept of radical change, a theoretical construct that identifies and explains books with characteristics reflecting the types of interactivity, connectivity, and access that permeate the emerging digital society. Highlights innovative ways that authors, illustrators, and designers incorporate these features into books for…

Discusses the issue of proof in school geometry and views dynamic software as an excellent tool for exploration in geometry classes, mathematical practice, and for helping students see that a theorem is true. Argues that justification without proof would be untrue to the theory and practice of mathematics. Contains 32 references. (ASK)

Nearly three years after the beginning of the Internet2 project, designed to enhance research by building a superfast version of the Internet, few professors are finding it revolutionary. Most participating institutions have not upgraded local networks to take full advantage of the two interconnected high-speed networks used by the project.…

Indicates the importance of teaching discrete mathematics. Describes how the use of technology can enhance the teaching and learning of discrete mathematics. Explorations using Excel, Derive, and the TI-92 proved how preservice and inservice teachers experienced a new dimension in problem solving and discovery. (ASK)

Investigates the potential use of geographic-information systems (GIS), a computerized spatial-analysis tool, for teaching geography to elementary students. Finds that GIS offers students opportunities to practice geographic skills and is highly motivating, but it can create frustration. Suggests several promising approaches to using GIS at the…

Explains how teachers can take advantage of the Internet to create classroom projects. The process involves locating collaborating partners via the World Wide Web, then determining which projects would be worthwhile to students. Presents guidelines for organizing a classroom project, discusses classroom considerations, examines teacher…

Two studies with college students investigated the generalizability of the previously found suppression effect of mathematical achievement (as shown by high school grades in mathematics) on gender differences in spatial ability. The suppression effect was found to generalize to mathematically talented students and to a computerized task. (DB)

Discusses the importance of planning for information technology in higher education and the ongoing nature of planning needed due to the constant evolution of computers and networks. Topics include leadership; applications to a liberal university community; the development of a national information infrastructure; bandwidth; and intellectual…