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Lee, Young Ji – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, but they are the most underserved population in terms of access to online health information. The specific aims of this descriptive, correlational study were to examine factors associated with online health information seeking behaviors of Hispanics and to examine the…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Access to Information, Internet, Health
Fleming, Nora – Education Week, 2012
Digital technology is providing a growing variety of methods for school leaders to connect with parents anywhere, anytime--a tactic mirroring how technology is used to engage students. Through Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and text messages sent in multiple languages, school staff members are giving parents instant updates, news, and information…
Descriptors: School Districts, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Parent School Relationship
Swanson, Josephine A.; Mead, June P.; Haugan, Heidi L. – 1998
A New York State Cornell Cooperative Extension project for children, youth, and families is implementing electronic connectivity or Internet access to support the development of computer literacy among staff and program participants and to promote positive program outcomes in communities at risk. Reducing Risks and Increasing Capacity (RRIC) is a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
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Guha, Smita – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2003
This study investigated elementary grade teachers' personal experience with instructional computing in classroom instruction and depicts the causes of comfort or discomfort among teachers in using computers at elementary grade teaching. The specific study involved ten elementary grade teachers from randomly selected schools in Western New York.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Computer Uses in Education
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Hackbarth, Steven – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2004
This is the third in a series of studies examining young students' attitudes toward and knowledge about computers. Data were collected at the end of students' third and fourth grade academic years and analyzed with respect to their "love" of computers, their feelings of competence in using them, and the number of computer terms they…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Internet, Computer Literacy, Access to Computers
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Cohen, Marvin; Tally, Bill – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2004
The ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards have put technology integration "on the map" for teacher educators, creating a useful reference point for guiding new teachers toward appropriate technology uses. The authors reflect on their work at a progressive teacher education college, assessing the strengths and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Standards, Inquiry