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Barnett, Harvey – 2003
This digest reviews some significant research on technology use in the classroom that examines how investment in technology will pay off in terms of student learning, and it indicates the conditions under which technology is most likely to have a positive impact on student learning. First presented are two longitudinal studies on how students…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology
Belanger, Yvonne – 2000
Improvements in portable computing technology and examples of successful pilot programs using laptop computers and other portables have inspired many K-12 schools to consider laptops for their students. In a study of Anytime Anywhere Learning, commissioned by Microsoft (published as the Rockman Report), five models were identified of laptop use…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Equipment, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
Stoicheva, Mila – 2000
In the early years of the Internet, there was an expectation that the availability and easy access to online resources of unparalleled abundance would increase educational equity throughout the socio-economic spectrum. In fact, research suggests that patterns of technology access often mirror existing inequalities rather than mitigate them, and if…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Sprik, Jeanette – 1990
This digest describes the "Counseling Software Guide" (Walz and Bleuer, 1989). It summarizes the contents of the guide: (1) general information about the use of computers in counseling; (2) practical guidelines on what to look for in software; (3) an overview of trends and developments in availability and use of software; (4) an overview…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Counseling
Mielke, Dan – 1999
Distance education is an alternative method for delivering academic course work to students unable to attend traditional campus-based classes. This Digest presents information on the many forms of distance education and keys to successful teaching with distance education. Distance education is a method of education in which the learner is…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 2000
Summarizes recent ERIC citations that discuss the uses of computers in elementary and early childhood education and their effects on children's learning and development. Includes annotations of documents and journal articles related to early literacy, integrating technology into the curriculum, cooperative learning, CD-ROM storybook programs,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology
Simpson, Carol – 1999
While the World Wide Web receives most of the publicity, another aspect of the Internet also draws considerable attention. IRC, more formally referred to as Internet Relay Chat, provides a means by which one user can type a message in real time to one or more Internet users, and almost instantaneously, the message appears on the monitors of all…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media
Barnett, Harvey – 2001
Over the last 20 years, K-12 schools have spent millions of dollars equipping their schools with the latest technologies, but often without a thoughtful plan of how their use would impact learning and teaching. What is important is how the technology is integrated with the instructional program. To ensure that technology dollars have an impact on…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Lonergan, James M. – 2000
The "digital divide," the separation between those with access to new technologies and those without, is seen by many as one of the leading equity issues in the United States. Computer and Internet access varies widely across the United States, with better educated people, those with more money, and whites more likely to have Internet…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Ozgun-Koca, S. Asli – 2001
Graphical representations play an important role in both science and mathematics education. Graphs can summarize very complex information or relationships very effectively. Although graphs are explicitly taught in mathematics classrooms as an end in themselves, many subject areas such as science or social studies utilize graphs to represent and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphing Calculators
Kosakowski, John – 1998
To be effective, technology cannot exist in a vacuum, but must become part of the whole educational environment. New measures of evaluation are under development which would help to better define the role of technology in its wider context. This ERIC digest summarizes the observed benefits of technology implementation and addresses the importance…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Johnson, Doug – 2002
This digest describes an integrated approach to teaching computer skills in K-12 schools. The introductory section discusses the importance of integrating information skills into the curriculum. "Technology Skills for Information Problem Solving: A Curriculum Based on the Big6 Skills Approach" (Michael B. Eisenberg, Doug Johnson, and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Behrmann, Michael M. – 1995
This informational digest considers assistive technology for students with mild disabilities in the context of Public Law 100-407, the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 which was designed to enhance the availability and quality of assistive technology devices and services to people with disabilities and…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media
Driscoll, Marcy P. – 2002
This digest contains four sections that discuss the following broad principles that offer a framework to teachers for thinking about how technology can support their instruction: (1) learning occurs in context, including ways that technology can facilitate learning by providing real world contexts that engage learners in solving complex problems,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Imel, Susan – 1998
When considering the role of technology in adult learning, adult educators must determine how to respond to technology and exploit it without diminishing the learning experience. Four approaches to integrating technology into adult learning are currently being used: technology as curriculum (adults not only learn content through technology but…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Computer Uses in Education
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