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Download full textMott, Robert A.; Lauck, Helen – 1975
The Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD) is an attempt to use new satellite technology and low-cost ground terminals to deliver community service broadcast to rural areas. Since community involvement was one of the projects highest priorities, clear communication between local, state, national, and international agencies was imperative. The…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Communications Satellites, Community Role, Demonstration Programs
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1981
Abstracts and cumulative data prepared by the Division of Educational Technology (DET) staff for all of the projects funded by the division since 1968 are listed alphabetically under the legislated programs: (1) Educational Television (ETV) and Radio Programming, (2) ESAA Television and Radio Series, (3) Telecommunications Demonstration, and (4)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Educational Radio, Educational Technology
Lane, Billy D. – 1975
The ground terminals for the Satellite Technology Demonstration were more expensive to install than was anticipated because crews forced to make numerous visits to each site. Delays were caused by delinquent deliveries and by malfunctions in some of the subsystems. Insufficient time was allowed for trouble shooting, and consequently, additional…
Descriptors: Broadcast Reception Equipment, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Demonstration Programs
Smith, Myron P.; Sosey, Phillip – 1975
The Satellite Technology Demonstration employs the latest telecommunications technology to deliver community oriented programing to rural areas. To meet the demand for contemporary broadcasts responsive to community needs, a studio was constructed in the Denver area to produce and coordinate future programs for the Rocky Mountains area. Problems…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Communications Satellites, Demonstration Programs, Facility Case Studies
Harkins, Judith E., Ed.; Virvan, Barbara M., Ed. – 1989
The conference proceedings contains 23 papers on telephone relay service, real-time captioning, and automatic speech recognition, and a glossary. The keynote address, by Representative Major R. Owens, examines current issues in federal legislation. Other papers have the following titles and authors: "Telephone Relay Service: Rationale and…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Captions, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computers
Curtis, John A. – 1982
This extensive report describes and provides documentation on Special Communications Services for the Sensory Impaired (SCS), a Virginia-based telecommunications delivery system developed by the Center for Excellence, Inc. (CenTex), to provide information and entertainment broadcasting services to the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired,…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Guidelines
Janky, James M.; And Others – 1975
The diligent use of two-way voice links via satellites substantially improves the quality and the availability of health care and educational services in remote areas. This improvement was demonstrated in several experiments that were sponsored by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the National Aeronautics and Space…
Descriptors: Broadcast Reception Equipment, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems
McDonnell, John J. – 1976
The document presents a description of the Central Police Dispatch (PCD) system of Muskegon County, Michigan. The CPD, a civilian-staffed organization, is concerned with the regionalization of police services and improved police communications. The development of the CPD is traced from the Muskegon Interlocal Public Agency (1969-72) to the present…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Costs, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedJackson, D. B.; Busset, P. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
A pilot telecommunications program for mainstreamed blind and visually impaired students, developed by Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services (Wantagh, New York), is described. Program components include online databases and electronic mail, a central support site, home sites for itinerant teachers, and district sites for students. (JDD)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Blindness, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Minnesota Curriculum Services Center, White Bear Lake. – 1986
Reasons for the importance of using technology in education and problems encountered by Minnesota schools in maximizing the potential of modern technology are discussed in the introduction to this report, which also summarizes actions taken by the state legislature to support technology utilization, inservice training for the use of technology,…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
Bramble, William J.; And Others – 1975
Appalachian Education Satellite Project (AESP), using the ATS-6 satellite, has designed a variety of multi-media learning activities intended to upgrade the quality of instruction in Appalachia. Four modes of communication (televised programs, four-channel audio review, four-channel data collection and analysis, and VHF-teletype relay system) were…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
Lokey, Kenneth R. – 1975
The Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD), a project of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States, Inc. (FRMS), employed a project management model for its organizational structure. The organization and management system utilized by the STD was designed to accomplish a predetermined set of objectives with the highest quality possible within a…
Descriptors: Administration, Communications Satellites, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs
Anderson, Frank; And Others – 1975
The Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD) of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States (FRMS) employed a technical delivery system to merge effectively hardware and software, products and services. It also needed a nontechnical component to insure product and service acceptance. Accordingly, the STD's Utilization Component was responsible for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Communications, Communications Satellites, Coordination
Braunstein, Jean; And Others – 1975
The major purpose of the Health, Education, Telecommunications experiment was to demonstrate the feasibility of distributing video materials to a large number of low-cost earth terminals located in rural areas. The receivers are of two types: one-way video receivers for the reception of video programs, and two-way voice/data terminals which permit…
Descriptors: Broadcast Reception Equipment, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems
Levy, Susan – FORESIGHT: Model Programs for Southern Economic Development, 1986
The quality of education received by children in the southern states will be greatly impacted by technological change, which will present educators with both unprecedented opportunities and substantial risks. As the four model programs described in this paper illustrate, advances in telecommunications and computer hardware and software can be used…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Educational Quality
