Defines the digital homeless as those middle-aged persons running schools, businesses, and the country who are lacking in computer and technology skills and uses. Describes the efforts of the American Technology Honor Society (ATHS), a student group whose mission is to share technological knowledge with peers, teachers, administrators, and the…

Presents methods and outcomes of a semester-long course involving cooperative hypermedia authoring and instructional strategies for preservice teachers. Posttest findings revealed that participants showed a decrease in computer anxiety through their involvement in the course, and the lowest levels of anxiety were associated with graduate rank and…

Provides a model for task computing for fifth graders that meets educational technology goals and challenges students to take full advantage of available hardware and software. Highlights include task rotation; assessment; benefits, including integrating technology into the classroom, computer literacy skills, peer tutoring, cooperative learning,…

Details seven ways adults can ensure children's safety on the Internet: become familiar with the Internet community; learn how the Internet works; identify quality sites; learn what sites to avoid; teach children basic rules for Internet safety; place computers in high traffic areas and monitor use; and respond thoughtfully if a child visits an…

Describes how one middle school approached the challenge of integrating technology skills into the curriculum by engaging a team of administrators, teachers, and library media specialists to systematically create a framework and curriculum aligned with national and state standards. Discusses creating the framework; curriculum design and core…

Explains the use of the microcomputer as a multipurpose analytical instrument which frees students from the mechanics of science and allows for more active learning involvement. Provides the typical data acquisition configuration, advantages, disadvantages, and a brief summary. (RT)

Contends that the growth of worldwide computer networks provides unprecedented opportunities for students and teachers to observe or participate in discussions on research in any field. Describes how the Internet has altered teaching methods and assigned student projects. Includes tables of Internet addresses related to music education. (CFR)

Middlebury College (Vermont) has initiated a program to develop computer and information networking competence among language faculty in many institutions so that they can better understand the relationship between technology and language pedagogy, become comfortable with multimedia materials in the language classroom, and collaborate on…

Examines library service to young people in rural libraries in New York State with references to services provided by rural libraries and librarians in other parts of the nation. Planning, standards, collection development, selection of culturally diverse materials, work with preschoolers, computer literacy, and library associations are discussed.…

Describes an early childhood program designed to increase children's school success in attaining key math, language, and computer learning concepts and skills. Used home visits, parent training sessions, teacher-parent conferences, a home learning center, and a computer home-loan program to strengthen parent involvement in their child's education.…

ENLIST Micros, a project designed to improve quality and quantity of microcomputer use in science teaching, is described. Rationale and procedures behind its development; description of the pilot test model; results of the initial field test and an implementation study; description of the revised ENLIST Micros curriculum; and recommendations for…

Suggests that in an era of increasingly universal computer literacy and quickly developing technologies, information professionals must be able to determine current needs and learn new skills and applications to supply them. Illustrates, through a real-life model, how the library's utilitarian base is well suited to the Web and how there is no…

Discusses the need for colleges to develop strategies for integrating information technology and allocating appropriate funds, and describes a study at Temple University that investigated student and faculty computer literacy and experience in the College of Allied Health Professions. Results of questionnaires were also used to identify faculty…

Gives an introduction to three articles addressing the potential value of a network of after-school computer clubs called the Fifth Dimension. The articles demonstrate improvements in computer literacy (near transfer), ability to understand arithmetic and word problems (medium transfer), and reading and mathematics achievement (far transfer). (AEF)

This paper describes one university's efforts to integrate computer technology into preservice teacher education, focusing on three phases (developing curricular goals and objectives, implementing curricular changes or integrating computer activities into specific courses, and planning for the future). Implications for teacher education are…