Checklists and other materials to be used in planning and implementing computer literacy and computer skills programs in a kindergarten-to-eighth grade school system are presented in this packet, originally intended to supplement oral presentations. The materials were developed in California's Fallbrook Union Elementary School District in the…

This paper discusses the need for students and faculty at small, under-funded academic libraries in rural areas, such as the University of Maine at Machias, to have Internet proficiency so they can access more sources of information. Small academic libraries in remote areas often lack the resources for students to conduct adequate research without…

This paper describes the steps taken and the discoveries made by one school district in its implementation of computer-based education and office management systems. Topics covered include: (1) the formation and responsibilities of the Instructional Technology Committee (ITC) in budgeting, purchasing, and planning staff development programs; (2)…

As our society evolves from an industrial society to a computer literate, high technology, information society, educational planners must reexamine the role of postsecondary education in economic development and in intellectual capital formation. In response to this need, a task force on high technology was established to examine the following…