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Harris, Judi – Computing Teacher, 1995
Provides suggestions for organizing online educational projects. Topics include choosing curriculum-based goals; choosing an activity structure, including interpersonal exchanges, information collections, and problem-solving projects; exploring examples of other online projects; determining details; inviting telecollaborators; effective online…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperation, Electronic Mail
Crowley, Mary L. – Computing Teacher, 1989
Describes the use of electronic messaging in elementary and junior high schools in Canada and the United States. Highlights include differences between electronic mail, bulletin board services, and computer mediated conferencing; the role of the teachers; equipment and telephone line considerations; and costs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Costs, Curriculum Development, Electronic Mail
Ellington, Kristen – Computing Teacher, 1991
Describes Telecommunications Opportunities for Gifted Learners (TOGL), a state-funded project in Florida that links gifted programs in rural districts. The use of electronic mail and computer conferences is described; teacher education and training needs are discussed; and an example of a lesson plan that integrates online activities is given.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail
Clark, G. Christopher – Computing Teacher, 1989
Describes various technologies used in distance education projects in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. Topics discussed include correspondence study; telephone audioconferencing; computer based messaging; audiographic conferencing; teleconferencing; interactive television fixed service (ITFS); satellite broadcast; and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Audiovisual Communications, Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction
Levin, James A.; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1989
Discussion of the use of electronic networks for learning activities highlights the Noon Observation Project in which students in various locations measured the length of a noontime shadow to determine the earth's circumference. Electronic pen pals are discussed, and the roles of the network and of the class are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail
Jensen, Eric – Computing Teacher, 1992
Describes the Knowledge Gateway Project at Wenatchee (Washington) High School, which combines computer technology with a problem-solving approach to teach communication and information processing skills to at-risk students. Networked Macintosh workstations are described; and the use of electronic mail to communicate both within a local area…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail
Roth, Emery, II – Computing Teacher, 1993
Describes the ScrapBookUSA Writing Project, a computer telecommunications project linking classrooms across the country, and its educational opportunities for the writing and multicultural studies curricula. Examples of Hello letters, student essays, and ScrapBook Chronicles are given to demonstrate the impact a wide audience and immediate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
