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Download full textUmbach, Kenneth W. – 1997
This paper reviews the background and key terminology of the Internet, its current scope and use, and a selection of public policy issues. "Chapter 1: What Is the Internet?" includes an overview; capsule history; explanation of how the Internet works; basic terminology; and the kinds of information available on the Internet.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries
PDF pending restorationWest, Peter – Education Week, 1995
This document and accompanying disk contain all of the articles from an "Education Week" special report examining the complex phenomenon commonly known as the "information highway" and how it affects the nation's schools. The articles, all by Peter West, include: (1) "Logged On for Learning," an overview of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education
