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Connecting the Schools: Another Phase of South Dakota's Plan.
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Moore, John – TechTrends, 2001
Explains South Dakota's Connecting the Schools project that distributed hardware and software for K-12 schools, as well as provided training; developed the Digital Dakota Network (DDN), a high-speed statewide telecommunications network that provides data and video services to educational and governmental communities and helps with network design;…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Courseware
Distance Teaching and Learning Academy.
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Gosmire, Doreen; Vondruska, Judy – TechTrends, 2001
Describes the DTL (Distance Teaching and Learning) Academy that was developed to help South Dakota's teachers use technology more effectively, including two-way videoconferencing equipment. Topics include goals; influence of the TTL (Teaching and Learning Academy); developing distance education courses; professional development opportunities for…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education
TTL: South Dakota Technology for Teaching and Learning Academy.
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Schopp, Melody; Rothermel, Marlene – TechTrends, 2001
Describes South Dakota's Technology for Teaching and Learning Academy (TTL), a statewide program for teacher training opportunities to help integrate technology into the schools and to enhance students' educational opportunities. Discusses TTL objectives; evaluation results; and planned program refinement. (LRW)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
The Governor's Conclave: Starting the Process of Change.
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Paskert, Shawna; Young, Tracy – TechTrends, 2001
Describes the role of South Dakota's governor in initiating technology plans for schools that would promote distance education. Discusses a conclave of leaders in technology and distance education that addressed the successful implementation of the Digital Dakota Network, a statewide intranet developed to help students, empower the workforce, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Economic Development, Educational Change
Distance Education in South Dakota: A Historical Perspective.
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Bauck, Tamara – TechTrends, 2001
Reviews the history of distance education in South Dakota. Highlights include interactive videoconferencing on the Digital Dakota Network (DDN); four video consortiums for K-12 schools; the Rural Development Telecommunications Network; the Electronic University Consortium; higher Education opportunities via the Internet, satellites,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Consortia, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Wiring the Schools: South Dakota Does It Right.
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Christensen, Ray – TechTrends, 2001
Describes a statewide project in South Dakota to wire its elementary and secondary school classrooms for distance education courses. Discusses the use of minimum-security inmates from state prisons to do the wiring; the rural environment; the governor's role; upgrading the electrical infrastructure; security concerns; political issues; inmate…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Political Issues