Profiles new CD-ROM technologies for middle schoolers, in the fields of mathematics and science, aimed at motivating and holding student interest. Describes three titles (Math Heads, Sunny Math, and The Ultimate 3-D Skeleton) in terms of manufacturer, capabilities, platform, and price. Several additional titles are described more briefly. (SD)

Describes a structure for electronic mail (e-mail) use by students that promoted idea exchanges. Students were trained to send regular e-mail messages to professors, teachers, and students during their field experience. Analysis of the messages indicated that a significant strand of professional conversations occurred spontaneously on important…

Investigated how experienced teacher educators and doctoral students used the Reading Classroom Explorer (RCE) program in literacy methodology courses and how RCE impacted instructors. While the instructors found ways to integrate RCE into their courses to solve teaching dilemmas, doctoral students faced the unique challenges of meaningful…

Summarizes ERIC documents and journal articles and highlights World Wide Web resources that discuss uses of technology in the elementary school classroom to foster student learning. (TJQ)

States that students often utilize sources from the Internet without evaluating the quality of the information presented. Discusses how to use technology in the history classroom in order to help students think critically. Describes different assignments and the problems that were encountered. (CMK)

Argues that although computers may promote the early childhood educator model of teaching, there are reasons for concern in the classroom with computers. Cautions against using a child's computer competence to measure developmental and intellectual abilities and levels. Argues that education is a social experience which computers cannot simulate.…

Today's new technologies are allowing new colleges and universities to not only extend programs to off-campus students but also change to a learner-centered model of education, stressing collaboration and increased use of distributed multimedia learning environments. Partnerships between institutions, between institutions and agencies, and between…

Describes TECH CORPS, a nonprofit organization of information systems professionals in 36 states who train teachers, set up school computer labs, and advise about hardware and software purchases. Discusses industry sponsorship; grassroots leadership; and TECH CORPS involvement with both state projects (Hawaii, West Virginia, Washington, DC, New…

Presents an evaluation of a computer-aided personalized system of instruction program in two undergraduate psychology courses. The computer presented short essay tests and arranged for students who had completed various assignments satisfactorily to help evaluate other students' mastery of those assignments. Student response generally was…

Computational models of motivation and emotion are relevant to the social sciences, partly because motivation and emotion are essentially social in nature: they involve tending and regulating commitments that bind individuals together. Specifications of such a model and consequences to educational theories are discussed in the context of the…

Offers a warning against an over-reliance on computers as educational tools. Notes that the relative isolation inherent in computer use combined with the superficial nature of its information can cause more harm than good. Lists several suggestions and activities for using computers in creative and responsible ways. (MJP)

This article reviews technology research (n=20) with students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in five categories: computer-assisted instruction, computer-based cognitive training, biofeedback training, assessment, and behavior modification. Analysis of available research suggests there is little well controlled experimental…

Investigates the differential effects of computer conferencing on expository writing for students of seven intelligence types. Students were assigned to treatment groups that provided controlled exposure to a topic: unstructured exposure; computer conferencing; face-to-face discussion; and computer conferencing and face-to-face discussion.…

Describes the development of a formula to determine the needed quantity of computers for a school library. Four types of information technology activities (administrative, personal productive, class/group productive, online public access catalog) and several variables (age levels served, campus focus, number of staff, size of student body, average…

Four elementary schools in Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia are cooperating on a project to explore issues surrounding the Pacific salmon fisheries. Place-based techniques and interactive media are used to bring together science; global concerns; the histories of Canada, the United States, and First Nations peoples; background on the…