Assisted by a U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant, the Hudson (Massachusetts) Public Schools, the Concord Consortium Educational Technology Lab, and 30 collaborating high schools across the nation have developed a virtual high school over the Internet. Through Internet-based courses, Virtual High School significantly…

Advocates "surfing the Web" to generate thoughts and ideas for starting a Web page and to check out how other people make their pages informative and interactive. Outlines, step-by-step, how to create a Web page. (PA)

Suggests that society is more likely in the midst of an information evolution, rather than a revolution. Uses new media technology and forecasting literatures as a framework to evaluate current technology developments and public discussion about the information highway. Compares the hopeful rhetoric that surrounds the information highway to…

Discusses technology integration in teacher education and suggests that technorealism is needed, which offers a balanced and rational approach to the latest technologies and the resulting changes. Topics include the role of the Internet; government's role; information versus knowledge; technology's role in schools; and the role of technology in…

Describes the renovation of Lisle Senior High School in Lisle, Illinois, including technology upgrades. (EV)

Discusses why the partnership between the research university and its central information technology (IT) organization must be rebuilt and strengthened. Asserts that research universities should be reassessing their involvement with and planning for technology as a critical resource for research activity and success. Offers recommendations for…

Explains the prevalence and rationale of ubiquitous computing on college campuses--teaching with the assumption or expectation that all faculty and students have access to the Internet--and offers lessons learned by pioneering institutions. Lessons learned involve planning, technology, implementation and management, adoption of computer-enhanced…

Notes that according to a position statement from the International Reading Association, technology needs to be an integral part of literacy instruction. Describes how one professor integrated technology into her literacy curriculum for pre-service teachers. Explains that the goal was not to add new pieces to the curriculum, but to integrate the…

Discusses criteria developed by the Expert Panel on Educational Technology for elementary and secondary school educational technology programs and describes how they have been used by Boston Public Schools to integrate technology into the classrooms. Offers suggestions for using the framework and suggests it needs to address the challenges of…

Discusses the strategic role of learning in information age organizations; analyzes parallels between the application of technology to business and the application of technology to learning; and proposes a learning architecture that aligns with the knowledge-based view of the firm and optimizes the application of technology to achieve proficiency…

Describes a new support model created to address the need for improved technology integration opportunities--Whole-Context, Instruction-Driven Support for Higher Education Technology (WISE)--and its initial pilot. (EV)

Describes the Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) project that was designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University. Discusses research conducted to evaluate the efficacy of project implementation within the preservice teacher population.…

Defines quality technology support for teachers as consisting of access to one-on-one personal guidance and help; teacher participation in technology-oriented professional support among peers; professional development; and access to resources. Suggests the instructional aspects of technology support are important for successful technology…

Describes an online advisory system which offers guidelines for text writers. States that the system tries to provide easy switching from the word processor to the online advice and optimal access which enables the user to find relevant materials easily. Summarizes studies using prototypes of the system. Analyzes information-seeking behavior to…

Explores successful introduction of collaborative and workgroup computer technologies (such as meetingware and groupware) into the organization, and describes a method used to integrate new concepts and capabilities enterprise-wide. (JKP)