Reports a study with 27 adults, both native French-speakers and native English-speakers, on the effectiveness of using a spell-checker as the core element to teach French spelling. The method used authentic materials, individualized monitoring, screen and hard-copy text reading, and content sequencing based on errors. The approach generated…

The Baldufa project at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain) is designed to assist physics teachers and students with teaching and learning activities. It has established Web and electronic-mail servers, is creating physics-related documents to be shared, is elaborating teaching strategies for using stored information, and offers…

A study of 100 psychology undergraduates and two lecturers found that implicit concept maps can be accurately reconstructed and compared with measures obtained from domain experts and that implicit learner maps can be used to identify individual differences in student knowledge. Discusses future research and potential applications in quantitative…

Presents an instructional activity in which graduate students examine information about a case, then render an opinion based on the referral. Uses a computer program to create an interactive format in which students can experience authentic cases. Suggests that case studies be used as the basis of class discussion. (DSK)

Some experts characterize the "digital divide" (the gap between technology haves and have-nots) as the civil rights issue of the new millennium. Policymakers may need to rethink the concept of equity when applied to technology resources in schools. A California program is developing some yardsticks. (Contains 17 references.) (MLH)

Assesses technology and its use in Georgia public elementary schools, as well as teachers' technology training needs. Findings indicate: computers are prevalent in the schools, teachers use them largely for administrative tasks, instead of as an integral part of instruction, and staff development courses reinforce this use because the majority of…

Discusses the origin of the Internet, its applications in education, and its current limitations. Describes Internet2 (I2), a national initiative by over 141 research universities to regain the Internet as a research and educational tool by leading the development of the next generation of network technology. Discusses the I2 mission; I2 members,…

Introduces the 4-E model that predicts an individual's likelihood of using a telematics application for a learning-related task can be expressed in terms of four main sets of factors: educational effectiveness, ease of use, engagement, and environment. Tests this model through a survey of 550 people involved with educational and training…

Presents a study to describe and understand the thinking processes of students in a computer environment while undertaking mathematical tasks related to the differentiation of functions defined on real numbers. Describes two different approaches, the visual and the algebraic approach, in the thinking processes of calculus students. (Contains 19…

Describes a study of the effectiveness of introducing information and communications technology into the teaching of biology. The teacher of this college course conducted the research, administering questionnaires, interviews, and observations. The teacher's reflections on this educational research are presented. (SM)

Coordinates sociocultural perspectives of literacy with semiotic theories of literacy. Examines the semiotic nature of literacy activities in a fourth-grade classroom in which the students had computers on their desks and five multimedia workstations in their classroom with Internet access. Indicates that the children's literacy activities had…

Discusses 10 obstacles a teacher might encounter when incorporating technology into the classroom. Argues that with technology, like any other teaching strategy, teachers just need a few strategies that work for them, which they vary and adapt as needed. Lists some small, medium, and large projects using technology in the English classroom that…

Discusses two recently published books and a multimedia kit that all deal with technology and the English class. Notes that an interest in artistic, creative approaches and in using multimedia to convey stories and ideas permeates all three works. (SR)

An administrator from an elite research university describes his move to an online educational enterprise, which he considers the latest in a history of educational innovations over the past 20 years. Describes higher education as an agent of social change, as a purveyor of knowledge, and as an engine of growth and development, discussing the next…

Argues for the cautiously expanded use of the World Wide Web for inquiry across the middle school curriculum, noting how the Internet can be used in schools. Describes the Internet and appraises its distractions and academic utility, identifying features that support student inquiry in science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts. (JPB)