There are few studies of the impact of ubiquitous computing on high school science, and the majority of studies of ubiquitous computing report only on the early stages of implementation. The present study presents data on 3 high schools with carefully elaborated ubiquitous computing systems that have gone through at least one "obsolescence cycle"…

Cell phones have become prevalent on college campuses. Most students use them as their primary phone to avoid changing phone service every year or dealing with university-based long-distance charges. In the wake of recent college shootings and threats of violence on campus, administrators have begun to deploy cell phone solutions to send emergency…

As computers become an increasingly common appliance, groups and individuals whose interests extend beyond computers have found computer bulletin board systems (BBS) to be efficient communication devices. A BBS is a modem-equipped computer that can communicate with other modem-equipped computers over ordinary telephone lines. A modem translates…

Focuses on electronic mail and some of the many exciting developments that reading and language teachers are exploring around Australia, including: (1) Computer Pals across the World; (2) Sharing in a Global Classroom; (3) The Sadadeen Telegraph; and (4) a list of activities for electronic mail. (RAE)

The authors describe new microcomputer applications in the area of telecommunications for vocational educators. They discuss electronic mail through ADVOCNET and AGNET, focusing on network applications and fees. (CH)

While the Internet is the physical medium used to transport data, the World Wide Web is the collection of protocols and standards used to access the information. This article provides a basic explanation of what the Web is and describes common browser commands. Discusses graphic Web browsers; universal resource locators (URLs); file, message,…

Reviews three basic Internet functions, i.e. communications such as e-mail, remote logon, and file transfer, and highlights useful Internet resources for media technologists in each. Several useful tools to aid in using the Internet are discussed, including gopher, World Wide Web, Veronica, and WAIS (Wide Area Information Server). (LRW)

Most users have misconceptions about how the Internet works. Provides a brief history of the Internet and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP); discusses electronic mail, privacy, and voluntary and involuntary information gathering; and contrasts the Internet and libraries, focusing on the Internet's lack of consistent…

Describes email excerpts of teachers' views about racial violence stimulated by the remembrance of a February 2002 jury verdict wherein four white New City police officers were acquitted of the wrongful death of Amadou Diallo, a black African immigrant. The exchanges occurred among members of the Hofstra University New Teachers Network. (PKP)

Discusses the use of e-mail and describes 13 mistakes to avoid, including inaccurate addresses, inappropriate subject lines, using conventional greetings, long messages, misspelled words, using special fonts, failing to delete unwanted messages, not answering promptly, sending a file when unnecessary, and using unnecessary jargon and technical…

Older adults use computers for entertainment, education, and creative and business endeavors. Computer training helps them increase productivity, learn skills, and boost short-term memory. Electronic mail, online services, and the Internet encourage socialization. Adapted technology helps disabled and ill elders use computers. (SK)

Explores the distinctive aspects of the new interactive communication technologies (electronic mail over the Internet) in business communication and their implications. Discusses the growth of interactive communication, the concept of interactivity, physical distance and social presence, getting to critical mass, and flexibility and control of…

Describes an exercise used in an organizational communication class that both encourages students to use e-mail and allows students to analyze critically how various communication channels function differently. (SR)

Discusses the intellectual value to college faculty of electronic mail. (SR)

Describes electronic discussion groups and offers tips for those new to using Listservs and Usenet News. (SR)