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Garfield, Gary M.; McDonough, Suzanne – 1995
This book offers practical advice to teachers who wish to use classroom computers to harness the potential of telecommunications as a learning tool. Chapter 1 describes the Kids On-Line project, in which they established electronic mail interactions between a classroom in California and a classroom in Kentucky, as well as a list of key…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Kochmer, Jonathan – 1993
The purpose of this guide is to help computer network users get over the hurdle of new technologies. Every Internet user is different, but most network activities depend on the mastery of three basic skills: using electronic mail (e-mail) to communicate with other Internet users; logging in to remote computers with a service called Telnet, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Databases, Directories
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – 1991
This book provides an overview and status report on the progress made in developing the National Research and Education Network (NREN) as of early 1991. It reports on a number of investigations that provide a research and policy perspective on the NREN and computer-mediated communication (CMC), and brings together key source documents that have…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
Behrens, Matthis – 1996
This report summarizes 2 years of activity within the Edutex network. Launched in 1990, the Edutex initiative aimed to explore the educational possibilities and limitations of a telematic network for schools. Teachers and pupils in 20 primary and secondary classrooms in the French, Italian, and German speaking parts of Switzerland and in France…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
Turow, Joseph, Ed.; Kavanaugh, Andrea L., Ed. – 2003
The use of the Internet in homes rivals the advent of the telephone, radio, or television in social significance. This book compiles findings from communication theorists and social scientists concerning the effects of the Internet on the lives of the family unit and its members. The book examines historical precedents of parental concern over…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Computers, Electronic Mail, Family Environment
Muyskens, Judith A., Ed. – 1997
This collection of papers is divided into three parts. After "Introduction," (Judith A. Muyskens), Part 1, "Issues in Teaching with Technology: Implications for the Future Training of Teaching Assistants," includes "Exploring the Link between Teaching and Technology: An Approach to TA Development" (Virginia M. Scott) and "A Revolution from Above:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Peterson, Susan – 2001
This book offers a review of Web sites useful to educational grant writers. Chapter 1, "The Internet Advantage," examines the benefits that the Internet offers grant writers. These benefits include greater accessibility and savings in cost and time. Chapter 2, "Learning To Look: The World of Search Engines," examines strategies for effective use…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Mail
Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen, Ed.; Félix-Brasdefer, J. César, Ed.; Omar, Alwiya S., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2006
PRAGMATICS & LANGUAGE LEARNING, a refereed series sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai'i, publishes selected papers from the biannual International Pragmatics & Language Learning Conference under the editorship of the conference hosts and the series editor. Check the NFLRC website for…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Language Research
Marsh, Merle; Alden, Sally Bowman, Ed. – 1995
The information highway is an exciting place for children and families to visit, explore, and learn together. This book teaches parents basic knowledge about the Information Highway and how to use it with children. The following topics are covered in this book: (1) What is the Information Highway? (2) What is Telecommunications?; (3) Why You &…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Child Safety, Children
Rickman, Jon T.; Hubbard, Dean L. – 1992
The Electronic Campus system of Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) links every office and residence hall room on campus. It also networks these offices and rooms with databases and software applications. The system was developed to provide a low-cost alternative for a public institution where most students could not afford to purchase…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Case Studies, College Students
Wachter, Joanne C.; Carhart, Clare – 2003
This book presents suggestions to help teachers save time without diminishing educational quality. The list of tips focus on: working smarter; communicating effectively; managing materials; planning the week ahead; assessing students' work and keeping track of progress; learning to say no; handling printed mail; handling e-mail; using the Internet…
Descriptors: Attendance, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Efficiency
McGuire, Mary; Stilborne, Linda; McAdams, Melinda; Hyatt, Laurel – 1997
This books provides a basic introduction to the World Wide Web, e-mail, and other Internet functions, emphasizing the research and writing processes. It includes an in-depth look at search techniques, strategies for organizing information, online services, news services, writing help, and writing for an online environment, and covers such related…
Descriptors: Authors, Censorship, Copyrights, Electronic Mail
Saunders, Laverna M., Ed. – 1996
This book addresses many of the practical issues involved in developing the virtual library. Seven presentations from the Eighth Annual Computers in Libraries Conference are included in this book in augmented form. The papers are supplemented by "The Evolving Virtual Library: An Overview" (Laverna M. Saunders and Maurice Mitchell), a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Networks
Anderson, Robert H.; And Others – 1995
E-mail has swept the communications and information world, providing instantaneous global information and data exchange. However, an information elite still exists, made up of those with access to and knowledge about computers and e-mail. The diverging trends in access based on income and education are placing significant groups of current and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Education
Miller, Elizabeth B. – 1996
This directory is the second in an annual series of Internet guides for educators and librarians, and provides tips on access to, as well as addresses for, online resources that support the K-12 curriculum and supplement school library core collections. The listings in the catalog are limited to free and frequently updated resources; over 300 new…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Computer Science
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