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Coutler, Bob – Principal, 2000
The push to implement classroom technology, regardless of cost or real benefit, often intrudes on making wise choices. Strong technology candidates will provide a compelling extension to ongoing classroom work, be good curriculum enhancers, offer cost-effective software and equipment options, and offer a gentle professional-development learning…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Mergendoller, John R. – Principal, 2000
The average American school now has one instructional computer for every six students. The next hurdle is adapting educational technology to support and extend student learning. Three keys to success are technological resources, cultural commitment, and effective instructional practices. A sidebar tracks the digital divide between haves and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Bickart, Toni S.; Pierrel, Elaine – Principal, 1999
Technology means more than computers, especially in classrooms for young children. The K-3 technology curriculum should build on children's interest in making things, discovering how things work, and using tools to help accomplish tasks. To prevent computer misuse or overuse, principals must involve teachers in planning the technology curriculum.…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning
