Describes how students at Lumberton, North Carolina, High School have taken advantage of the offerings of the Virtual High School (a growing consortium of 30 schools) in which course content is offered through the Internet, teacher-designed labs, and multimedia. Notes that time, distance, funding, or teaching staff no longer restrict student…

Suggests coping strategies for dealing with the anxieties caused by unfamiliar technologies. (HOD)

Describes three systems of interactive satellite instruction for high school credit: German by Satellite, offered by the University of Oklahoma; Accelerated Learning of Spanish, originating in Utah; and the TI-IN network, which broadcasts 14 different high school courses from San Antonio, Texas. (JC)

Documents the changes and advances of educational technology in the classroom from the 1960s to the 1980s. Asserts that caution is needed in proceeding to make use of educational technology applications. (MS)

Over the years, instruction has shifted from the traditional face-to-face delivery to instruction that is done from a distance. Distance education is instruction that occurs when the instructor and student are separated by distance, time, or both (WCET 2004). Some common technologies used in distance education are videotape, broadcast television,…

Argues that by viewing computer technology as a facilitator of instruction and one that is relatively easy to operate and apply to a specific content area, teachers can come to feel less apprehensive about entering into an instructional contract with it. (FL)