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Hughes, David, III – MultiMedia Schools, 1999
Describes a project that offered customized training in Internet access and networking to enable participants to implement specific technology-related projects in their communities. Highlights include intergenerational partnerships, hardware and software, laptop computers used as file servers, and a sidebar that describes some of the resulting…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Internet
O'Donovan, Eamonn – Technology & Learning, 2000
Describes thin clients as low-cost personal computers that lack hardware features and run applications off of a school's central server or via an application service provider on the Internet. Discusses advantages, including being easy to use, easy to manage, and less costly to service; and considers possible problems. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Selection, Cost Effectiveness
Graf, Nancy – Technology Connection, 1995
Provides guidelines for purchasing and installing CD-ROM technology in school libraries. Considerations include hardware and software selection and familiarity with new products. Two lists are provided that contain contact information for six companies and recommendations for six standard CD-ROM reference sources to include on a network. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Criteria, Guidelines
Wodarz, Nan – School Business Affairs, 1997
Outlines the factors in hardware, software, and administration to consider in developing specifications for choosing a computer operating system. Compares Microsoft Windows 95/NT that runs on PC/Intel-based systems and System 7.5 that runs on the Apple-based systems. Lists reasons why the Microsoft platform clearly stands above the Apple platform.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Strot, Melody; Benno, Mark – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1997
Provides guidelines for buying computers for parents of gifted children. Steps for making decisions include deciding who will use the computer, deciding its purposes and what software packages will be used, determining current and future needs, setting a budget, and reviewing needs with salespersons and school-based technology specialists. (CR)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making
Williams, Geoffrey – Technology Connection, 1995
Discusses desktop video, including its use as an educational tool; interactivity; teleconferencing; equipment requirements; the role of the TBC (time-based corrector) which adjusts incoming video signals and retimes them; creating graphics; transmitting live video over the Internet; Edit Decision List software; hardware requirements; and digital…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Selection
Baule, Steve M. – Book Report, 1998
Discusses computer vendors who position themselves as value-added resellers to benefit school library media specialists by assisting them in purchasing effective and appropriate technology products and services. Explains the benefits of developing a good relationship with a vendor, even if the cost is higher than purchasing through a catalog. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Cornish, Maria; Monahan, Brian – Educational Technology, 1996
Provides educators with a basic understanding of what networks are and how they can be used in educational settings. Topics include issues, policies, and equipment involved in setting up a network; software; telephone service; a computer facilitator; and the Internet and the World Wide Web for elementary and secondary education. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wen, H. Joseph; Yen, David C.; Lin, Binshan – Internet Research, 1998
Explains how intranets facilitate documentation availability within a company at substantial cost savings. Topics include intranet document management systems (IDMS); publication costs for printed materials; hardware and software specifications; performance; and security. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Corporations
Hall, Don; Kelly, Pat – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Increasingly, teachers rely on computer software and networks to both enhance curriculum management and provide engaging learning opportunities in instruction. New software is enabling more frequent formative assessments to better focus day-to-day lessons on the unique needs of individual learners. Administrators use increasingly complex data…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Computer Software, Academic Standards, Academic Achievement
Hopey, Christopher E.; And Others – 1995
Selecting hardware and software for adult literacy instruction is a complicated task requiring careful attention to the integration of various computer models, software packages, and instructional objectives. Decisions surrounding the acquisition and maintenance of technology are further complicated by limited funding, expertise, information, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citations (References), Computer Selection
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Light, Jeanene C.; Goddard, Catherine F. – Library Software Review, 1994
Discusses the selection and evaluation of locally mounted computer files for health sciences libraries, including informational programs such as bibliographic and factual databases; computer-assisted instruction programs; and expert systems. Topics addressed include print sources; database sources; selection criteria, including content and cost;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Unruh, Don L. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Investigates the current state of desktop videoconferencing by exploring the criteria for effective Web-based delivery and communication requirements for effective videoconferencing. Highlights include providing effective training, including team training, group problem solving, and learner performance assessments; communication infrastructure;…
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society)
Shenouda, Wagih; Johnson, Gretchen – 1995
The Educational Technology Center and the Teacher Education Program at the SUNY College at Old Westbury (New York) used a cooperative approach to integrate computer technology into the teacher education curriculum and to train pre-service teachers how to use this technology successfully in the classroom. In 1989, the Teacher Education Program felt…
Descriptors: Computer Centers, Computer Literacy, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection
Singer, Linda A. – MultiMedia Schools, 1997
Provides extensive reviews of two CD-ROM titles related to Native Americans: (1) Microsoft's "500 Nations: Stories of the North American Indian Experience" and (2) "The American Indian: A Multimedia Encyclopedia: by Facts on File." Evaluation criteria include content; authority; search engine; audience appropriateness; price;…
Descriptors: American Indians, Audience Awareness, Computer Selection, Computer Software Reviews
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