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McClelland, Marilyn – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
Discusses the labor shortage of information technology (IT) workers and suggests that a potential source for workers is women and minority populations. Topics include cultural differences which contribute to the lower representation of some populations; census data on computer use and ownership; and the need for positive role models, access, and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Census Figures, Cultural Differences, Demand Occupations
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Mutula, Stephen M. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: Seeks to argue that the peculiarities of sub-Saharan Africa, in terms of its socio-cultural diversity, low economic development, linguistic factors, HIV/AIDS pandemic, gender discrimination, low ICT awareness and so on, demand a new model of addressing the digital divide. Design/methodology/approach: Paper largely based on literature…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Economic Development, Poverty, Access to Computers
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Rabbitt, Elaine; Pagram, Jeremy – Australian Educational Computing, 2004
This paper is the second part of a longitudinal study on the reliability of and access to ICT technologies in remote schools in north Western Australia [WA]. Part One was featured in the last issue of "AEC" ["Australian Educational Computing"]. It was an investigation into the access and practicalities of online opportunities…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Internet
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Mohnsen, Bonnie – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2005
Heart monitors, pedometers, and now virtual reality-based equipment (e.g., Cyberbikes, "Dance Dance Revolution") have been embraced by physical educators as technologies worth using in the physical education program; however, the use of computers (be it a desktop, notebook, or handheld) in the physical education instructional program, has not been…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Middle School Students, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Activities
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Edwards, Suzy – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
In recent times discussion surrounding the use of computers in early childhood education has emphasised the role computers play in children's everyday lives. This realisation has replaced early debate regarding the appropriateness or otherwise of computer use for young children in early childhood education. An important component of computer use…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Computer Uses in Education, Young Children, Learning Experience
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Pomerantz, Linda – History Teacher, 2001
In 1998 the American Historical Association began an ambitious project, "Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age," designed to allow groups of historians in different parts of the country to experiment with the use of computer-based technologies to enhance the teaching of undergraduate survey courses. It aimed to enable these historians…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Historians, History Instruction, United States History
National Council on Disability, 2007
This report compares actual performance with the projected levels of performance set out in the National Council on Disability's (NCD's) annual performance plan. The findings of this report show a positive link between the allocated resources and NCD's performance. NCD's assessment review showed that it was successful in meeting its goals and…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Public Policy, Disabilities, Public Opinion
Texas Center for Educational Research, 2007
The Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP), a project sponsored by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), leverages federal Title II, Part D funds to support a wireless learning environment for high-need middle schools. A concurrent research project funded by a federal Evaluating State Educational Technology Programs grant is evaluating whether student…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Public Schools, Technology Integration, Academic Achievement
Shapley, Kelly; Sheehan, Daniel; Maloney, Catherine; Caranikas-Walker, Fanny; Huntsberger, Briana – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2007
The Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP), a project sponsored by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), leverages federal Title II, Part D funds to support a wireless learning environment for high-need middle schools. A concurrent research project funded by a federal Evaluating State Educational Technology Programs grant is evaluating whether student…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Public Schools, Technology Integration, Academic Achievement
Connell, Noreen – Educational Priorities Panel, 2007
The objective of this report is to answer the big questions about whether in the foreseeable future most school overcrowding in New York City will be eliminated and all city children will have class sizes and access to school libraries, science labs, art/music rooms, and physical fitness activities that are the norm for students in the rest of the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Buildings, Class Size, Crowding
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DePillis, Lydia – Educational Leadership, 2006
High school students in Seattle's Global Technology Academy bring refurbished computers to schools and orphanages in developing areas of the world and teach young people the skills they need to advance in an increasingly information-based global marketplace. In 19 trips to date, teams of 5-15 students have taken computers and knowledge to such…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, High School Students, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Literacy
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Cotton, Deborah; Gresty, Karen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
E-learning is increasingly being used in higher education settings, yet research examining how students use e-resources is frequently limited. Some previous studies have used the think-aloud method (an approach with origins in cognitive psychology) as an alternative to the more usual questionnaire or focus groups, but there is little discussion in…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Cognitive Psychology, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Salpeter, Judy – Technology & Learning, 2006
It has been slightly more than a decade since the U.S. Department of Commerce's NTIA division published its first major report on home computer access, "Falling through the Net: A Survey of the "Have Nots" in Rural and Urban America." Published in July 1995, the report focused on serious gaps in the levels of technology available to different…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Telecommunications, Rural Areas, Family (Sociological Unit)
State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2009
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is pleased to release its sixth annual report on the "Enhancing Education Through Technology" (EETT) program, a component of the No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D (NCLB IID) Act. The purposes of the NCLB IID program are to: (1) improve academic achievement through…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Access to Computers, Glossaries, Capacity Building
Shapley, Kelly; Sheehan, Daniel; Maloney, Catherine; Caranikas-Walker, Fanny – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2009
The Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP), created by the Texas Legislature in 2003, was based on the assumption that the use of technology in Texas public schools could be achieved more effectively by "immersing" schools in technology rather than by introducing technology resources, such as hardware, software, digital content, and educator…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Public Schools, Technology Integration, Academic Achievement
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