T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from April 2002

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from April 2002

Calendar.
April 1, 2002... 2002 ACUTA Spring Seminars April 28-May 1 Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel Philadelphia, PA www.acuta.org eLearning Summit 2002 April 28-30 Amelia Island Plantation Amelia Island, FL www.elearning-summit.com/ html/event.htm Education...

Educators' acceptance of computer technology? (Editorial).
April 1, 2002... The use of technology as a tool in education for instruction and management is now accepted. But, I remember my own experiences as director of instructional systems and technology for the Philadelphia School District many years ago, when...

Knowledge Adventure to operate under `Sunburst'. (news).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Knowledge Adventure School Division and Sunburst Technology have announced that they will now operate as one entity under the Sunburst Technology name. The education software publishers are part of Vivendi Universal Publishing. Sunburst...

Adobe support brings computer clubhouses to L.A. (news).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As part of its efforts to bring technology and mentoring to underserved youth, Adobe made a $6 million donation to the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network, which helped two new Clubhouses -- Break Away Technologies and Y.O.U. Inc. -- open in Los...

E-Grant application process established. (news).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... EDUCAUSE, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Federal Public Key Infrastructure Steering Committee have formed a digital infrastructure that enables colleges and universities to apply electronically for grants. Colleges and...

Educator productivity web-based learning library. (Late Breaks).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Gateway's Educator Productivity Web-based Learning library helps teachers learn the basics or become experts on a variety of software applications. The package costs $99 and includes Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access and Outlook, as...

Network storage certification programs. (Late Breaks).(Sun Microsystems )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Sun Microsystems is now offering its Network Storage Certification Programs, which include Sun Certified Data Management Engineer, Sun Certified Backup and Recovery Engineer, and Sun Certified Storage Architect. The programs are designed to...

Campus Pipeline releases new web products. (news).(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Campus Pipeline has released the newest version of its Web Platform and six new products, expanding Web Platform's capabilities. Web Platform integrates campus technologies, student information systems, learning management systems, academic...

`Internet coach' develops digital photo kit. (news).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The Internet Coach, star of the Discovery Channel's "Discovering the Web With the Internet Coach" series, has developed a new hybrid program called "The Internet Coach Digital Photo Activity Kit." The program features seven activity centers...

Lightspan expands online assessment program. (news).
April 1, 2002... Lightspan has added a new series of state-specific benchmark assessments for 10 states to its eduTest Assessment online assessment and accountability software. The company is also making available to all states national benchmarking test series...

Digital multimedia & distance education: can they effectively be combined?
April 1, 2002... Two of the most dynamic instructional technologies available to today's educators are multimedia-based learning and distance education. I worked with a system that not only has attempted to marry these two approaches, but also incorporates the...

University, publisher advance scholarly communication. (digital publishing: E-Books * Online & Digital Publishing * Print-On-Demand).
April 1, 2002... The California Digital Library and Berkeley Electronic Press are partnering to advance innovations in scholarly communication. California Digital Library will make a suite of e-publishing tools from the Berkeley Electronic Press available to...

Science works available from online database. (digital publishing: E-Books * Online & Digital Publishing * Print-On-Demand).
April 1, 2002... As part of John Wiley & Sons' online service Wiley InterScience, the publisher is now making available Wiley InterScience OnlineBooks, an extensive database of scientific, technical and medical content. Unlike traditional e-books, OnlineBooks...

HarperCollins private reserve houses e-books. (digital publishing: E-Books * Online & Digital Publishing * Print-On-Demand).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Book publisher HarperCollins and OverDrive have created HarperCollins Private Reserve, a digital warehouse for HarperCollins e-books worldwide. Using OverDrive servers and technology, HarperCollins Private Reserve allows the publishing...

ZPORTAL creates virtual library catalogs. (digital publishing: E-Books * Online & Digital Publishing * Print-On-Demand).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Educators and students interested in browsing the collections of libraries located in Western New York can now do so through one online search system, WNYLibraries.org (www.wnylibraries.org). The site combines the collections of Western New...

Web-Braille library adds electronic music files. (digital publishing: E-Books * Online & Digital Publishing * Print-On-Demand).
April 1, 2002... Music scores and books about music have been added to Web-Braille, a program of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) in the Library of Congress that makes books and other materials available online in...

Cyber-bookshelf: digital detectives series. (digital publishing: E-Books * Online & Digital Publishing * Print-On-Demand).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Digital Detectives is a series of mystery books for kids that combines reading with the Internet. The books are designed to be used in conjunction with the publisher's online Crime Lab, allowing kids to solve the crime in each book by using the...

KinderStart makes e-mail safe for students. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... KinderStart.com's Filtered E-mail for Kids is a new Web-based e-mail product that scans all incoming and outgoing e-mail, making it safe for students by eliminating offensive material. The product is designed to build solid communication...

Internet courses teach Web design skills. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Students and educators interested in learning how to create their own Web site, but who don't have a lot of time or the requisite software, can sign up for a course through Classes4U.org. The Web site offers introductory, intermediate and...

Site allows teachers to renew licenses online. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Canter & Associates, a provider of professional development programs for teachers, has launched ProfessionalTeacher.com at www.professionalteacher.com. The free site is designed to simplify the license renewal process for and support the...

Web site, videos offer character education resources. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Live Wire Media, the makers of character education videos, is bringing the tenets of character -- caring, citizenship, fairness, respect, responsibility, trustworthiness and giving -- to the classroom through a new Web site,...

Groups to develop Russian multimedia archives. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) together with the Federal Archival Service of Russia and Abamedia plan to develop Russian Archives Online at www.russianarchives.com. The archives are a pilot project...

Free program teaches cyber-ethics and safety. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).
April 1, 2002... The CyberSmart School Program and McGraw-Hill are offering CyberSmart!, a curriculum that teaches students how to use the Internet safely, responsibly and effectively, for free to schools nationwide. The curriculum is available online at...

New science course brings dinosaurs to life. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... K-12 educators who want to learn how to effectively incorporate real-world science discoveries into today's curriculum can sign up to take "Dinosaurs Among Us: The Link to Birds," put together by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)...

www.teachingbooks.net. (F*Y*I).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Teachers, librarians, parents and students can connect with authors and illustrators of children's books, as well as find teaching materials online at www.teachingbooks.net. The free subscription site features videos of children's book authors,...

International.GradSchools.com. (F*Y*I).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... To meet the demand for information about graduate programs overseas, Gradschools.com has launched International.GradSchools.com The site contains more than 23,500 graduate programs abroad and a search engine that allows users to search by...

TechRef. (F*Y*I).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... TechRef, a new Web-based information technology research and learning tool is now available as a subscription service to nontechnical individuals, such as educators, who want to understand technology but don't have the technical background....

On the Web. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).
April 1, 2002... www.just4kids.org Just for the Kids provides school performance results, teaching tools, tutorials and other information through this site to help raise academic standards and increase student achievement in public schools. The site...

Poet Laureate puts rhymes online. (EduNet: Internet * Web * Online Content and Services).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins has launched a new Web site, Poetry 180 at www.loc.gov/poetry/180, to encourage the appreciation and enjoyment of poetry in America's high schools. The site is featured on the Library of Congress' home page. The...

Software focus on Mathematics.
April 1, 2002... Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Math program frees K-12 teachers from mountains of paperwork so they can spend more classroom time helping each student succeed: The program works with existing curriculum and textbooks to provide teachers...

Improving student performance in distance learning courses.
April 1, 2002... Distance learning poses new challenges for educators. In some cases, achieving student success can be as simple as preventing student withdrawals from distance learning courses. Distance learning gives educators the opportunity to teach their...

Educators who need an organized and efficient way to keep assignments, parent contact information and more can choose between Palm's two new handhelds, the m130 and m515. (Spotlight: Handhelds & PDAs).
April 1, 2002... Educators who need an organized and efficient way to keep assignments, parent contact information and more can choose between Palm's two new handhelds, the m130 and m515. The m130 comes with a high-contrast, backlit color screen with support...

Pocket Pc e570. (Spotlight: Handhelds & PDAs).
April 1, 2002... The Pocket PC e570 from Toshiba gives users several options for wireless use. It comes standard with two built-in expansion slots -- a Secure Digital (SD) and a CompactFlash Type II (CF-II) -- providing extensive data storage and flexibility....

Clie PEG-S360. (Spotlight: Handhelds & PDAs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Clie PEG-S360 from Sony is an entry-level, powerful handheld that comes with 16MB of DRAM and a dedicated Memory Stick media slot. Users can watch movies and video on a backlit, monochrome screen with 160 x 160 pixels. It also comes with...

BE-300 Pocket Manager. (Spotlight: Handhelds & PDAs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Casio's color BE-300 Pocket Manager is a new addition to the company's Cassiopeia line of products. Running on 166 MHz and a 280 MIPS CPU, the BE-300 is powerful and fast. It comes with 16 MB of RAM, which can be expanded through the...

iPAQ H3635 Pocket PC. (Spotlight: Handhelds & PDAs).
April 1, 2002... The iPAQ H3635 Pocket PC from Compaq runs on a 206 MHz Intel Strong ARM 32-bit processor and comes with 32 MB of RAM. The unit measures 5.11" x 3.28" x 0.62" and weighs 6 oz. The color reflective TFT display has a resolution of 240 x 320 and...

Symbol SPT 1700. (Spotlight: Handhelds & PDAs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Librarians and administrators who need a portable inventory tracking system can look to Hayes Software Systems' Symbol SPT 1700, a bar-code scanning and textbook tracking tool. The unit is a Palm OS-based handheld scanner that is programmed to...

Hands-on reviews. (Spotlight: Handhelds & PDAs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... While neither the fastest nor smallest PDA, the HP Jornada 525 Pocket PC is perfect for educators looking for a high-quality, low-end PDA. Part of the Jornada Pocket PC series, the Jornada 525 offers a 133 MHz 32-bit Hitachi processor with 16...

How the Web keeps parents `in the know'. (industry perspective).
April 1, 2002... As parents today strive for balance between family and career, the Internet has emerged as one of the most effective and efficient ways for them to engage in their child's educational progress from the home or office. But, many parents are...

Wireless networking enhances educational opportunities at Alexandria Technical College. (Applications).
April 1, 2002... Maintaining a wired network for approximately 1,800 computers is a challenge in itself. Compounding the difficulty of the situation, Alexandria Technical College (ATC) in Alexandria, Minn. -- a small town located about halfway between...

Groups examine ESEA's technology provisions. (the final word).(Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)
April 1, 2002... At a meeting held Feb. 25-28, the U.S. Department of Education worked with state directors of technology, members of the Regional Technology in Education Consortia and others to take a focused look at the technology provisions of the...