Electronic Learning articles from February 1993

Electronic Learning archives from February 1993

Take it from the top: top-down decisions do have positive effects. (Research)
February 1, 1993... In 1978, the Rand Corp. issued a four-year, eight-volume study of education programs launched by Lyndon Johnson's Great Society in 1965. The report, known simply as "The Change Agent" study, concluded that education programs which began as...

What's new in videodiscs? (Emerging Technologies)
February 1, 1993... Videodiscs have been around for almost 15 years, yet the technology has changed little, compared to the changes in personal computers. What has changed, is the expectation of how videodiscs would be used in schools. Much of the early--and...

Risky business: redefining professional development. (Real Time) (Column)
February 1, 1993... Technology training for teachers ought to be more like sex education. Would you want your son or daughter to take a sex training course or would you want them to take a sex education course? Okay, assuming you got this one right, why do you...

Teacher education: one dean's perspective and forecast on the state of technology and teacher prep. (Special Report: Inservice/Preservice)
February 1, 1993... In 1988, the Office of Technology Assessment published Power On! New Tools for Teaching And Learning. A major section of the report focused on the preparation of beginning teachers and inservice education for classroom teachers. The findings?...

Technology and the new middle school: ensuring student success. (Cover Story)
February 1, 1993... MIDDLE GRADES ARE THE "LAST BEST chance" to put students on a path to a successful life. That's the concensus of a growing' movement in the United States. Organizations such as the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development have identified the...

Selling teachers & the community on technology. (Professional Development)
February 1, 1993... FOUR YEARS AGO, DISTRICT superintendent Charles Oaklay told the central office staff and soltool levd administrators that we were going to become technology-literate within a year. We immediately faced a number of problems, not the least of...

Take a byte out of crime; virus "busters" help schools protect their systems against uninvited visitors (Directory)
February 1, 1993... We all know how quickly a cold or flu virus spreads through a school. Like its human counterpart, a computer virus spreads just as rapidly in a school setting; While no system is safe from viral infection, school computers are particularly...

Early childhood and school success.
February 1, 1993... THE EARLY CHILDHOOD "MOVEMENT" BEGAN IN earnest in 1965, when researchers bund that giving disadvantaged children a head start on learning could increase levels of success in kindergarten and first grade. Since then, the number of children in...

Story Power: reading and writing with language arts software. (Software Review) (Davidson & Associates' Reading Adventures in Oz, Wings for Learning/Sunburst's Storybook Theatre, IBM EduQuest's Stories and More educational software packages)(Software Reviews) (Evaluation)
February 1, 1993... Story Power Reading and writing with language art software The power of story telling is one reason behind the growing popularity students are motivated by characters and plot. If the story is good, students care about what happens...

Hearts and minds: technology and the personalized classroom. (Guest Editorial) (Column)
February 1, 1993... All of us in the education community have listened for years to the promise that high-tech innovations will expand the intellectual horizons of our students, revolutionize the art of teaching, and open new pedagogical vistas. Do we now have...

Fund-raising: here are some fund-raising ideas from educators around the country. (Electronic Learning supplement)(includes related article on state government funding)
February 1, 1993... IN AN IDEAL WORLD, EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S technology budget would be overflowing with cash. The newest hardware and software, much-needed repairs to existing computers, and unlimited teacher training would be funded without hesitation. In the...

All about grants: where to get them, how to get them, and profiles of schools and districts that have been forever changed - for the better - after getting them. (Electronic Learning supplement)(includes grant directory and related articles on important elements of a grant proposal, tips from a grant writer and what grant readers look for in a proposal)
February 1, 1993... THE RECESSION HAS BEEN THE KNOCKout punch to many school budgets that were already wobbly at the knees. As businesses fail and people lose jobs, local tax revenue--the primary source of many public school budgets-- shrinks. As a result, schools...

Reaching out: partnerships can help you get money and lots of non-monetary benefits. (Electronic Learning supplement)
February 1, 1993... YOU'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT COOPerative learning for students. But do you know about "cooperative funding" for schools? A better-known term is "partnership," where a school becomes a partner with a business, the local community, or some other...

Stretching your dollar ... or how you can make the most of the money you have. (purchasing technology)(Electronic Learning supplement)
February 1, 1993... "YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND SCROUNGE," says Dan Lumley, director of secondary education and technology, Unified School District 255, Emporia, Kansas. "The money is out there, it's just not always easy to find." Finding the...