Electronic Learning articles from February 1995

Electronic Learning archives from February 1995

Learn now - or pay later. (technology in education)(Editorial)
February 1, 1995... When people fund out what I do for a living, I'm often plied with questions about what kind of software or computer they should buy for their kids. But people are also genuinely curious about what kind of an impact technology is having on...

Collaborating online: LANs as a group learning tool.
February 1, 1995... Research has shown us that collaborative learning--students working together in groups to solve problems--can contribute significantly to students' cognitive development. Group activities such as dividing tasks, sharing decision making, and...

Retrofitting in increments; redesigning your school for whatever the future may bring.
February 1, 1995... So many school buildings are literally falling apart--thanks to diminishing funding, lack of maintenance, or plain old age. Last fall, for example, more than 1,800 life-threatening fire code violations forced the District of Columbia to postpone...

The new "Trekkie:" students travel from the Arctic to Brazil over wire. (online expeditions)
February 1, 1995... At a small suburban middle school nestled between hills and hidden lakes just west of the Twin Cities, sixth-grade geography students are no strangers to wind-swept sands of the Sahara, kangaroos and koala bears of Australia, or volcanic lakes in...

5 things you should know about districtwide networking. (includes related articles on the costs of retrofitting, districtwide network configurations, wiring schemes, and a glossary of networking terms)(Cover Story)
February 1, 1995... Let's state our premise up front: Networking is a district issue. In these dawning days of the National Information Infrastructure, it's no longer enough to have one or two networked computer labs in a school. And it's a technical nightmare to...

The right to privacy; security software built to protect sensitive files. (includes related article on security programs for kids)(Buyers Guide)
February 1, 1995... Here's the dilemma: How do you protect certain computer files and controls on networks or hard drives, while still allowing students to use necessary applications? Students don't need to be expert hackers these days to get into sensitive files--a...

For the record: videodiscs are a must for today's history classroom. (includes a glossary of videodisc terms and evaluations of each product)(D.C. Heath and Co's An American Portfolio; National Geographic's GTV The American People: Fabric of a Nation; ABC News Interactive's ABC News: Lessons of War) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1995... Technology is inextricably linked to our schools' future, and one of the most exciting possibilities is how it is helping to offer us our pasts. Technology--particularly through its multimedia capabilities--gives us a way to make history...

Barn raising in Ohio. (WheelersburgLocal Schools wins NeaTwork networking grant)
February 1, 1995... 1. Why did you apply for a networking grant? Project leader Tom Suter: Equity access to technology is a major issue in Wheelersburg. Our local funds provided the academically upper 10 percent of our students with access to computers. Our Chapter...