Electronic Learning articles from February 1997

Electronic Learning archives from February 1997

Feds propose 'E-rate' discounts for school telecom access. (Internet access rates for all elementary and secondary schools) (Government Activity)
February 1, 1997... The long-awaited education discount established by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and pinpointed last fall may reduce phone bills for U.S. schools and libraries by as much as 90 percent. The E-rate, as it is called, was announced right...

Compaq's all-in-one school special, made just for education, this Presario's charms outweigh its flaws. (Presario 4406ES multimedia computer) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1997... Over the last three years, Compaq has become the biggest manufacturer of PCs in the world, and has aggressively gone after the education market. The Presario 4406ES is a good example of Compaq's focus on education. The 4406 is...

Reach out from your desktop. (six educational software packages) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1997... INSECTS Subjects/Skills: Science,reference EL Recommended Grades: 2-8 Publisher: ICE Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; (416) 868-6423, http://www.iceinc.com/ Platforms/Minimum Specs: Macintosh: System 7.0, 256-color monitor, SMB...

Update your language lab! (9 language-learning packages) (includes product table) (Software Review)(Column)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1997... Is language-learning technology coming of age? A look at some new programs shows great progress in the development of interactive multimedia foreign-language learning systems that concentrate on the development of four core skills: reading,...

Surefire parent & child pleasers. (Knowledge Adventure's Jump Start Pre-K, Discovery Channel's Invention Studio, Creative Wonders' ABC NewsLinks children's educational software) (Software Review)(Column)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1997... JUMP START PRE-K Subject/Skills: Alphabet, counting, sequencing, early phonics, visual and auditory word discrimination EL Recommended Ages: 3-5 Parental Involvement: Low Publisher: Knowledge Adventure, Glendale, CA; (800) 5424240,...

5 trends your job depends on. (technological developments in education) (Industry Trend or Event)
February 1, 1997... As the millennium approaches, time is running out on those grand predictions for sweeping educational change by the magic year 2000--the end of school, the deployment of smart tutor machines, and the proliferation of talking handheld digital...

Rethinking technology heaven: new cutting-edge San Jose school seeks a balance in its third year. (Silver Oak Elementary School) (Technology Information)
February 1, 1997... Nestled in the golden hills of southern San Jose, Calif., Silver Oak Elementary School is a technology enthusiast's dream: a brand-new campus where planning began long before the first networking wire was pulled and where the ultimate...

The donation dilemma: what do you do when you are offered an ancient used computer? (Technology Information)
February 1, 1997... Stacked in a storeroom among ancient textbooks are the digital equivalent of dinosaur bones: dusty monitors with no hard drives or modems, and a few keyboards older than the high school students who may someday use them. It is the job of...

Opening technology to girls: the approach computer-using teachers take may make the difference. (Technology Information)
February 1, 1997... Some years ago, the Center for Children and Technology/ Education Development Center did a series of studies on gender differences in attitudes toward technology. We surveyed experts--such as architects, scientists, filmmakers, and software...

Quick-and-easy Web pages: design and publish your own Web site - without learning to program. (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 1, 1997... If you ever considered building a school or class Web site, but then the thought of something called HTML dimmed your enthusiasm, we have good news for you. HTML (short for Hypertext Markup Language) is the programming language that turns text...

Hooked on real-time grades, daily access to their scores on my IBM clones keeps kids motivated. (Technology Information)
February 1, 1997... Unmotivated students and obsolete IBM dones are in abundance in the public schools these days. So what would happen if we put them together? As someone once said, if life gives you lemons, make lemonade. You can give students hands-on,...