Electronic Learning articles from March 1993

Electronic Learning archives from March 1993

What's new in computers? (Emerging Technologies)
March 1, 1993... The emergence of computer "pocket power" is just around the corner. In the next few months, two new hand-held, pen-based computers will explode onto the consumer electronic scene, and according to Apple Computer spokesperson Bill Keegan,...

Planning for equity: defining and ensuring technology equity. (Planning Primer) (Column)
March 1, 1993... Defining and ensuring technology equity Every technology plan I have seen includes some reference to the issue of equitable access to available technologies. Equity of access to technology is an admirable goal. However, implementing...

School choice: will it save or "gut" schools? (Real Time)(on-line debate between Alan November and David Thornburg) (Column)
March 1, 1993... Alan November: In my travels around the country, it's become clear to me that there are very few school systems where there is an entire faculty that truly wants to restructure. This is because educators have no real incentive to change or to...

What role for technology? Is technology part of the New Standards Project? (Special Report: Standards)
March 1, 1993... THE MOVEMENT FOR NATIONAL STANDARDS HAS gained surprising momentum in a country where education has long been the bastion of local control. Mounting evidence that American students are not academically competitive with their global...

Redefining science: technology & the new science literacy. (includes directory of technology-based science products, glossary of terms, science education grant sources and resources for science teachers) (Cover Story)
March 1, 1993... Technology & the new science literacy AT NO OTHER TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE human race has science become such a critical part of our lives. We cannot eat (what pesticides was that apple sprayed with?), breathe (do we want lower car...

EduQuest announces new line of computers for K-12. (Focus: EduQuest, an IBM company)(special advertising supplement)
March 1, 1993... EduQuest, an IBM Company, has announced the development of a new generation of personal computers -- the education computer -- designed solely for schools: the Model Thirty, Model Forty and Model Fifty. Each model provides a powerful,...

EduQuest aims high: building the ideal computer for schools. (Focus: EduQuest, an IBM company)(special advertising supplement)
March 1, 1993... Back in the mid-1980s, IBM began to notice something rather curious. Computer makers were making a lot of machines. They were making machines for businesses, and they were making machines for homes. They were even making machines that could be...

Thinking and acting technologically. (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)(Professional Development)
March 1, 1993... THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL for Science and Technology is a public school offering a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing science, mathematics, computer sciences, and technology. Established in 1985, the school is the...

Roll 'em: camcorders and VCRs for education. (Buyers Guide)
March 1, 1993... In a survey conducted last year, California teachers reported that the number one technology they used in their classrooms was videocassette recorders. That same group of teachers also said that the technology 'they most wanted to learn...

Hands-on simulation: life experience laboratories - in the classroom. (Software Review) (Maxis' SimLife - The Genetic Playground, MECC's Freedom!, D.C. True Ltd.'s Shadow President education software packages)(Software Reviews) (Evaluation)
March 1, 1993... Life experience laboratories--in the classroom Simulations invite students to enter into a drama--a drama which may be played out in the scientific realm, or acted out in the various stages of the human comedy. A simulation enables...

Not a moment to waste: the power of television in education. (Guest Editorial) (Column)
March 1, 1993... The power of television in education When we talk about education reform, we frequently lament the snail's pace' at which schools change. This is especially true of schools adopting new technologies. The typical classroom in one of our...