Electronic Learning articles from May 1992

Electronic Learning archives from May 1992

On the technological battlefield. (using technology in schools)
May 1, 1992... Effective school technology leaders are not unlike military leaders in their need for planning and vision Being that we're educators, we've resisted using military analogies to make a point. However, at the risk of appearing chauvinistic...

Monkeys, birds, and videotape. (technology at the St. Louis Zoo) (first in series)
May 1, 1992... At the St. Louis Zoo, technology offers the community a unique access into understanding the animal world This is the first of a three-part series on technology-based education programs located outside traditional school settings. The...

New technologies for video conferencing. (Product Announcement)
May 1, 1992... 0 A distance learning expert says that innovative products, due out soon, will offer education better communication at lower prices New products that will dramatically increase the effectiveness of distance learning by transforming it...

School Reform: Why you need technology to get there. (includes related articles on restructuring, a childrens' technology center and teaching technology skills)
May 1, 1992... Today, there's not a person involved or interested in education who hasn't heard the call to reform American schools. Math education is stuck somewhere in the 15th century. Science education made it all the way to the 19th century and then hit...

Enabling teachers to become researchers.
May 1, 1992... Trying to define what "curriculum" means can lead us to a new understanding of technology's role in it Have you ever stood in disbelief, convinced that a piece of technology would help students learn an important skill, while a curriculum...

The E-Mail must to through. (three Macintosh electronic mail systems reviewed) (includes related article on features to consider) (Software Review) (Buyers Guide, Column) (Evaluation)
May 1, 1992... Three Macintosh electronic mail systems that will connect administrators, teachers, and students to each other and the world As schools begin to adopt buildingwide local area networks (LANs), we're finding that teachers, students, and...

New hardware in all shapes and sizes. (Apple Macintosh PowerBook 100, Pioneer Communications of America Inc.'s CLD-V2400 laserdisc player) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
May 1, 1992... The "power" of Apple's PowerBook 100 and the versatility of the Pioneer CLD-V2400 Laserdisc Player offer educators two new options for teaching and learning This month, Electronic Learning looks at two new hardware products for...

The art of group communication. (groupware reviews) (includes related article on using computer network software with students) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
May 1, 1992... New "groupware" helps students write collaboratively in the same medium Cooperative learning is a hot topic. What was once a natural strategy in every one-room schoolhouse is being rediscovered as an effective method to increase student...

Interdisciplinary writing - Down East style. (writing program in Maine high school) (special edition)
May 1, 1992... A superintendent spearheads a technology-based writing-across-the-curriculum" program at a Maine high school Students at Machias Memorial High School, located one and a half hours from the Canadian border in rural Machias, Me., now "write...

Shortchanging technology. (standardized tests do not accurately measure effectiveness of technology, Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow projects) (special edition)
May 1, 1992... If we continue to measure the effectiveness of technology with standardized tests, we'll never see technology's true value to education Educational technology has been shortchanged. Computers can have a significant impact on learning, but...

New K-2 "system" from Apple. (Apple Early Language Connections for kindergarten through second grade) (special edition)
May 1, 1992... Apple Computer will soon announce a comprehensive hardware/software product for elementary language arts Apple Computer is about to announce a new product that is unlike anything it's previously introduced. It's a K-2 hardware/software...

Turned on to reading & writing. (Apple Macintosh encourages learning) (includes related articles and buyer's guide) (special edition)
May 1, 1992... We visit schools where the Macintosh computer plays a powerful role in reading and writing, adult literacy, and ESL instruction and assessment and you'll learn about the hottest language arts technology products Teaching reading and...

Keeping in "touch" with your Mac. (Edmark Corp.'s TouchWindow reviewed) (special edition) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
May 1, 1992... Edmark's TouchWindow provides touch input for all software programs that use a mouse Computing enthusiasts appreciate the Macintosh for its friendly graphic interface and easy-to-use mouse. Young children and the physically challenged,...

Reading and writing: virtually yours. (special edition)
May 1, 1992... "Virtual realities" and "smart books" will enrich and expand the teaching of reading and writing More and more these days I find myself giving talks that leave me speechless. I hardly know what to say about the extraordinary developments...