Electronic Learning articles from November 1995

Electronic Learning archives from November 1995

Counting toward 2000: the DEO develops an ambitious national technology plan, but says its funding must be local.(Department of Education) (Government Activity)
November 1, 1995... Declaring that technology in education is "not a cost but an investment," the U.S. Department of Education is developing a national technology plan that aims to have every teacher trained and every classroom up to speed by the end of the century....

Whenever you call ... how to provide teachers with training and support when and where they need it. (Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1995... There's a widely used model for teaching teachers called "sit and get": The teacher sits in a workshop, gets the latest practice, and returns to the classroom as an "expert." As shaky as this model is for other kinds of training, it's failed...

Surfing with Veronica: this free (but sometimes frustrating) resource can help you search the Internet.(Very Easy Rodent Oriented Netwide Index of Computerized Archives locates gopher sites) (Technology Tutorial)
November 1, 1995... Veronica is here to help you search the Internet. Veronica stands for "Very Easy Rodent Oriented Netwide Index of Computerized Archives" and its sole purpose is to locate gopher sites--vast selections of online materials--on a particular topic...

Forging special pathways: teaming and technology make inclusion possible grade after grade.(using computer technology to smoothly integrate special need students with regular classes for long-term inclusion)(the Pathways for Learning Project) (Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1995... Fourth grade was wonderful for Frank. It was his first year in a regular classroom with non-disabled kids, and his teacher set up a special computer That read his writing back to him, arranged study buddies for him from among his classmates, and...

Charting the course? (middles schools combine technology and curriculum) (Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1995... Uniquely suited to combining computers with curriculum, innovative middle schools may take the lead in integrating technology Heavy rains on Florida's West Coast last summer left the swamp area behind Lake Gibson Middle School in prime shape...

Television catches its second wave: classroom TV and video evolve from passive instruments to interactive tools.(includes related articles on media literacy resources, using TV in adult literacy) (Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1995... The technology buzz in education these clays is all about interactivity, so it is not surprising that computers have come to dominate almost every discussion about the future of teaching and learning. The interactive revolution has made...

Cross-cultural adventures: through multimedia software, students travel around the world.(includes related article on five software packages)(Buyers Guide)
November 1, 1995... Though there's only one Planet Earth, its peoples are separated by time, distance, and layers of cultural differences. A host of recent anthropology-oriented multimedia programs acknowledge this diversity while making it possible to leap across...