Electronic Learning articles from November 1996

Electronic Learning archives from November 1996

Scanners you can afford: at about $300, there's a choice that's right for any school. (HP's ScanJetS, LogiTech's PageScan Color, Visioneer's PaperPort Vx, Umax's PageOffice Color sheet-fed scanners) (Essential Equipment) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)(Column)
November 1, 1996... Scanners--already a mainstay in many large businesses--have been out of the league of most schools...until recently. In the last year, a new type of inexpensive scanner has become available from a number of companies. For those not...

From biology to vocabulary. (five recommended educational software packages) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... HIP BIOLOGY I and HIP BIOLOGY II Subject/Skills: Biology--analyzing data EL Recommended Grades: 9-12 Publisher: Center for Image Processing in Education, Tucson, AZ; (800) 3229884, http://www.cipe.com Computer/Specs: Macintosh: System...

Grab a good E-book. (review of seven multimedia books) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... What do you do when there's only one expert reader in your classroom? How do you help students develop decoding skills, comprehension, and a love of reading? What's the best way to connect reading and writing? The answer to all of the above may...

Can technology help teach reading right? (can help in phonics vs. whole language dispute) (includes related articles on the dispute and whether California educators and publishers are treating phonics seriously) (Technology Information)
November 1, 1996... Caught in the phonics-versus-whole language crossfire, reading teachers are using technology tools to forge an effective middle path. At the 58th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, Jody Doram's kindergartners will get their fair share...

The librarian leads the way. (Community School, Plainfield, IN school librarian Jackie Carrigan becomes district technology coordinator)
November 1, 1996... At an elementary school in Plainfield, Ind.--a suburban community of just 15,000 west of Indianapolis--a group of students is returning from an electronic field trip to the White House. In another building, a third-grade teacher is linking her...

Make every minute count: how to create the time you need for effective technology training. (Teaching Teachers) (Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1996... Making time for professional development is a critical step toward the integrated use of technology by teachers in your school. The more time you invest, the more change you will see. Let's look at some innovative ways schools can find more...

Library as multimedia studio: top ten reasons to move production out of the lab and into the stacks. (Technology Information)
November 1, 1996... When multimedia author Wing took off in my school the locus of production was not the library. Students ran in begging for expensive reference materials to drag to the computer lab on the other side of the building in order to scan the...