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Learning & Leading with Technology

April 1996

This month’s features describe summer computer camps, technology use in a Japanese immersion school, and student and teacher perspectives on using the Internet. And, this issue contains further lesson materials for KidsMall USA.

 


Features

Summer Computer Camps: Developing Appropriate Educational Goals
  by Nathan Bos and Michele Wisnudel
Nathan and Michele ran a successful summer computer camp. Learn how they did it, their goals, and even see a sample schedule.

Technology Use in a Japanese Immersion School: A Case Study
  by Kimberly Ketterer and Darby Giannone
Kimberly and Darby present an integration model from their small K–8 public language immersion school. The model can be easily adapted for any size or level school, public or private.

An Abundance of Help
  by Jennie Kanyok and Joy Green, with commentary by James Nies
This article presents students and teacher views about the Internet. Students can be overwhelemed by the amount of information, and teachers must provide guidance for wading through all of that information while also promoting proper netiquette, instructing about avoidance of human resource depletion, and helping students draw conclusion and make generalizations based on the information they find.

KidsMall USA
  by Patricia A. Smith
Last month’s article described how a virtual mall can help develop middle-school students’ business skills. This month, you can find the necessary activity sheets to start creating and using a virtual mall with your students.

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