Problem
Solving: Powerful Ideas Shaping Our Educational System
by David Moursund
This
month, David concludes his discussion of 10 powerful ideas of information technology
(IT) that are helping shape the present and future of IT in education with number
6: problem solving. His editorial also focuses on number 3 (effective procedure)
and number 7 (modeling and simulation).
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Research,
Analysis, Communication: Meeting Standards with Technology
by Elva Marie Bowens
The RAC
Model™ helps educators integrate technology, curriculum standards, and
higher-order thinking skills.
Subject: All, technology integration, higher-level thinking
Grade Level: K–12 (Ages 5–18)
Technology: Internet/Web, word processing and data analysis software
Standards: NETS•S 1 & 3. (Find out more about the NETS Project
at www.iste.org/standards/.)
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Worth
1,000 Words
by Pat McInerney
Available
multimedia technology gives the old saying “A picture is worth a thousand
words” new meaning. Using a computer connected to a VCR, laserdisc player,
scanner, cable television, and the Internet, along with video and still cameras,
allows teachers to harness the power of pictures in their classrooms.
Subject: All content areas
Grade Level: K–12 (Ages 5–18)
Technology: Internet/Web, VCRs, laserdisc players, scanners, video &
still cameras (both film and digital), photo manipulation software, graphics
programs, integrated software packages
Standards: NETS•S 1. (Read more about the NETS Project at
www.iste.org/standards/.)
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Too
Few Computers and Too Many Kids: What Can I Do? Part Four
by Douglas Bedient, Jacqueline D. Scolari, and Tamela D. Randolph
Using
technology to organize and enhance the curriculum is even more challenging in
the one-computer classroom. The final installment in this four-part series includes
26 ways to incorporate technology into foreign language, art, music, health,
and physical education curricula. The authors also provide URLs that give teachers
the means to preserve helpful Internet sites.
Subject: Foreign language, art, music, health, physical education
Grade Level: 3–12 (Ages 8–18)
Technology: Internet/Web; Web capture, word processing, database, spreadsheet,
presentation, desktop publishing, and graphics software
Standards: NETS•S 3–5. (Read more about the NETS Project
at www.iste.org/standards/.)
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Elemental,
My Dear Holmes, Elemental
by Bob Albrecht and Paul Davis
Even
Sherlock Holmes did not deduce that man would someday reach for Mars. But with
all of the scientific data available on the Internet, you can be your own Sherlock
and investigate some of the mysteries of Mars and the human body.
Subject: Math, science
Grade Level: 5–12 (Ages 10–18)
Technology: Internet/Web, spreadsheets (e.g., Microsoft Excel)
Standards: NETS•S 3. (Read more about the NETS Project at
www.iste.org/standards/.)
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Teach
a Novel without the Internet? Never Again!
by Elaine Insinnia, Eileen Skarecki, and Jarnail Tucker
Student
learning can become exciting and authentic when they combine Internet research
with text readings.
Subject: Language arts
Grade Level: 7–12 (Ages 12–18)
Technology: Internet/Web
Standards: NETS•S 2 & 5. (Read more about the NETS Project
at www.iste.org/standards/.)
NCTE/IRA 1, 7, 8, & 10. (See the language arts standards at www.ncte.org.)
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Old
Computer Tricks Enhance Algebraic Thinking
by Louis Feicht
Tried-and-true
programming exercises help develop students’ ability to think abstractly
and analytically about math.
Subject: Algebra, geometry, programming
Grade Level: 6–12 (Ages 11–18)
Technology: Computer programming languages and software (e.g., Microsoft’s
Visual Basic and Apple’s HyperCard and HyperTalk)
Standards: NETS•S 1. (Read more about the NETS Project at
www.iste.org/standards/.)
NCTM 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, & 10. (Find out more about the math standards at
www.nctm.org.)
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Java
Applets
by Glen Bull, Gina Bull, and Stephen Bull
Even
if you cannot learn to program Java in a day, you can learn to add Java applets
to your Web pages in less than 15 minutes.
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The
Next Small Thing: Handheld Computing for Educational Leaders
by David Pownell and Gerald D. Bailey
The newest
revolution in computing is coming from the decrease in the physical size of
computing devices combined with increased processing power. Small computers
that fit in shirt pockets are being used for many information-handling tasks.
These small computers are also known as PDAs (personal digital assistants),
palmtop computers, or handheld computers. 3COM’S Palm and PalmPilot, introduced
in 1996, are the most popular of the tiny computers. The Visor, just released
by Handspring, also uses the Palm operating system but uses a unique expansion
module for adding options. Other handheld computers include those made by Psion
and models based on the WindowsCE operating system.
Subject: Organization, leadership, empowerment, information management
and literacy
Grade Level: Teachers and leaders at all levels
Technology: Personal digital assistants, add-on software and hardware
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Digital
Desperation: Reports on a Growing Technology and Equity Crisis
by M. D. Roblyer
Is there
a crisis in American education? In M. D. Roblyer’s last Research Windows
column, she reviews research supporting the claim of the “digital divide”
in society as a whole and in education.
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Software
Reviews
by Judi Mathis Johnson
Judi
and her colleagues review Yoiks!™, Extreme Yoiks!™, LEGO MINDSTORMS™,
and ROBOLAB™.
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Software
Releases
by Judi Mathis Johnson
Read
this month’s column for releases to help with math, simulation, science,
map reading, writing, and reading.
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