11/01/2003


Special Feature

Technology's Value in Education

These days, it seems that everyone - from local school boards to Congress to academics - has strong opinions about the value of the Internet and technology in education.


Features

Portable Technology Comes of Age

The PDA was originally conceived of as a portable handheld electronic device that provided a user with a tool to organize his or her life through easy access to a personal calendar, daily planner and address book.


On-Demand Lectures Create an Effective Distributed Education Experience

Tablet PCs Help Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Focus More Time on Students' Needs and Less Time on 'Chalking and Talking'


Catalyst for Change

In a world and age dominated by technology, educators may find themselves, at times, ill-equipped to face the needs of an ever-modernizing, ever-mobile student body.


Applications

Videoconferencing Takes Cape Elizabeth Middle School on a Distance Learning Adventure


Oakland University Overhauls Its E-mail System


Editorial

Focusing on the Future


Educator's Evaluation

Scope on a Rope L2 Microscope


EduNet

Universities Combat Binge Drinking With Online Resource


Students Follow World Sea Voyage Online


Site Provides Online Keyboarding Skills Assessment, Resources


FYI ... Justus Perthes Geographic Publishing House


FYI ... Chemical Heritage Foundation


Web-Based Tool Simplifies E-Rate Application Process


FYI ... MarsQuest Online


Plimoth Plantation Launches Online Learning Center


eLearning

Online Simulation Courseware Teaches Real-Life Skills


Blackboard Launches Content Management, E-Portfolio System


American InterContinental University Online


EduIQ.com Releases Advanced E-Learning Authoring Tool


The Online University Consortium


LearningStation


Making Life Easier

Achieving Education's 'Tipping Point'


News/In Brief

U.S. Department of Education is member of the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) Association


Florida School Participates in Tablet PC Pilot Program


Discovery Acquires United Learning


Toolbox for Educators Helps Create Compelling Course Content


ProQuest Launches K-12 Unit


Palm Introduces New Handhelds With Educational Pricing


T.H.E. Journal Partners with Thinkronize


Product Watch

GeoSafari Talking Telescope by Educational Insights Inc.


Music Games International


Editors' Picks ... Higher Ground Laptrap


MusiCan by Gemini Solutions


Editors' Picks ... Adobe Acrobat 6.0


Lexia Early Reading v2.0


Contest Corner


IntelliTools Inc.


Notebooks


Polaroid Education Program


The Elementary Zone by Tool Factory Inc.


ActivePAD by Publications International


Editors' Picks ... Eleventh Edition Merriam-Webster Speaking Handheld Dictionary


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