August 2002 — Editorial

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Information Overload

By Dr. Sylvia Charp, Editor-in Chief

However, Debbie Babcock, client support and Internet services manager for The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, said at NECC: "While vendors have their place and should be part of the mix, I would like to see collaboration of state universities and colleges, school districts and museums in the development of standards-based education content. Perhaps the U.S. Department of Education could provide a Web portal for the state-developed sites."

Resources based on standards are becoming widely accepted. However, we will still have "information overload." Teachers, media specialists and technology coordinators in particular must have appropriate hardware, fast Internet access and a sufficient support staff. Time to explore is important to make the best use of whatever resources are suggested. As seen in conferences and discussions, recommendations by colleagues play an important role. However, dealing with this new information and resources in a timely manner will not be easy.

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