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One of the difficulties with Internet projects is finding out what actually happens in real classrooms that participate in the projects. Generally, we hear the hype about the project but not the reality. Projects that sound good might have few...

As teacher education programs struggle to integrate technology, many programs are moving away from "the course": the one technology course that all teacher candidates take. Many schools have found that a separate course is still necessary. This...

The authors of this paper propose an Internet facility that will authentically provide laboratory experiments remotely. Such a facility is brought to the doors of the distance learner to help provide learning that is comparable to that offered for ...

In this paper, the authors explore the roles students play in support of technology in elementary classrooms. The primary role of students in the classroom is not support, but teachers need to take advantage of every opportunity for support. Support ...

This paper describes the results of a pilot project to use PowerPoint and Visual Basic for Applications with a class of teachers taking Multimedia Design in the Classroom. Most participants in the class were enrolled in a masters program in...

Interactive multimedia is usually rich in media and poor in interactivity. It must be interactive to take advantage of its true power. Multimedia as a page-turner can delight the senses for a few moments, but it cannot engage the mind. Teachers...

As teacher education programs struggle to integrate technology, many programs are moving away from "the course": the one technology course that all teacher candidates take. While this can have great benefits, many schools have found that a separate...

One of the difficulties with telecollaborative projects is finding out what actually happens in real classrooms that participate in the projects. Generally, we hear the hype about the project but not the reality. Projects that sound good might have...

There are thousands of new technologies out there. Every day a few more exciting new technologies come along, many of which could be used to do interesting things in the classroom. Most of the time those technologies get used by a few early adopters ...