IT Staffing in Public Schools
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A 3 page paper discussing the need for a separate technology staff in public schools. Virtually everything has become more specialized in application as knowledge grows in specific areas. There is a limit to the level of knowledge that one individual can be expected to maintain, and no one knows better than educators that some individuals are more technically-oriented than others. Teachers face difficult challenges presented by teaching. They do not need also to be required to become effective "computer geeks" as they strive to teach the finer points of cell division or prose analysis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSitEduStaff.rtf

Knowledge And Information: Do They Equate To Understanding In The Cybernetic Age?
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6 pages in length. Knowledge and information have become synonymous in the cybernetic age, but not necessarily to the benefit of understanding. The power of this statement illustrates that while technology might improve man's progress in some areas, it also fails to do so in a holistic manner. The global community is bombarded with information from myriad sources unlike any other time in history, which would lead one to presume this generation to be more knowledgeable than their parents or grandparents. This is, indeed, a logical deduction to make considering this age group was quite literally brought up in the midst of the technological revolution. However, the barrage of information today's younger generation receives on a daily basis via the Internet, television, radio, newspapers and magazines serves more to clog the assimilation into understanding than to allow for it. In short, the information is dispensed but the receivers have not been adequately taught how to decipher and retain what is important. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCKnowlInf.rtf

Learning in the Technology-Rich Environment
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A 4 page paper discussing problem-based, project-based and inquiry-based learning in terms of increasingly electronic environments. All three types of learning are suitable in the learning environment that is not fully electronic, but can be adapted to the totally electronic environment. Technological applications can range from simply using a word processor program to complete assignments to conducting fully-online literature reviews. Interactive multimedia can provide a middle ground between no technological influence and fully online lessons. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSeduTechRich.rtf

Learning Keyboarding Skills At The Third Grade Level: Does It Help Improve Technological Skills Later On In School?
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7 pages in length. There is little question that learning keyboarding skills at the third grade level does, indeed, help improve technological skills later on in school. Part of the challenge of acquiring a good, sound education is getting the student interested in the lesson plan; while some are inherently good students, others require the extra added incentive that computer access offers. However, the child's interaction with the computer is only as effective as his keyboarding skills, which, as studies have begun to note, are just as essential as is understanding the programs. The writer discusses how learning keyboarding in the third grade helps to improve technological skills later on in school. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCkeybd.wps

Learning Systems, Motivation and Adult Learning: Informing the Work of Library Media Specialists: A Review of Literature
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of a review of literature on learning systems, motivation and adult learning, including a section on the use of technology, for informing instructional strategies for library specialists. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHEdLibr.rtf

LOCALLY FUNDED TECHNOLOGY – REX, GEORGIA
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This 3-page paper discusses some creative ways in which a school can find funding for its technology programs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MTlocfunte.rtf

Logo Programming Language
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An 8 page paper discussing the language accessible to children but not limited in its applicability to more complicated projects. More than 30 years old, Logo is widely used today in developing nations as well as the US and continues to gain the increased attention of those committed to constructivist learning. Constructivism does not mean that children are not required to learn rules of convention or natural law, only that they are not limited in their abilities to apply those rules. Logo was valuable in its early years, but it appears to be of even greater consequence in today's learning environment. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSLogoPL.wps

Managing Technology In The Classroom - Summary Two Articles
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This 3 page paper provides a summary of two Internet articles that address managing technology in the classroom. The first, written by a teacher, includes comments about setting up the room and adhering to district guidelines. The second provides a long list of specific tips, like practicing a technology lesson before presenting it and having a back-up plan. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGmgtch.rtf

Massachusetts' VES Database: Positive And Negative Impact Upon Student Learning
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses one positive and one negative aspect of Massachusetts' VES program. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCMassVES.rtf

Memorandum: Software Licensing Compliance
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Model memorandum outlining a policy for school districts to prevent software piracy. Memorandum includes policy, description of costs of noncompliance, and disciplinary action in pursuit of violation of the policy. 3 references. jvSftLiM.rtf
Filename: jvSftLiM.rtf

Model Critique of a Journal Article on the Topic of Distance Education
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A 4 page paper which provides guidelines on how to evaluate a research article that examines the issue of distance education. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGdisted.rtf

Modeling and Simulation
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A 4 page paper discussing physical, process, procedural and situational simulations in education and providing activities illustrating each type. Topics include the structure of the DNA molecule; the process by which chlorine damages the ozone layer; the process of proving geometry theorems; and teen-oriented situational simulations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSeduSimula.rtf

Multicultural Education And Technology
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A 10 page paper that includes these sections: abstract, stimulus statement and topic, teacher competence to teach multicultural education, what we know about technology and student achievement and technology in pre-service multicultural education classes, what we do not know and recommendations. There are many suppositions that make good sense about the value of technology when teaching multicultural lessons but there seems to be very little empirical evidence. Data are provided for studies where technology was used with ELL and disadvantaged students for math and writing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PGmlttch.RTF

National Educational Technology Plan
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This 3 page paper discusses and reacts to two documents: the 2005 National Educational Technology Plan and Visions 2020.2: Student Views on Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGnatetc.RTF

One-To-One Computing
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A 12-page research paper that offers an extensive literature review about what research tells educators about the efficacy of one-to-one computing programs. The writer defines this term, addresses how it affect pedagogy, problems with implementation, research findings, etc. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: kh1to1.rtf