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READINGS: Algonquin College - Educational Technology This is an incredible listing of articles concerning almost anything you could want to know about education and technology. You are required to read "Changes in Education" and " Academic Computing" but you are encouraged to read others that may interest you. WWW and Education Home Page by Andy Carvin. This is one contribution in a huge web-site called Edu-net. Read all sections of this article. To explore the entire web-site click on the "home page" icon at the bottom of the page. Here are some of the best resource and cool sites in education. Browse around and see what they have to offer. CNN - Journey to the center of a computer - May 10, 1996 Mustang: A Web Cruising Vehicle for Teachers The Kids' Place - Safe surfing fun sites & educational resources for children Educational Resources on the Internet Scientist on Tap: Video-Conferencing Over the Internet (c) 1995 Yvonne Marie Andres Activity 1 Join the Web-Board for a chat. The
discussion will be about how the ideas in the articles were implemented in the design of
the web-sites you view as well as in this course.
Activity 2 Choose a elementary school local to your
area. Contact the school and survey the kinds of hardware and software they are
using, the amount of time students spend in computer training and what the problems are
concerning the use of technology in the classroom. Post on the Web-Board.
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