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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 383 484 RC 019 678 TITLE On-Line Learning Technologies:Networking in the Classroom. Rural, Small SchoolsNetwork Information Exchange No. 16, Summer 1994. INSTITUTION Regional Laboratory forEducational Improvement of the Northeast 6 Islands,Andover, MA. SPONS AGENCY Office of EducationalResearch and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE 94 CONTRACT RP91002008 NOTE 110p. PUB TYPE Collected Works General (020) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Computer MediatedCommunication; *Computer Networks; *Computer Uses in Education;Distance Education; Educational Benefits; EducationalChange; Educational Technology; Elementary SecondaryEducation; *Financial Support;Grantsmanship; Higher Education; *Online Systems; ProgramDescriptions; *Rural Education; Telecommunications IDENTIFIERS *Internet ABSTRACT This packet includes reprints of articles andother information concerning the use of computer networks in small,rural schools. Computer networkscan minimize isolation; develop links to the community; stronger access reference information fromremote sources; and create professionaland academic exchanges for administrators, and students. teachers, The five sections of thepacket cover introduction to networking, funding, implementation ofnetworking technology in the classroom, issues such as equitableaccess and staff development, andresources. Articles include: (1) "The Executive Educator's CompleteGuide to the Internet" (Lars (2) "Restructuring Kongsbem); for Learning withTechnology: The Potential for Synergy" (Karen Sheingold); (3)"Plug into a Network" (Doug Linden, Larry Clark); Vander (4) "Network-BasedCollaborations: How Universities Can Support K-12 Reform Efforts" (John Clement);(5) "Funding Electronic Classrooms" (Arlene Krebs); (6) "Allabout Grants: Where to Get Them, How to Get Them, and Profilesof Schools and Districts That Have Been Forever Changed--for theBetter--after Getting Them" (Gwen Solomon); (6) "Education Online:Interactive K -12 Computing" (Edward J. Valauskas); (7) "Technology Asa Vehicle for Transformation" (Lynn Murray and others); (8) "Developinga Telecommunications Curriculum forStudents with Physical Disabilities" (Terry S. Gandell,Dorothy Laufer);(9) "Doing Science in the Electronic School District" (James D. Lehmanand others); (10) "A Community of Learning" (Geriann Marie Walker); (11)"Education On-Line" (Yvonne Marie Andres); (12) "Telecommunications:Avoiding the Black Hole" (Margaret Riel); (13) "Linking NorthwestSchools to the Internet" (Lee Sherman Caudell); (14) "Could Computer UseBe a Form of Tracking?" (Ike Coleman); (IS) "Electronic Networkingand the Construction of Professional Knowledge"(Gary D. Watts, Shari Castle); (16) "Blinded by Science" (Tom Snyder);(17) "Alternative Assessment: Putting Technology to theTest" (Isabelle Bruder);and (18) "Responsible Citizenship in the Electronic Community"(Sally Webster, Frank W. Connolly). The last section listsresources, including companies providingon-line services, information resources, funding organizations and ideas,books and articleson the Internet, and journals related toeducational techkuptogy. (LP) RURAL, SMALL SCHOOLS NETWORK INFORMATION EXCHANGE Number 16 ON-LINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES: NETWORKING IN THE CLASSROOM The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ce 0. Educioqa: Rescich and 1,-nposemen: EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organi/alion originating II Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points o! were or opinions stated in this document do not necessarity represent olf ioral OERI position or pohcv This publication is based on work sponsored wholly or in part by the U.S. Department ofEducation under contract number RP91002008. The content of the publication does not necessarily reflectthe views of the department or any other agency of the U.S. Government. BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 12 The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast E- Islands Summer 1994 Dear Rural, Small School Educator. Imagine a school where students talk with geneticists, biologists, chemists, historians,or writers across the countryor the worldto find the most current knowledge on their science, social studies or English project. Imagine students developing effective communication and study skills by collaborating on research with peers and teachers via electronic mailor exploring sources of information on a database. These networking technology projects are a reality in many rural, urban, and suburban schools around the country. These networksoften spoken of as "the information superhighway"or, in reference to education, as the creation of a "global village"will affect the very nature of learning, teaching and knowledge. This Information Exchange Packet is compiled inresponse to the efforts to bring students, educators, and administrators online andto address ongoing restructuring endeavors in schools. The advantages to this kind of communicationsystem, particularly in rural schools, include minimizing isolation, developingstronger links to the community, accessing reference information fromremote sources, and creating professional and academic exchanges for teachers, administrators and students. This packet, 'divided into five sections,covers practical and theoretical concerns in this area. The first section consists of introductory articles which givegeneral explanations of networking. In the second section are articles on funding, perhaps themost important concern for rural and small schools. The third section describes classrooms and schoolswhere networking technology is being implemented. Issues suchas equitable access, ethical use, assessment, and staff development are examined in the fourthsection. The last part of this package is a resource list of computers and education iournals, informationalorganizations and online services available to schools. With our packet we hope toconvey the enormous potential in linking student to student, school to school, and to encourage educatorsto begin their investigation and implementation of successful and innovative technologies. We haveincluded an evaluation card foryour comments on this information packet and we also welcomeyour suggestions for future topics. Please note any ideas thatyou may have on this card or contact us at the Rural, Small Schools Network, 83 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, NIA01776, (508) 443-7991. Sincerely, ohn R. Sullivan, Jr., Ed.D. Rudi M. Bayley Program Director Associate Program Director Rural, Small Schools Network Rural, Small Schools Network Seri \ett EILL:Itind\ett Ind\Put.rto RI «).dm!tin, L.S. l irgin 300 Brickstone Square. Suite 900 .-Iiidover.ILI 01810 (508) 470-0098 Fax (508)475-9220 BEST COPY AVAILABLE CONTENTS ON-LINE LEARNING: NETWORKING IN THE CLASSROOM Section F Overview of Networking Technology in Education "Complete Guide to the Internet," by Lars Kongshem in The ExecutiveEducator, April, 1994. "Restructuring for Learning With Technology: The Potentialfor Synergy," by Karen Sheingold in Phi Delta Kappan, September, 1991. "Plug into a Network," by Doug Vander Linden and Larry Clarkin The Executizr Educator, February, 1994. Section II: Funding of Technology in Schools "Network-Based Collaborations: How Universities CanSnpport K-12 Reform Efforts," by John Clement in Educom Review, January/February, 1992. "Funding Electronic Classrooms," by Arlene Krebs inThe Electronic School, September, 1993. "All About Grants: Whereto Get Them, How to Get Them, and Profiles of Schools and Districts That Have Been Forever ChangedForthe BetterAfter Getting Them," by Gwen Solomon in Electronic Learning Special Edition,February, 1993. Section III:Ideas for Networking in the School andClassroom "Education Online: Interactive K-12 Computing,"by Edward J. Valauskas in Online, July,1993. "Technology as a Vehicle for Transformation,"by Lynn Murray, Al Myers, Gary Howard, Bernard Caron, and Julie Longcharnp-Fay in Teaching and Learning with Technology,a video- based staff development program by Association for Supervision and CurriculumDevelopment, 1994. "Developing a Telecommunications Curriculum for Students with PhysicalDisabilities," by Terry S. Gandell and Dorothy Lauferin Teaching Exceptional Children., Winter, 1993. "Doing Science in the ElectronicSchool District," by James D. Lehman,John P. Campbell, Michael Ha lla, and Cherie B. Lehman in The Journal of Computers inMathematics and Science Teaching, Volume 11, 1992. "A Community of Learning,"by Geriann Marie Walker inThe journal of Research in Rural Education, Volume 9, Number1, Spring, 1993. "Education On-Line," by Yvonne Marie Andres in The Executive Educator, June, 1993. "Telecommunications: Avoiding the Black Hole," by Margaret Rid in The Computing Teacher, December/January, 1992. "Linking Northwest Schools to the Internet," by Lee Sherman Caudell in Northurst Regional Educational Laboratory Neusktter Special Report, February, 1994. Section IV: Issues in Technology and Education "Could Computer Use Be a Form of Tracking?" by Ike Coleman in Education Week, April 17, 1991. "Electronic Networking and The Construction of Professional Knowledge," by Gary D. Watts and Shari Castle in Phi Delta Kappan, May, 1992. "Blinded by Science" by Tom Snyder in The Executive Educator, March, 1994. "Alternative Assessment Putting Technology to the Test," by Isabelle Bruder in Electronic Lansing, January, 1993. "Responsible Citizenship in the Electronic
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