Future Trends in Technology and Education
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This 4 page paper examines the problem of public education and why schools do not incorporate trends. An article by Thornburg is evaluated. This reaction paper also includes the opinions of other authors. This paper argues that public education will likely never change because it is designed to indoctrinate as opposed to educate. The class divide is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA426Edu.rtf

Generation N"e"XT
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(10 pp). For the first time in history, most teenagers and young adults are more experienced in a computer based technology than the majority of their caregivers or parents. Rather than be frightened by this new skill employed by Generation N"e"XT, we should see it as a creative challenge to learn more about our young people and ourselves. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBn-gen.doc

Hypermedia In Education
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Hypermedia is a teaching tool used primarily in schools, libraries and corporate settings. Like the multimedia tools before it, it utilizes and organizes a number of options to create informational learning tools. Unlike the multimedia techniques of the past, hypermedia is computer based and most often transmitted through the device of the CD-ROM. This 6 page paper examines the definition and use of hypermedia in the educational context. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KThypedu.wps

Improving Reading Skills with Computers
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A 5 page paper which examines how providing computers in the classroom can improve reading skills. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAreadcl.rtf

Institutional Advancement: Past and Future
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A 7 page paper discussing the budget crunch that virtually all of higher education finds itself in today. The paper discusses the failure of states’ lotteries to provide the intended educational funds promised and examines a serious focus on online education as being a reasonable cost-cutting alternative to all-on-ground classes. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSeduHighBud.rtf

Instructional Strategies in Educational Computing
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This 15 page paper provides an overview of two different types of educational units in which information technology is integrated. This paper considers two different strategies for the integration of technology, one that is directed by the educator and one that allows the student to determine specific elements related to the learning process. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHComEd4.wps

Instructional Technology
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A 9 page paper discussing some of the many aspects of instructional technology and its uses in different settings. Although these technologies offer numerous advantages they will only be effective when used appropriately and according to certain learning theories. For example learning paradigms need to match the student and the learning situation. These paradigms and other issues are explained. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGIT.wps

Instructional Technology in the K-12 Environment
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3 pages of the text of a PowerPoint® presentation of the same title. The presentation provides an introduction to instructional technology and a rationale for integrating instructional technology within the K-12 environment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSeduInstTechPPT.rtf