Re: Tech. and Student Performance Research

Rick Whiting (rwhiting@winternet.com)
Sun, 3 Mar 1996 14:08:50 EST

On Sat, 2 Mar 1996 15:34:30 EST Brian G. Hartman <bghart@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>I am on the Technology Planning Committee in my district and we are
>currently tring to develop a technology plan. In undertaking this task
>with other teachers, administrators, and board members a discussion has
>arisen about how technology can increase student performance as well as
>meeting our schools outcomes.
>
>If anyone has or knows where to find some information or research on
>this topic it would be greatly appreciated. We have some people still
>questioning the worth of technology in the classroom!!
>
>"Also, if anyone has a technology plan that they would like to share, it
>would be helpful to have a model of what others have put together and
>what we need to consider."
---


Brian, here a a few specific suggestions. If you haven't already done so,
arrange for every member of your School Board to get a copy of "Leadership &
Technology: What School Board Members Need To Know," an ITTE publication.
For more info contact Anne Ward, NSBA, via e-mail at award@nsba.org. Also
look at URL http://www.nsba.org/itte/publicat.html.


For some effectiveness reports look at URL http://www.education.apple.com.
Select Research area on this Web page for Effectiveness Reports. I
particularly recommend Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) Research Note #25
by David Dwer, Dec. 1993.


For existing technology plans click over to URL
http://www2.msstate.edu/~lsa1 (that's "~" lower case "L," "sa" numeral "1"),
the National Center for Technology Planning's clearinghouse for school
technology plans operated by Dr. Larry S. Anderson, e-mail address
LSA1@Ra.MsState.edu.


In addition, I recommend that you fire up your favorite Web search engines
and do a search on Educational Technology, Technology Plans, etc. You will
soon find all kinds of information on the subjects you're interested in.
However, here are some starting points for your research:


Apples Advanced Technology Group
http://www.atg.apple.com/


AskERIC Home Page
http://ericir.syr.edu


EdWeb Home Page
http://K12.cnidr.org:90/


EdWeb Home Room
http://k12.cnidr.org:90/resource.cntnts.html


Electronic School
http://www.access.digex.net/~nsbamags/e-school.html


Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://www.capecod.net/Wixon/Wixon.htm


Learning Tool
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~connie/interests-education/html


On-Line Reference Works
http://198.214.57.13/tec/reference.html


Technology Education
http://ed1.eng.ohio-state.edu/TechEdRes.html


Virtual Library: Ed Tech
http://tecfa.unige.ch/info-edu-comp.html


All of the above should be in your Bookmark File! Hope this helps.


Regards/ Rick
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