Educational Leadership
2000 Volume 58, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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The I-Generation--From Toddlers to Teenagers: A Conversation with Jane M. Healy
Carol Tell
In "Failure to Connect" (1998), Jane Healy examined pros and cons of computer use, warning that good teachers, small classes, and challenging curricula trump high-tech products. Computers can... More
pp. 8-13
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Art Becomes the Fourth R
Jason Ohler
In an era where students design web sites and integrate video, graphics, and animation into their presentations, art is becoming the new literacy. Art education promotes self-expression, cognitive ... More
pp. 16-19
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What Students Want To Learn about Computers
Judith O'Donnell Dooling
A survey of 1,427 students (grades 4 through 7), 176 teachers, and 9 administrators in a Connecticut district revealed that children learn about computers from more experienced persons, enjoy... More
pp. 20-24
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WISE Science
Marcia C. Linn & James D. Slotta
Groups of teachers and schools can bridge the theory-practice gap by using the Web-based Integrated Science Environment (WISE) project library. The WISE learning environment promotes lifelong... More
pp. 29-32
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The Multimedia Challenge
William R. Penuel, Barbara Means & Michael Simkins
Teachers implementing a local history project in Belmont, California, had help from a federally funded technology innovation challenge grant: the Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project. Sponsored by a... More
pp. 34-38
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Making Learning Connections through Telelearning
Karen Andrews & Ken Marshall
Students and teachers in the Virtual Classroom Program at an Ottawa, Ontario, high school connect in real time with peers and experts from around the world. Students collaboratively select... More
pp. 53-56
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A Parent's Perspective: Educating the Digital Generation
Patricia Brogan
Today's children enter classrooms with skills and expectations that challenge adults. Kids with superior keyboarding skills may resist penmanship lessons. Learning is a two-way process. Computer... More
pp. 57-59