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INTRODUCTION:
The Role of Information Systems and its impact on a virtual organization- an
electronic school!
Adams, D.M.(1989). Media and
Literacy- Learning in an electronic age- issues, ideas and teaching strategies.
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Experienced language
teachers will readily testify that a teacher's attitude toward materials steers
the course of an activity and determines whether a session is successful,
mediocre or a total flop.
Anderson, Heidi. (1987) "Gathering
Information-Techniques For Learning More
About Who's Viewing A Web Site". PCTODAY-A Guide To Better Buying.
November Issue. pp. 88-91.
Gathering
information from your web visitors can be as simple as viewing log files or as
complex as analyzing results from detailed online surveys. You can program a
Web site so that a cookie is stored in the browser; each time the browser
requests a page, alerts are sent back to the server. Block and filter web
traffic, block access to web sites and log access. Prevent children from
accessing pornography.
Angell, Dwight. (1993). "Hard
facts on software for parents who need a lifeline amid the flood of new
products."Dec. 21st , D, 5:2. Issue.
Resources that can help parents wade through the vast selection of educational
software for children are recommnded.
Anti-Virus Software On Line Home Page.
Internet. Available. http://www.antivirus.com
Anti-virus
software that offers centralized control and intelligent scanning. Offers comprehensive information on Web viruses such as the
Babbie, E.W. (1973). Survey Research
Methods. Belmont, California: Wadsworth.
Synthesizes problem-solving methods, measurement and
evaluation techniques, and surveys data analysis methods and questionnaire
construction.
Borg, W.R. Applying Educational
Research: A Practical Guide for Teachers. (Longman, New York, 1981).
Pp.218-219.
A greater development and understanding of education must needs resort to the
methods of science. It covers various aspects of teaching and learning and the
foundations of education.
Bloom, B. (1956): Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives: Affective Domain, New York: David McKay.
Describes affective and symbolic outcomes of learning and relates them to
cognitive outcomes.
Bloom, Benjamin. (1956): Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives: Cognitive Domain, New York: Longman, New York and
London.
Describes cognitive outcomes of learning and relates them to affective
outcomes.
Brockett, Ralph G. "TECHNIQUES-
Tips for the Practitioner on Writing Book Reviews. Lifelong Learning, a
publication of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
(A.A.A.C.E).
Carey, Theresa. (1998). "Putting
the brains in your PC". Barron's Journal. Dec. 7, 1998, H16: 1
Once you have got
the hardware set up and working properly, you are ready to install the brains
of the operation: software to keep tabs on the whereabouts of their wealth,
using tools for portfolio analysis and stock selection. Some software can
compare investments and translate the performance of diverse holdings into a
true rate of return.
Cashman, Shelly. (1997): Microsoft
Office for Windows 3.1-Enhanced Edition. One Course: Word 6, Excel 5, Access 2,
and PowerPoint 4.
PowerPoint is a
complete presentation graphics program that allows you to produce
professional-looking presentations. It describes how to build a slide
presentation, edit the presentation and change slide order in Outline View or
Slide Sorter View.
Cohen, Louis and Lawrence Manion.
Research Methods in Education, fourth Edition. Routledge. London (1994).
Describes types
of educational designs in education and introduces the concept of action
research. Teachers and researchers can come to a deeper understanding of the
process of learning. Describes the methods educators can use to acquire knowledge
and solve problems and informs us about designing questionnaires and surveys.
Mention is made of the ethics of educational and social research.
Collins, Scott. "Computer
databases give resumes more than a scan". Los Angeles Times. Feb. 26,
1996, SS, 8:4
Spurred by growing
numbers of candidates and shrinking personnel budgets, companies are using
special software for job-placement, enabling human workers to sift and
cross-reference enormous databases.
Communications Workers of America
AFL-CIO, District 1. 80 Pine Street. "Handbook on "Hazards Associated
with Computer Use".
Describes
symptoms of computer hazards such as repetitive motion disorders and the
medical treatment. It describes the proper posture for sitting at a video display
terminal and the training that is necessary. Persons using the computer should
stay 75 cm from the front and 90 cm. from the sides and back. A discussion of
proper vision requirements and lighting, as well as adjustable furniture and
equipment is presented. Breaks are important to relieve stress on the muscles,
before they become too tired and to prevent headaches from "technostress". Quick Fixes or solutions to minor repetitive
strain injuries or problems are mentioned.
Computer Ethics Resources Home Page on
WWW. "COMPUTER ETHICS HOME PAGE ". On Line. Internet. Available. http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/computer/inst.html
Computer & Information Ethics Resources on WWW dedicated to the promotion
and defense of international free thought, free speech, and privacy rights.
Cooper, J. (ed.) (1986). Classroom
Teaching Skills. (3rd ed.). Toronto: D.C.Health and Co.
Speed and
accuracy are two of the main benefits of the computer used for individual
instruction.
Corcoran, Elizabeth. "Software
Leaders Taking Ratings Plans to Clinton". Washington Post, Jul. 16, 1997,
C, 11: 5.
A group of
high-technology executives is heading to the White House today to tell
President Clinton that just as software programs help people browse the
Internet, they can help filter and block material that parents don't want their
children to see. The meeting, convened by the White House, occurs after last
month'' Supreme Court decision to knock down the 1996 Communications Decency
Act. The Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) is a
software woven into the Web Surfing Software built by Microsoft Corp.
Cotton Giuffre, Eileen.(1997). The
Online Classroom-Teaching and Learning with the Internet. Classroom Connect.
U.S.A.
How is the Internet being used in the classroom or for living? People are
making new friends and studying cultures around the world through e-mail
messages and collaborative learning projects. Cu-See-Me software allows
students to participate in global and local video conferencing; electronic
field trips which provide dozens of exciting opportunities to "visit"
zoos, museums, and underwater explorations in over eleven countries.
Currid, Cheryl.(1997).
"Presentations with punch use computer movie clips." Houston
Chronicle. April 27., E, 7:1
You can now put short
clips of video into presentations almost as easily as clip art. And video is a
great way to drive home a point and let your audience see your message as they
hear it. A new video-enabled copy of Microsoft's PowerPoint arrived. The
technology is ready. To deliver the presentation, minted notebook computers and
portable storage devices handle large video files well.
Crowl, Thomas. (1996). Fundamentals of
Educational Research. Chapter 17. 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, New York.
Describes some of the ways researchers use computers to do a
search of the literature on a topic of interest. It focuses on the
impact of Technology on Educational Research, and how qualitative and
quantitative researches use computers to analyze data.
Davis, Yusuf. (1997). "Personal
Technology Just For Fun Electronic Gadgets And Gizmos Card marries TV".
Atlanta Journal Constitution. Jun. 29, P, 8:2.
The TVideo Television Interface Card is a gadget that combines
two popular activities---television viewing and computer use. The
easy-to-install computer card enables a personal computer to display television
and video images on a high-resolution computer monitor, so users can work at a
computer and view their favorite TV program or video at the same time. This
card has the added versatility of playing any image from a connected
television, VCR, live camcorder or laser disc cable.
Dewey, J (1916). Democracy and
Education, New York: Macmillan.
Discusses
the foundations and philosophy of education.
Electronic School Home Page. On Line.
Internet. Available http://www.access.digex.net/~nsbamags/e-school.html
An excellent site for school administrators, or those
interested in education reform.
Flynn, Laurie. "When, oh when,
will computers behave like people? New York Times Newspaper, Jan 1, 1995, 3,
8:1.
Efforts to develop the "human-centered" computer are discussed. The
Microsoft Corp. will introduce its Social Interface program known as Bob. This
software is intended to create ease-of-use, and uses a selection of animated
characters to act as a central resource for anything the user needs to do.
Gagne, R.M., and Briggs, L.J. (1974).
Principles of Instructional Design. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
An impressive presentation of principles of educational
psychology to teachers. This book is about human learning and how it
applies to the design and conduct of instruction. The writer deals with conditions
for learning to achieve the outcome of learning and how teachers plan and
deliver instructions. Pictures are commonly used as supplements to printed texts.
Ghirardini, John. (1998).
"TechReport Tech Report 'FireAnt' laptop now on the market". Atlanta
Journal Constitution. Oct. 18, H, 2:1 Issue.
The LS model costing $2,499 features a 233 MHz
Pentium 11, 32 megs of RAM, a DVD-ROM drive and a Microsoft Office software
bundle that includes Word, Excel spreadsheet, Outlook(e-mail and information
management)' PowerPoint for presentations and Access (database). The XL model
sports a 300 MHz Pentium 11, a 4-gig hard drive, 64 megs
of RAM and the DVD-ROM. It has the same software bundle as the LS and costs
$2,999.
Gunst, Elise. "Making your online
photos picture perfect with software. Houston Chronicle. Jun. 12, 1998, G, 3:1
Do you prefer those vacation photos without
your ex-wife in them? If you can get your pictures into your computer, it's
easy to crop, tweak, tone and clone them with photo editing software. Adobe
Photo Deluxe 2.0 automatically makes some changes for you, like choosing the
optimal brightness or contrast.
Holsti, O.R., 'Content Analysis', in
G.Lindzey and E. Aronson (eds.). Volume 2: Research Methods (Addison-Wesley,
Reading, Mass. 1968.
Gives a detailed account of the methods and problems involved
in establishing the reliability of the content analysis of written data.
Joseph, Francis." Copyright
lawbreakers could get 10 years in jail or $100,000 in fines". Trinidad
Guardian Newspaper of Democracy. Oct. 9, 1997.
Dr Kamla Persad-Bissessar Minister of Legal Affairs, who is
responsible for the Copyright Bill states that the whole field of information
technology has thrown up new aspects which, require protection. Persons
flouting the law could face up to ten years in jail provided that the infringer is aware that what he is doing is an
infringement.
Kanell, Michael E. "PERSONAL
TECHNOLOGY Tech. Report on Technology 150,000 images give designers wide
selection."Atlanta Journal.
You can put images you choose into your
design by scanning photographs or drawings, turning the hard copy into
digitized data that a computer can store and manipulate. But you can also go
the far more rapid route and buy a ton of images from CD-ROMS. In addition, the
disk includes 500 digitized sounds---animal, musical and mechanical. A
collection called MasterClips 150,000 has many
images, examples of clip art, photos, and fonts.
Kirkland,
Joel. "Software Giants Seeking Way to Filter Web Smut". Chicago
Tribune. Jul. 17, 1997, 1, 8:5
The largest Internet software companies agreed
to cooperatively develop and market a system that parents could use to block
children's access to offensive or indecent material.
Office of Management and Budget.
"A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget Fiscal Year 2000 ". On Line.
Internet. http://www.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2000/guide05.html
The
President's efforts have also enhanced access to, and the quality of, education
and training. The budget takes the next steps by continuing to help States and
school districts reduce class size by recruiting and preparing thousands more
teachers and building thousands more new classrooms. The President's budget
proposes improving school accountability by funding monetary awards to the
highest performing schools that serve low-income students, providing resources
to States to help them identify and change the least successful schools, and
ending social promotion by funding additional education hours through programs
like the 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
MacDonald, Chris. "Computer and
Information Ethics Resources on WWW-Organizations of Interest". Center for Applied Ethics (C.A.E). On
Line. Internet. Available.
http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/computer/inst.html
Maran, Ruth (1996). Computers
Simplified-The 3-D Visual Approach to Learning About Computers. 3rd Edition.
IDG Books Worldwide.
Concepts and techniques are illustrated with the use of graphics. A 3-D
presentation enhances the understanding of basic computer hardware and
software. Different fonts are used to make the content more attractive and
interesting. Animated characters used in illustrations make the reading
enjoyable.
Miller, Jonathan. (1986). "Images
and Understanding". Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.
This article deals with the perception of images in the visual system of the
eye, and the way in which moving pictures are experienced and understood.
Mossberg, Walter. "Personal
Technology". Wall Street Journal. Dec 5, 1991, B, 1:1
A review of a selection of educational software aimed at children
that combines fun with some degree of skill building and learning. Programs include Kid Pix, Carmen Sandiego
and the Playroom, all from Broderbund Software Inc, Super Solvers from Learning
Co, Mickey's ABC's from Walt Disney and McGee Series from
"NEW YORK State Education
Department Web Site. On Line. Internet. Available. http://www.nysed.gov
The mission is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the
people in
Nyns, R. (1989). Is Intelligent
Computer-Assisted Language Learning Possible? System, Vol. 17(1), pp.35-47.
By providing immediate feedback based on students' responses, 'computers might
take over a part of the teaching process which has so far been reserved for
human teachers�."Unless they have caught the microcomputer bug themselves,
language teachers tend to react with a mixture of cynicism and anxiety to the
new technology that is, says enthusiasts, poised to transform their profession.
It is often seen as an expensive and only marginally relevant extra, or as a
threateningly inhuman rival, casting doubt on the continuing need for human
teachers".
Page Authors Benefit against Censorship
Web Page. "FAIC Family Statement of the Week " On Line. Internet.
http://home.rmi.net/~fagin/faic
"I oppose censorship in all forms, but beyond this, attempting to censor
the internet is an impossible situation. The contributors to the collective
wisdom on the net are international. Having parents believe that the government
is protecting their children will provide a false sense of security. The effort
should be on educating parents on what the risks (and rewards) of the net are,
rather than censorship."
Raschio, R (1991).
Technologically-Assisted Language Learning Courseware. for developing Reading
Skills in a Second Language. Hispana, Vol. 74(4), pp. 1139-1143.
Computer-assisted instruction, otherwise referred to as CAI, is by no means a
new concept and literacy is enhanced using this method.
Reno, Janet. (May 1999). Infobeat
Stories Saved as E-Mail Message. Off Line. Internet. "Reno looks to curb
Internet crime".
A new public-private alliance to curb Internet crime will help teach children
"that hacking is the same as breaking and entering," Attorney General
Janet Reno said Monday. Educating children about acceptable online behavior is
among three initiatives under the Cybercitizen Partnership, an initiative of
government and the high-tech industry to promote cyberspace ethics and help law
enforcers track down online criminals. The
Cybercitizen Partnership also will feature a "personnel exchange
program" between private business and federal agencies in which both will
learn how the other responds to threats and crimes over the Internet.
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558817153-1ca
Infobeat Stories Saved as E-Mail Message. Off Line. Internet. "Y2K fix may
only last a generation."
The most common technique used to fix computers vulnerable to Year 2000
failures is only a short-term remedy, and even advocates of the method
acknowledge it will require other expensive repairs or replacements within a
generation. The temporary fix, using a sophisticated twist of logic to fool
computers, is highly controversial among insiders because it's intended to work
for only a few decades - typically 30 years. One expert describes computers
already fixed with the technique as "little ticking time bombs waiting to
go off." The
Schubert, W. (1986): Curriculum
Perspective, Paradigm and Possibility, New York: Macmillan.
In the context of a school system, the curriculum is a combination of document
and practical action and reflects the school's systems policy about the
knowledge and experiences that students should have.
Trend Micro, Anti-Virus, Home
Page "Anti-viral software". On Line. Internet. Available. http://www.antivirus.com/
Trend Micro, Inc. develops server-based anti-virus software for the enterprise
that offers centralized control and intelligent scanning. Our site also offers
some of the most comprehensive information about viruses on the Web.
Tyler R (1949): Basic Principles of
Curriculum Development and Instruction, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Curriculum
development is the key to educational success.
Vaishnav, Anand. (1998). "Algebra
Going High-Tech in Jeff." Times-Picayune News. Jun. 27, B, 1:5.
Some say it is the
classroom of the future: a desk folds out into a computer workstation, CD- ROMs
supplement textbooks and a "facilitator" moves from student to
student supervising their work. This project, introduced in some New Orleans
and St. Tammy Parish public schools three years ago, is called the "Intractive Computer Aided Natural Learning Educational
System," or I CAN Learn.
Westminster School Information
Technology Home Page. Infobeat Stories. On Line. Internet. Available.
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/schools/westminster/lkssubit.h
Issues in the Use of Computers
General Social Issues in Computing Includes - World of Work, Privacy, Health
and Safety, Ethics Social, Legal, Economic and Ethical Issues Includes Privacy,
Software Liability, Computer Crime, Health related issues and Software
Protection Ethics.
White, C. S and
Hubbard, G. (1998). Computers and Education.
N.Y.: MacMillan.
Computers can be extended into the various disciplines in a meaningful way.
Features such as graphics, sound, color can be useful in motivating the otherwise
bored and frustrated student.
White, Ron. (1993).
How Software Works. Ziff-Davis Press, Emeryville,
California.
�Word-Processing software has the ability to make text changes
easily and print a new copy of a document without rekeying
every word. This text formatting ability is also useful in making words for
PowerPoint slides.
PROJECT ABSTRACT.
The unit will consist of eight lessons. Completion of the project is adequate
after interpreting three slides.
A diskette with the content material of the unit and the PowerPoint slides will
also be mailed to each student by U.P.S, as well as by e-mail.
This is an integrated customized unit with ideas based on information system
networking hardware, software, information system, and telecommunications: networks
and applications, security, privacy, and ethical issues in information systems.
In the
The design of the assessment method is based on a "pretest-post-test"
questionnaire. A change in interest will be observed and recorded. This
questionnaire will be done before the start of the unit and at the end of eight
weeks when the unit is completed. Questionnaires will be analyzed and a plan to
execute more effective learning in the implementation phase will be executed.
No statistical methods will be applied in the analysis of the results. A
certificate of participation will be awarded at the start of the project to
motivate students to remain interested in the project. Ongoing behavior
reinforcement throughout the project will be implemented for positive attitudes
that enhance learning.
Students'
interest will increase with the use of these PowerPoint slides and images,
which are visuals; memory will be enhanced and teaching becomes effective. The
teacher functions as a facilitator responding to questions by e-mail. Each week
lecture, assignments, readings, and links to related World Wide Web sites will
be posted. Students can access course-work materials at any time, 24 hours per
day. Technical assistance will be available via the telephone. This is an
on-line course offered as a project via e-mail and the Internet. This method of
distance learning allows students to communicate with the teacher from anywhere
they happen to be, home, office or while travelling.
"The delivery of subject then becomes more interesting, more motivational,
and more successful for students entering the 21st century."
Discuss the role of Information Technology in education?
You may
consider questions such as: What are the functions that computers offer in
learning and teaching? Why should computers be used in education? What are the
advantages of Information Technology in education-are there any disadvantages?
The design of the study is an individualized
Prevent children from accessing pornography!...Take
Your Notes!
