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ERIC Number: EJ570853
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-3997
Enhancing Elementary Curricula through Internet Technology.
Oliver, Brad E.; Malm, Loren D.; Malone, Bobby G.; Nay, Fred W.; Saunders, Nancy G.; Thompson, Jay C., Jr.
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v11 n4 p24-26 Fall 1998
Brief case study of Internet applications in a fifth-grade class demonstrates that Internet use can increase student engagement and participation. Overview of the current debate on networking schools for Internet access discusses the rationale for Internet use, issues of cost effectiveness and untrained teachers, and potential benefits of instructional change as technology and curriculum merge. Contains 16 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits, Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Internet, Student Participation, Teacher Education, Technological Literacy, Technology Integration
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Access to Technology; Networking
Note: Theme issue: "Internet in the Classroom."