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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Talk Across the Oceans: Language and Culture of the Global Internet Community.
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Takahashi, Shinji – Journal of Visual Literacy, 1996
Discusses some of the technological difficulties associated with the use of English or other European languages on the Internet, and uses Japanese computing as an example. Examines the linguistic culture of the language with attention to English, how technology limits/expands communication, and the role of languages in the computer domain.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Pluralism, Global Approach, Information Technology
The Internet, Multiple-Choice, and Self-Identity: What Does it Mean To Be a Global Citizen?
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Ono, Rumi – Journal of Visual Literacy, 1996
Examines how users reveal a reflexive projection of the self in Internet "speech," and how Internet communication encourages users to internalize globalization in their self-identity. Also describes the Internet as a global networked community. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Global Approach, Internet, Self Concept
Internet Use in the Classroom: In Search of Constructivist Practice.
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McDonald, Jeannette; And Others – Journal of Visual Literacy, 1996
Results of case studies of elementary and secondary school educators on Internet use indicate that while some teachers use telecommunications simply as a new tool to implement their habitual teaching practices, others are taking advantage of Internet capabilities to employ more innovative methods. (AEF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)