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ERIC Number: ED342985
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991-Jun-15
Pages: 40
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Integrating a Microcomputer for Agriculture Data and Telecommunications into the Agriculture Classroom. Final Report.
Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative, Strawberry.
A program was conducted to integrate computer technology into agriculture classrooms in 25 secondary schools and 4 universities in Arkansas. State-of-the-art technology from the AgriData Network of Milwaukee was used. The AgriData Network includes the Ag Ed Network, which offers more than 800 "live textbook" lessons with current information designed to teach vocational agriculture students and farmers business, management, and marketing skills. Schools provided the hardware, modems, and communications software, and the project paid yearly membership fees and online costs of the ArgiData Network. Teachers were trained in a 2-day inservice training session conducted by AgriData. Site visits were made to all schools to offer support and technical assistance. Most teachers participating in the program reported that it was very helpful, especially the Ag Ed Network service. At the end of the project, teachers commented that students had learned a new mode of computer communications, they had realized the extensiveness of agriculture, and many had become very interested in marketing. However, the teachers thought the cost was too high to be used effectively in a classroom situation, and most did not continue to use it after the project ended, often because not enough computers were available and it was too difficult to log on and off the network. (Questionnaires, evaluation forms, and news articles are included in the report appendix.) (KC)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education.
Authoring Institution: Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative, Strawberry.
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A