Digital learning publications
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Connecting With The Twenty-First Century: Technology In Support Of Educational Reform
We present an alternative image of what schools might be like and a set of interlocking social, pedagogical and technological changes that could transform the educational enterprise.
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Tapped In: A New On-Line Community Concept For The Next Generation Of Internet Technology
We present the theoretical foundations of our concept, the rationale behind the design of the TAPPED IN virtual environment, and our community-building approach.
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Active And Supportive Computer-Mediated Resources For Student-To-Student Conversation
We provide quantitative data that suggests that seventh grade students who used PIE learned some of the basic principles of probability. Two cases studies are that illustrate how communication supported…
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Educational Software Architecture And Systemic Impact: The Promise Of Component Software
This report describes results from a national telephone survey that asked parents about their attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to early learning, science learning, and digital media use...
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Programming Games For Learning About Magnetism And Electricity
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Year 2000: Using Technology To Build Communities Of Understanding
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Beyond The Light Bulb: The Promise Of Technology In The Edison Project
Describes the Edison Project, a plan to integrate technology into schools and school systems that will support communication, collaboration, research, text and multimedia authoring and publishing, resource access and management,…
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Constructing A Joint Problem Space: The Computer As A Tool For Sharing Knowledge
This chapter presents a case study intended to exemplify the use of a computer as a cognitive tool for learning that occurs socially. We investigate a particularly important kind of…