General Sessions
General sessions at the Families, Technology, and Education Conference were devoted to broad issues related to technology use in the lives of families. Each of these presentations points to a cluster of issues in the use of technology in the education and development of children. More...
- Reaching
the President’s Technology Literacy Challenge: What’s
Next?
Linda G. Roberts
(HTML | PDF) - Equity
and Young Children as Learners
Barbara Bowman
(HTML | PDF) - Families,
Education, and the Technological Age
Scott W. Somerville
(HTML | PDF) - People
Make Dreams Come True, and Technology Expands the Possibilities:
An Educational Journey across the United States
Mark, Betsy, Donald, Kelly, & Stacy Blondin
(HTML | PDF)
Applications
In contrast to the general sessions, individual presentations in this strand focused on specific instances of how technology has been used in programs that serve parents, children, and teachers. In most cases, the presenters discussed both the successes and drawbacks of these applications of technology. More...
- Learn
and Live: A Documentary Film
from The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Patty Burness
(HTML | PDF) - Making
the MOST of Out-of-School Time: Technology’s Role in Collaboration
Lillian Coltin & Kate McGuire
(HTML | PDF) - Child
Care Consumer Education on the Internet
Anne Goldstein
(HTML | PDF) - "But
How Do We Use It?": Discovering Hidden Barriers and Unanticipated
Successes in Integrating Computers in a Preschool Curriculum
Melissa Groves, Michele Jarnigan, & Kendra Eller
(HTML | PDF) - Making
Connections: Helping a School, Its Families, and the Community
Adapt
to Technological Change
Walid Elkhoury & Dana McDermott Murphy
(HTML | PDF) - MIKSIKE:
An Interdisciplinary Study Program for Elementary Schools and
Home Schooling Integrated with Web Technology
Mihkel Pilv
(HTML | PDF) - Military
Teens On The Move: An Internet Resource for Military Youth
Facing Relocation
Mareena McKinley Wright, Rebecca Schaffer, Kathleen Coolbaugh,
Gary Bowen, & Gina Wiley
(HTML | PDF) - Teachers!
Parents! Beware of RSI
Sandra Ubelacker
(HTML | PDF) - ERIC/CASS
Virtual Libraries: Online Resources for Parents, Teachers, and
Counselors
Garry R. Walz & Jeanne C. Bleuer
(HTML | PDF)
Equity
How do we achieve equity in family access to computing technology? Given the concern that computer use further separates the "haves" and "have nots," many community-based programs are working to increase Internet and computer access among underserved children and families. The parents attending the FTE conference were unanimous in their concern about equity and their hope that technology can be accessible to all families and all schools. The papers in this section address a variety of equity concerns.
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- Dual-Use
Technology: A Total Community Resource
Edward J. Degnan & John W. Jacobs
(HTML | PDF) - The
Internet as an Instructional Tool in Family Literacy Programs
Susan Imel & Judy Wagner
(HTML | PDF) - Families,
Equity, and Technology: "The 81 Percent Solution" Revisited
Ken Komoski
(HTML | PDF) - AskERIC
Responds to Parents’ Information Needs Using Technology
Ron Banks & Anne S. Robertson
(HTML | PDF) - NeighborhoodLink:
A Community Network for Cleveland’s Inner City
Mary Ellen Simon
(HTML | PDF) - Buying
into the Computer Age: A Look at Hispanic Families
Anthony Wilhelm
(HTML | PDF)
Exceptionality
Whether gifted or differently-abled, children and families with special needs and abilities are finding that the new technologies offer great potential for improving family life and educational opportunities. More...
- College
Planning for Gifted Students
Sandra L. Berger
(HTML | PDF) - Comprehensive
Monitoring of a Student’s Activities
Donald F. Rubovits & Jay F. Mulberry
(HTML | PDF)
Internet
One of the key questions that we wanted to explore at the Families, Technology, and Education Conference was whether (and how) the Internet’s impact on children and family life differed fundamentally from the impact of television. The papers included here again illustrate the variety of applications that are relevant to families and the many issues and opportunities that the Internet poses for families. More...
- High-Tech
Home Schooling
Scott W. Somerville
(HTML | PDF) - Families,
Geographical Separation, and the Internet: A Theoretical Prospectus
J. Michael Jaffe & Amy Aidman
(HTML | PDF) - Early
Adolescent Social Networks and Computer Use
Myron Orleans & Margaret C. Laney
(HTML | PDF) - Using
Internet Resources to Strengthen Community Programs and Collaborations
for Children, Youth, and Families At Risk
Josephine A. Swanson, June P. Mead, & Heidi L. Haugen
(HTML | PDF) - Moral
Development in the Information Age
Nancy Willard
(HTML | PDF)
Links
Barriers to parent involvement in education can be reduced, and parent–teacher communication enhanced, by exploiting new communications technologies in telephone systems and on the Internet. More...
- Applications
of Technology to Linking Schools, Families, and Students
Jerold P. Bauch
(HTML | PDF) - The
Family–School Connection and Technology
Jay Blanchard
(HTML | PDF) - Connecting
Families through Innovative Technology in an Early Childhood Gifted
Program
Sharon Kristovich, Nancy B. Hertzog, & Marjorie Klein
(HTML | PDF) - Using
Technology to Link Families and Schools to Research-Based Information
David Osher & Stephanie Snow
(HTML | PDF) - Using
Technology to Develop Programs of School, Family, and Community
Partnerships
Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas, Joyce L. Epstein, & Mavis G. Sanders
(HTML | PDF)
Background Information
- Contributors’ Biographies
- National Parent Information Network (NPIN)
- Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) & the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE)
The Families, Technology, & Education Conference was sponsored by the National Parent Information Network and the ERIC Clearinghouse System
This publication was prepared with funding from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, under contract no. DERR93002007. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of (OERI) or the Department of Education.
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This publication was prepared with funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education.
