A Practical Journal of Technology for Education, including Multimedia, CD-ROM, Online, Internet & Hardware in K-12 March/April 2002 • Volume 9, Number 2 The complete table of contents for this issue is provided here, with links to selected full-text articles and news. Contact Information Today, Inc., custserv@infotoday.com, for the full text of other articles of interest ($$). Copyright © 2002, Information Today, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Editorial

DirectConnect • Just Say NO! to Technology That Doesn't Work
Ferdi Serim — Page 6
 

The Online Educator

MultiMedia Comes of Age: The Future Is Now in Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Rebecca Gold with Ferdi Serim — Page 14

Media Literacy: Television Meets the Internet
Karen Zill — Page 24

CyberBee • Probing Questions
Linda C. Joseph — Page 30

Summer Computer Camp for Middle-School Students
Laura Sanderson — Page 36

The Search for the Perfect Internet Filter
Ron Young — Page 46

ThinkFest! • The Untethered Scholar: Free at Last!!
Larry Anderson — Page 50
 

Practical Matters

The Media Center • We've Been NIMDAed
Mary Alice Anderson — Page 21

Tech Smart: Making Discerning Technology Choices
Jamie McKenzie — Page 34

Keeping Up with the Kids in a Wired World
Anne Taylor — Page 40

The Net Works • The Technology Committee: Building a Foundation for Assessment
Rob Reilly — Page 70
 

Reviews/Products Tested

The Reference Shelf • Educating in the Information Age
Jean Reese — Page 44

Product Reviews • Electronic Resources for Schools
compiled by Kathie Felix — Page 55

HARDWARE — Page 55
iQuest Talking Interactive Handheld • Charles Doe
GeoSafari Phonics Lab • John Drag, Jr.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOFTWARE — Page 58
Clifford the Big Red Dog Learning Activities • Susan W. Hixson
The Magic School Bus Volcano Adventure Activity Center • Sally Finley

MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL SOFTWARE/WEB SITES — Page 61
Journey North: Wildlife Migration • Alice Kurtz
Math Blaster Cross Terrain Challenge  • Sally Finley

GENERAL INTEREST SOFTWARE/WEB SITES — Page 64
Encarta Reference Library 2002 • Agnes Dunn
Type to Learn 3 • Charles Doe
 

Departments

NewsWatch
Kathie Felix — Page 10

NetWatch
Kathie Felix — Page 12

TitleWatch
Kathie Felix — Page 53
 

Index to Advertisers
 
 

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