Using New Media
by Clara Chung-wai Shih and David E. Weekly
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction (Home)
Preface
1) Distribute print media electronically
2) Use CD/DVD
3) Use Internet media
4) Encourage reading on computer monitors
5) Select appropriate materials using proven methods
6) If possible, teach computer use
7) The trend is in technology's favor
8) Conclusions
Glossary
References
About the International Academy of Education
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Conclusions
The findings and practical
applications presented here offer hope that computing for education
will become an increasingly affordable reality for much of the
world. Specifically, distribution of educational material can be
made much more powerful and customized through electronic
distribution. Whole libraries of tens of thousands of books can now
be shipped more cheaply than a single, cheap paperback.
Once the information reaches its destination, it
can then be quickly replicated and sent elsewhere, enabling the
spread of information like never before. Even in cases where
computers are available are not readily available to teachers and
students, as explained here, the Internet and CDs provide the
practical possibility of local printing.
Increasing access to low-cost computers and free
software in education will do much to enhance the worldwide
education of youths and adults alike. We foresee the potential for
the next generation of students to finish their schooling fully
literate, comfortable with computers, and as thriving members of the
information society.
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