The goal of the ACOT study was to examine how the routine use of technology by teachers and students might change teaching and learning.
This is a comprehensive on-line resource brought to you by the federally funded Educational Resources Information Center.
Ask Eric - Negative Effects of Technology Page
This is Ask ERIC's coverage of this topic.Benton Foundation - Schools in the Information Age
This report examines how educators are grappling with the difficult interplay of technological change and educational values.The oft cited ETS study by Dr. Wenglinsky which utilized 1996 NAEP data.
Computing Our Way To Educational ReformA deep article printed in the American Prospect magazine in 1996.
Educational Issues Around Technology
A great set of links concerning educational technology issues from the Maine Center for Meaningful Engaged Learning
This is a joint project that was undertaken by CoSN & the National School Boards Assoc. which examines what research there is on investing in educational technology.
Educators Reference Desk- educational technology
Since ERIC/IT appears to have evaporated or re-located... or something...here is the next best thing to being there!
Alliance for Childhood's 2000 report, Fool's Gold: A
Critical Look at Computers in Childhood.
This is the infamous report that raised many questions about the use of ed tech in schools.
The Impact of Media and Technology in Schools
The summary says it well..."Reeves (1998) reviews current literature examining the effectiveness of technology and media as educational tools. An impressive number of studies are cited in this article."
Kids and Media @ the New Millennium
Kids & Media @ The New Millennium is one of the most comprehensive national public studies ever conducted of young people's media use.
McREL- The Impact of Technology
This is one of the best link compilations available on the Internet about this topic. It is brought to you by the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning Lab.
MFF- The Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement
This briefing outlines what current research has discovered regarding the impact of educational technology on learning, and identifies resources for further study.
Why Technology? will lead you to a new understanding for how technology can impact your district, the schools, and the many lives united within your community.
Perspectives on Technology and Education Research
"This paper offers a perspective that grows out of what we, at EDC's Center for Children and Technology, have learned from nearly three decades of research on educational technology."Report to the President 1997 on the Use of Technology in K-12
The Panel on Educational Technology was organized in April 1995 under the auspices of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to provide independent advice to the President on matters related to the application of various technologies (and in particular, interactive computer- and network-based technologies) to K-12 education in the United States
Research on Multimedia in Education
Find out more about the research available on multimedia in education from ISTE.
A great set of links to ed tech studies presented by Tech and Learning Online.
Technology Counts 1998- A Question of Effectiveness
Twenty years and billions of dollars since the first personal computers were plugged into the nation's schools, policy makers and the public are finally starting to demand evidence that their investments in education technology have been worthwhile.
Technology Counts 1998 - The Link to Higher Scores
Research on technology's effectiveness in teaching math appears to confirm what many educators have optimistically suspected: Computers can raise student achievement and even improve a school's climate.
Technology Works Best When It Serves Clear Educational Goals
This is a 1997 article from the Harvard Education Letter.
Tech Tamers - Educational Technology Research Page
A nice set of links to several ed tech research reports.
Taking Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to the Classroom
A CoSN initiative examining how schools can improve their budgeting for technology and understand the full cost.
US Department of Education Technology Reports and Studies
A series of reports from the Department of Education related to educational technology.
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