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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:26:42 EST
From:         William Schoenenberger <WS1971S@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU>
Subject:      What has happened to Icon and Acorn

A local legislative representative is proposing that the state fund a computer
for every teacher and student in the state (Iowa). He is proposing that
the state fund a system that is designed for Iowa. Besides designing a
system the proposal also recommends a way for parents to purchase the
computers. One of the advantages cited is that a purchase this large
will provide enough clout to dictate hardware and software design and price.

I seem to recall a couple of systems that were "state or province" designed or
mandated - The Acorn and Icon. I also seem to remember that Alaska
Department of Ed was considering such a move.

Can anyone tell me what happened to these systems? Were there other
systems devleoped and did they succeed?

Also, what is your opinion: a) state goals and funding to provide
a computer for each student and teacher, b) state designed computers
and software

I like the idea of the state setting goals and providing funding but
I have strong reservations about state designed systems.

Please respond to directly at ws1971s@acad.drake.edu.
I will try to summarize the response and repost. Thanks.

William Schoenenberger
Supervisor, Technology
Des Moines ICSD
1800 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
515.242.7915
ws1971s@acad.drake.edu
k1290 (Applelink)
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:31:10 EST
From:         IANHART@HKUCC.BITNET
Subject:      Barco 300/330

We've just had a demonstration of the latest in Barco products - the
Barcodata 300 and 330 and I'm writing to ask for feedback from
anyone who has purchased one.  They look like an interesting alternative
to LCD colour panels.  I haven't seen them mentioned in this list,
so maybe Hong Kong is getting a sneak preview.

The Barcodata 300 is about the size of a large 35mm slide projector. You
can connect it directly to most models of PC or Mac and project directly
onto a screen up to 2.4 metres wide (120ins diagonal). Its LCD has a
resolution of 640x480 pixels with 4913 colours. The lamp is a user-
replaceable 400w projection lamp. It weighs 18lbs, comes in a neat
carry-case and is set up in the same way as a slide projector.

The Barcodata 330 incorporates a 3.5in floppy drive allowing you
to pre-record your presentation on disc then run the show without
a computer, just using an i/r remote controller.

The cost is comparable to an LCD panel. For those with calculators
I'll give the ball-park figures in Hong Kong Dollars (US$1 is about HK$7.6)

        Colour LCD panels       (about) HK$45,000-50,000
        Barcodata 300                   HK$49,000
        Barcodata 330                   HK$59,000

To my eyes the image is about as bright as a good quality (say Sharp)
LCD panel and rather sharper with a very fast response. It's a pity
that the only way you can use it for video display is to put the
video through your computer first. If it was a dual system I'd invest
in these little units without hesitation.

Any comments/reviews will be gratefully received.

Ian Hart
Centre for Media Resources
University of Hong Kong
ianhart@hkucc.hku.hk
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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:40:11 EST
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Subject:      article about the Internet in "Teacher" magazine. (from com-priv)

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 11:10:05 -0500
From: Bill Sommerfeld <wesommer@athena.mit.edu>
To: com-priv@psi.com
Subject: article about the Internet in "Teacher" magazine.

There is an article about the Internet (oriented towards K-12 issues),
entitled "The Mother of all Networks", contained in the January 1993
issue of "Teacher" magazine (which is a monthly publication for, guess
what, K-12 teachers).  It looks pretty fair; of course, there's
the usual cautionary tale about the lack of censorship at the end.

(I don't normally read that magazine, but my sister wrote another
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                                        - Bill


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From:         reigelut@ucs.indiana.edu
Subject:      IT Programs in the US.

At Indiana University we have one of the top programs in the US.  Let me
know if you would like further information.



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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:37:52 EST
From:         Guy Nishimoto <guy@uhunix.BITNET>
Subject: Re: windowcraft

The last address I have for Windowcraft (July 1992):

        Windowcraft Corporation
        289 Great Road
        Acton, MA 01720

Phone:  508-263-7674

They also have a forum on Compuserve (GO WINAPB).
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 19:17:30 EST
From:         WA Office of Higher Education <waohe@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>
Subject:      Software Prices

 Moderator's note: Ms Money was not sure if this request belonged on this
 list, and since I am new here, I don't either...so please forgive both
 of us...and reply to her privately-- mauri
 ****************

For whatever reason, software in Australia is very expensive.

I am looking at _SPSS for Windows_ (base package), for which the
normal price quoted is  AUS $1495

The Aus dollar is only worth US 69 cents, which makes the above approximately
        US $1000

Does anyone know how this compares with US prices?

Laurie Money

waohe@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:40:45 EST
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Subject:      ASKERIC New Address (fwd)

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                       ***  TO ALL K-12 EDUCATORS  ***


                  ***  A NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR ASKERIC  ***

ASKERIC now has a new e-mail address: askeric@ericir.syr.edu

Please use this new address when you send messages and questions to
ASKERIC.

ERIC is...
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a
federally-funded national information system that provides access to
an extensive body of education-related literature.  ERIC provides a
variety of services and products at all education levels.

ASKERIC is...
ASKERIC is a question-answering service for teachers, library media
specialists, and administrators.  Anyone involved with K-12
education can send an e-mail message to ASKERIC.  Drawing on the
extensive resources of the ERIC system, ASKERIC will respond with an
answer within 48 working hours.  If you have questions about K-12
education, learning, teaching, information technology, educational
administration - ASKERIC.

In the first six weeks of service, ASKERIC has answered hundreds of
questions.  Highlights include helping:

* A reading teacher locate information on a particular instructional
technique.

* A school computer teacher find information on computer software
copyright laws.

* A high school teacher use the Internet as a source of
teaching/learining materials for his school.

* A school administrator find information on student testing.

* A school librarian learn how to conduct ERIC database searches via
the Internet.

If you have an education-related question, ASKERIC will provide an
answer.  To ASKERIC, e-mail your question(s) to:

                          askeric@ericir.syr.edu


Andrew Abrahamson
Network Information Specialist
Internet: askeric@ericir.syr.edu

ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
030 Huntington Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244-2340
Voice: (315) 443-9114
Fax:   (315) 443-5448

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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:42:01 EST
From:         Bob Gotwals <gotwals@ncsc.org>
Subject:      STELLA clones

Does anyone know of any icon-based simulation language similar to STELLA
(a Macintosh package).  I'm especially interested in low-cost packages that
 might run
on an IBM or Mac platform

Thanks in advance.

Robert Gotwals
gotwals@ncsc.org
919 248-9221
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:55:08 EST
From:         Chet Hedden <chet@u.washington.edu>
Subject:      Re: Social Constructions

I recommend T. M. Duffy & D. H. Jonassen (Eds.) _Constructivism and the
Technology of Instruction:  A Conversation_, 1992, LEA, if you want
cutting-edge thinking and multiple perspectives.


      Chet Hedden
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On Fri, 25 Dec 1992 MUFFOLETTO%iscsvax.uni.edu@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU wrote:

> This discussion is moving along in interesting ways.... may I suggest that
> we begin to consider a book that addresses multi-perspectives on ed tech and
> social constructions.
>
> let me know
>
> bob muffoletto
> muffoletto@uni.edu
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Date: 24 Dec 92 03:17:50 GMT
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Gary,

my def. of "social construction" suggest that nothing in the social world is
natural.... that through communiities, institutions, language, etc. the
social world is constructed..... Berger's book on the social construction of
knowledge is a good one to begin with.... the question is: Who benefits from
the way things are? and How do the stay the same or change?

does that help?

bob muffoletto

muffoletto@uni.edu
Univ. of N. iowa
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:45:22 EST
From:         John Barnard <ICSJPB@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Subject:      PH.D PROGRAMS

In response to Terri at FSU, Arizona State actually has TWO Ph.D programs in
educational technology. The one you probably know about is indeed primarily
instructional design (actually titled Learning & Instructional Technology in
the Ed. Psych division). The program I'm in is Educational Media and Computers
in the Curriculum and Instruction division of the College of Ed. Along with
the usual research track this program has a heavier emphasis on production of
media-basedinstructional material.

John Barnard, Instructional Media Consultant
University Media Systems
Arizona State University  602/965-5046 / FAX 602/965-1738
ICSJPB@ASUACAD.BITNET or ICSJPB@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU
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Date:         Fri, 25 Dec 1992 14:57:50 EST
From:         Dean Ginther <DG5444@ETSUACAD.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Software Prices

The base SPSS package for windows is advertised at around $295 U.S.
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:48:40 EST
From:         RDE@acc.rwu.edu
Subject:      Information sought

To computer center staff at colleges & universities:

We at Roger Williams University are considering requiring students
to purchase (or perhaps lease) a personal computer. The potential
benefits are many, as are the potential problems. I am trying to
contact computer center staff at institutions that presently
require some or all students to have a computer. I have a brief (12
question) survey that I can mail to you directly if you are willing
to give me a few minutes of your time. Please respond directly to

rde@acc.rwu.edu

Rolland Everitt, Director of Academic Computing
Roger Williams University
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:38:03 EST
From:         "Brian A. Levine" <balg0514@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject:      Re: Social Constructions

McCollum <MCCOLLUM@WSUVM1.BITNET> writes:

>I have been asked to clarify my thoughts on social constructions.

>One way to interpret reality is through the lenses of root metaphors.
>Stephen Pepper stated that 4 root metaphors are adequate to construct
>and explain all that we experience: Mechanism (the world is a machine),
>Organicism (the world is an organism), Formism (the world consists of
>similarities) and Contextualism (the world consists of interactions).

[text deleted]

>Incidentally, I believe root metaphors have great significance in
>instructional design.

>Jerry McCollum, Dir.  Biomedical Communicatons
>Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164
>mccollum@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu  509-335-2624


Please don't stop here!  Can you elaborate on the significance of
root metaphors in instructional design?

--Brian
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Date:         Fri, 25 Dec 1992 15:00:29 EST
From:         "Larry S. Anderson" <lsa1@Ra.MsState.Edu>
Subject:      Re: Ph.D programs in IT

Be astute as you search for a doctoral program.  The program here at Miss.
State is the result of having become frustrated by searching among other
graduate programs.  For example, I almost(!) went to Florida State to get
the doctorate, but found them so heavily couched in the psychological side
of studies (and almost NOOOOO applications) that I decided to venture
elsewhere.

At Miss. State, we are heavily engaged in and deeply concerned that our
students get practical, down-to-earth, hands-on experiences.  As a matter
of fact, just last week, we were able to see one grad student complete a
project that led to his having a videodisc produced.  We expect to have
grad students directing projects this next semester that will yield more
videodiscs and some CD-ROMS.  By Christmas of next year, we plan to have a
showing of what students have developed.

Not all our students are education types -- some are military and some are
involved with industrial training.

Much more can be said, but I think MSU has a wonderful setting for study.

Larry S. Anderson, Ed.D.      lsa1@ra.msstate.edu
        Department of Technology & Education
                       and
        Director, Instructional Technology
        Mississippi State University
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From:         PALSDAJ@VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU
Subject:      cursor problem

I'm using a Powerbook 160 with an external monitor (Apple) and an LCD panel
(nSight).  On a regular basis my cursor "jumps" back to my built in display
from the external display while the rest of the image stays on the external
display.

Nothing I do seems to bring it back.  I have been using the mirroring
feature to let myself keep working, but problem is annoying.

Any solutions out there?

Thanks,  Doug Johnson, Mankato Public Schools
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:50:27 EST
From:         Patrick Dickson <pdickson@msu.edu>
Subject:      Re: Ph.D programs in IT

If all goes as planned, I will take a sabbatical during fall semester 1993
to visit some of the universities with what I think are the most
interesting PhD programs at the intersection of technology and learning.
Places I would like to visit include Vanderbilt, Bank Street, Pittsburgh,
UW-Madison, Northwestern, UC-SanDiego, Indiana...each for different
reasons.  I hope to write about what I learn during this sabbatical, as
well as bring ideas back to our own program.
I notice that many of the responses on this issue seem to reflect a belief
that the quality of PhD programs in IT can somehow be ranked on a linear
scale, and that the usually mentioned names (the "halo" effect) in the past
are still at the cutting edge.
My own view is that you could hardly think of a domain in which the
likelihood of stability in "quality" is smaller.  Changes in technology,
research on cognition, and educational reform are all leading to major
shifts and changes.  Any student considering graduate study in this field
would be well-advised to make extensive inquiries about several
universities, rather than relying on past reputation.
To which I would add the obvious caveat that what is "best" really depends
upon the individual student, his or her career goals, and so on...the
"match" between student and program.
For example, I think Michigan State University's new PhD program
integrating the formerly separate PhD programs in "learning and cognition"
and "educational technology" should be especially relevant to students
interested in how technology can be used in support of meaningful learning,
with particular attention to use in school settings.  This is a quite
different domain than that given prominence at universities emphasizing
"instructional design" or "artifical intelligence," for example.
What we need is an "expert advisor" system to help students find the best
match.
AttnGEPC, EdPsych, AttnGEPCPatrick Dickson                          bitnet:
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Professor                                   internet:  pdickson@ibm.cl.msu.edu
Educational Psychology                          AppleLink: U0863
Michigan State University                               (517) 355-1835 (work)
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Date:         Fri, 25 Dec 1992 14:50:31 EST
From:         MUFFOLETTO@iscsvax.uni.edu
Subject:      FAX machine question

Has anyone out there have knowledge or experience with a FAX machine listed in
mac wharehouse: TeFax RA-2136.

The description says it will connect to your mac, and with an OCR program
you can capture and edit in comming FAX docs.  and then send them back out
from your mac.

I have a fax send modem.. but the possibility of editing faxed or scanned
docs from this machine sounds interesting...!

any ideas or advice.... has anyone hard wired their fax to their mac?

bob muffoletto
muffoletto.uni.edu
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:57:44 EST
From:         Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject:      Contact in Bangladesh??? (from KIDSNET)

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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 12:56:14 EST
From: KIDSNET Mailing List <KIDSNET@vms.cis.pitt.edu>
To: KIDSNET Subscribers <KIDSNET@vms.cis.pitt.edu>
Subject: Contact in Bangladesh???

Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 09:33:50 EST
From: asd1@starbase.trincoll.EDU (American School for the Deaf id1)
Subject: Contact in Bangladesh???


Our assistant executive director will be traveling to Bangladesh
to provide some education to teachers in training there about education of
deaf and hard of hearing children.  I would like to be able to cement his
"love" for internet and computers <ahem!> by establishing a means for him
to contact us while there.

Is there anyone about who can direct me in this endeavor?

Thanks!
Roselle Weiner
ASD1@starbase.trincoll.edu


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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:43:15 EST
From:         John Barnard <ICSJPB@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Subject:      Ph.D programs in IT

I though this question would get a flurry of responses, but since it hasn't
heres my two cents worth. The names I generally hear most often associated
with the best IT programs are Florida State, Indiana, and Syracuse. Now as far
as my own partisanship is concerned, I also think Arizona State has a good
reputation in the field. We have Ph.D programs in both instructional
technology and educational media.

John Barnard, Instructional Media Consultant
University Media Systems
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Date:         Fri, 25 Dec 1992 14:36:29 EST
From:         Terri Buckner <buckner@sy2000.cet.fsu.edu>
Subject:      Games & Simulations

Does anyone have any recommended reading on the design of computer games
and simulations? Books in Print is empty on the subject. I am specifically
looking for design ideas (how to organize, interface, etc.) rather than how
to program on a particular platform. Any recommendations will be
appreciated and a compiled list will be distributed sometime in January.
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