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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED375828 |
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- Using the Internet in Middle Schools: A Model for Success. A Collaborative Effort between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS). Addessio, Barbara K. And Others Access to Information Computer Uses in Education Futures (of Society) Intermediate Grades Internet Junior High Schools Middle Schools Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) developed a model for school networking using Los Alamos Middle School as a testbed. The project was a collaborative effort between the school and the laboratory. The school secured administrative funding for hardware and software; and LANL provided the network architecture, installation, consulting, and training. The model is characterized by a computer classroom linked with two GatorBoxes and a UNIX-based workstation server. Six additional computers have been networked from a teacher learning center and the library. The model support infrastructure includes: local school system administrators/lead teachers, introductory and intermediate hands-on teacher training, teacher incentives for involvement and use, opportunities for student training and use, and ongoing LANL consulting. This overview of the project provides background information; a description of the model which identifies its goals, success factors, and characteristics, including technical design, coordinated school approach, user support, and monitoring and evaluation; the design and implementation of the project; and teacher and student training and overall use of the program. Formative evaluation data are cited as revealing that students and teachers alike are finding the Internet to be a tool that crosses disciplines, allowing them to obtain more timely information and to communicate with others more effectively and efficiently. (Contains 3 references.) (Author/JLB)