-----Original Message----- From: thenews@thejournal.com [mailto:thenews@thejournal.com] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 5:04 PM To: psa1@ra.msstate.edu Subject: T.H.E. Newsletter for November 9 2001 The T.H.E. Newsletter is a supplement to the T.H.E. Journal magazine. It provides additional information and features to our premier monthly magazine. Your email address has not been given to any Third Parties. You have been selected to receive this e-mail because you are a subscriber to T.H.E. Journal. **************************************************************************** ******* This week's newsletter is sponsored by Aladdin: eSafe® by Aladdin keeps you in compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act and blocks inappropriate content. For more information, or to register to receive our Safe Internet Connectivity white paper, visit: http://www.thejournal.com/sysproc/logclick.cfm?adid=213&page=/thevoice **************************************************************************** ******* November 8, 2001 Welcome to another edition of T.H.E. Voice. This may be the last issue of T.H.E. Voice for a while as we roll out two new e-newsletters: T.H.E. Focus and T.H.E. Tech Talk. T.H.E. Focus is an interactive online newsletter that offers an in-depth look at a specific area of educational technology through articles written by technology experts. The new e-newsletter will also allow you to ask questions and read comments from colleagues through a Web discussion board on T.H.E. Journal's Web site. T.H.E. Tech Talk is an online newsletter that will serve as security resource, providing a facility for educational Web site managers to hear and exchange ideas and tools for ensuring security of their Web site. The additions of these two e-newsletters will help us expand our coverage of educational technology, while allowing us to focus on specific topics related to the education market. So, if you're not already receiving T.H.E. Focus or would like to subscribe T.H.E. Tech Talk, please visit http://www.thejournal.com/newsletters. In the meantime, please continue to send any responses to things you've read here or in our print incarnation, T.H.E. Journal, to mailto:yourvoice@thejournal.com. --The Editors ************************* First, some final comments on the debate over "Handhelds vs. Computers in the Classroom." In previous issues of T.H.E. Voice we posed a few questions, such as: Will the recent influx of handheld devices in the classroom allow more students to benefit from educational technology, considering the size and cost of handhelds compared to that of computers? And, so far, how are handhelds holding up to computers in the classroom? Here are the responses from two readers. -- I think that handheld devices and laptops belong in the hands of the elementary school (K-3) teachers. Time spent endlessly recording data from observations in the classroom would be cut, enabling the teacher to use more time to plan. In addition, observations from games and other educational activities could replace the traditional worksheet. This would reduce worksheet copying time for the teacher and copying costs for the school district. For more click here: http://www.thejournal.com/thevoice/issues.cfm#a Catherine Pierce -- Let's not rush into handhelds, especially if there is still a chance of a major shakeout in which only one or two designs may survive. For more click here: http://www.thejournal.com/thevoice/issues.cfm#b C. Fontenot Instructor Baton Rouge, LA ************************* T.H.E. Voice is still receiving comments about the "Technology in Secondary Teacher Education" article by Drs. Elizabeth Willis and Peggy Raines ( T.H.E. Journal September 2001, online at http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3638.cfm ). The article touches on the concerns of pre-service teacher education and the integration of technology, while discussing the integration, implications and ethics for the changing roles of teachers. The following comment is from one reader who agrees with the authors. -- In reference to the article by Drs. Willis and Raines: I just completed my master's degree in education at UTEP with an emphasis in technology education, and I wholeheartedly agree that pre-service teachers need to be taught how to integrate technology into their teaching. I am using Web quests in my instruction, and my students learn more, work harder and enjoy my classes more then they did before I started using technology in my classroom. Charles Fuller Camino Real Middle School El Paso, TX ************************* Our final comments for this issue of T.H.E. Voice prove that the debate of synchronous versus asynchronous communication in the classroom could go on forever. Here are two more reactions. -- With regards to the comment about whether there is a need for the presence or interaction of a teacher in the classroom, particularly past middle school age, I think it would be a sad day when high school students were taught with technology only. For more click here: http://www.thejournal.com/thevoice/issues.cfm#c Deana Braden High School Teacher -- I recently acquired my entire M.Ed. online, and the best courses involved MORE instructor interaction, not less. No program can be 100 percent interactive. Individual learners are too different. For more click here: http://www.thejournal.com/thevoice/issues.cfm#d Leanne L. Hart M.Ed. 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