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Date
1999
Summary
Teachers, administrators, and other education professionals share their experiences and opinions regarding the potential and the pitfalls of education technology. They address the proper use of computers, the integration of the Internet into lessons, and the urgent need for teacher training, long-term planning, and ongoing infrastructure funding. They also question the deeper cost of school budgets skewed toward technology at the expense of the arts and humanities.
Contributors
Chasnoff, Debra, 1957-; Cohen, Helen S.; Taylor, Regina, 1960-; Bolt, David B., 1954-; Pearson, Charlie
Publishers
Independent Television Service; Studio Miramar; Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Genre
Documentary television programs
Subjects
Education; Science, Technology; Education; Science, Technology; Education -- United States -- Data processing; Computer-assisted instruction -- Social aspects -- United States; Computers and children -- United States; Educational technology -- United States; Educational equalization -- United States; Internet in education
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
57 minutes; color
Notes

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Access condition: campus-only.

Creation/Production Credits

Narrator, Regina Taylor. Produced by Helen S. Cohen and Debra Chasnoff ; directed by Debra Chasnoff ; written by Debra Chasnoff ; executive producer, series creator, David Bolt ; series writer, Charlie Pearson ; camera, Fawn Yacker ; editor, Kate Stilley ; music, Tom Disher.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089712; Fedora 2 PID: umd:10717; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/3192; Catalog Key: alephsys004129743; OCLC: ocm53029433

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