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Microsoft Technology Source, April 1998

  • 1.  Microsoft Technology Source, April 1998

    Posted 04-02-1998 14:08
    Below is a description of the April issue of TS.

    We need manuscripts. If you are interested in describing how you integrate
    information technology tools in your instruction (or administration), or if
    you want to comment on what
    is happening in this area, please see the call for manuscripts at
    http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/TS/

    Jim

    --
    James L. Morrison morrison@unc.edu
    Professor of Educational Leadership CB 3500 Peabody Hall
    Microsoft Scholar The University of North
    Editor, On the Horizon Carolina at Chapel Hill
    http://horizon.unc.edu Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500
    Editor, The Technology Source Phone: 919 962-2517
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed Fax: 919 962-1693

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    The Technology Source for Higher Education
    April 1998

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    ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE
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    Cynthia Whitesel provides us with this month's Vision
    (http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/vision.htm) article, in which she
    outlines her ideas about the classroom environment of the future.

    April's Commentary (http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/comment.htm)
    comes from Linda Enghagen, who writes about the increasingly important issue
    of "fair use" laws with an emphasis on the way that they pertain to
    electronically accessible information.

    Paul Shrivastava writes our Case Studies
    (http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/action.htm) article this month, in
    which he outlines the Socrates program.

    Microsoft Exchange is our Featured Product
    (http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/products.htm) for the month of
    April. Ernest Marshburn and Richard Brown write about their experiences
    using Exchange to update and overhaul the campus-wide communication system
    at East Carolina University as part of a chancellor's initiative program.

    Our Site of the Month (http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/site.htm) for
    April is the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse
    on Higher Education.

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    ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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    A Learning College for the 21st Century: An Interview with Dr. Terry
    O'Banion
    http://internet-build2/education/hed/news/apr98/ccbanion.htm

    Customizable Active Desktop components for Higher Education!
    http://internet-build2/education/hed/resource/ieadcomp/

    The Microsoft Academic Training Pack
    We've worked with MS Press to create a limited-time bundle of training
    materials that covers technology integration into the classroom to managing
    an NT Server to setting up an intranet. These comprehensive training
    materials are for both K12 and Higher Education educators and
    administrators. See
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/resource/train_pack.htm for more
    information.