__     __ __     __ __     __  web's eye view (October 19, 1998)
| | /| / /| | /| / /| | /| / /  alan levine                        
| |/ |/ / | |/ |/ / | |/ |/ /   Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction
|__/ |__/ |__/|__/  |__/|__/    http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/
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The freshest bag of URLs is ready for pickup at
   http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/bag/curr.html



The Coffee Table Version is Not Yet Ready
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One Connected Day in Maricopa: How Connections Are Improving 
Student Learning
  http://www.maricopa.edu/connect/

|  Following the model of One Digital Day, the impact of technology
|  on the students of Maricopa Community Colleges can best be
|  understood by describing the technology-related activities of
|  students at each of the colleges during one typical day. These
|  examples are only snapshots, not a comprehensive list. However,
|  they still show the variety of increased learning experiences
|  that benefit the students thanks to the technology connections. 
  
  
   
Technology Counts '98... does it?
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from the Internet Internet Scout (October 9, 1998)

|  Sticking to its goal of being "_the_ place on the World Wide Web
|  for people interested in education reform, schools, and the
|  policies that guide them," Education Week on the Web (reviewed in
|  the September 13, 1996 Scout Report--
|  http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/archive/scout-960913.html#1)
|  has just released a special report on the effectiveness of
|  technology in schools. In particular, the report addresses
|  concerns that the presence of computers in schools hasn't raised
|  test scores. Technology Counts '98 considers the effectiveness of
|  technology from several angles, namely: "technology's impact on
|  test scores and school climate" (based on how students performed
|  on the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress
|  mathematics exam); ten case studies of "schools that are using
|  technology to foster goals of the education reform movement;" and
|  third, a review of state activities and suggested policies. This
|  timely report offers "the most recent national and state-by-state
|  data on technology access, capacity, and use." [LXP]


Virtual Mac
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If you'd like to run the MacOS through your web browser, try:
  http://members.xoom.com/yaro/macos/unload.htm
  
Don't worry! this is all a huge Javascript coded page to simulate a
Mac desktop environment.


AlertBox : Bad Corporate Webs?
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The Alertbox for October 18 is now online at
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/981018.html

|  Most corporate sites are so bad that Web usability problems cost
|  a large company millions of dollars per year. On average, users
|  fail when they try to accomplish tasks on the Web.