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Articles on Computing, Education, and Networks

The articles in this library are drawn from a variety of sources. Most are from publications and journals of the Association of Computing Machinery and are presented in accordance with their copyright policies. Explanitory notes are framed by [ ].

Computing & Education + Ed. Related

Education is Not Easy; commentary by Stephen Kutno, Ph.D. [The author is an expert on standardized testing working at the Princeton Review.]
Paper is Still King; Note in Communications of the ACM Nov., 2000 details study of reading comprehension when students read from paper or screens.
Caught in the Wave; from The Nation Dec 4, 2000 describes corporate programs to stop school violence and possible affects on students (potentially Geeks Like Us).
The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment Perspective; Mary Ellen O'Toole, PhD Supervisory Special Agent Federal Bureau of Investigation
Educational computing: myths versus methods--why computers haven't helped and what we can do about it; Russell L. Shackelford; Proceedings of the conference on Computers and the quality of life, 1990, Pages 139 - 146
Computer Access For Students With Disabilities: An Adaptive Technology Laboratory; Frances S. Grodzinsky, Ph.D.; ACM SIGCSE* (1997)
Karen Taylor letter to the Hartford Courant: Amato Puts Too Much Emphasis On Test Results May 17, 2000

* SIGCSE = Special Interest Group Computer Science Education

LINUX / UNIX

I'm not going to pay a lot for this supercomputer!; Jim Hill, Michael Warren and Patrick Goda; Linux Journal January 1998, Pages 56 - 60
UNIX development timeline and family tree [Probably best printed out, taped together and posted on a wall!]

Networking

Mr. Shipman's Network Primer; Stephen Shipman [General introduction to networking concepts and principles.]
The Pipes Aren't The Problem; Tere Parnell; LAN Times [Discusses where the network bottleneck has moved to: servers.]
Death from above; John Perry Barlow; Commun. ACM 38, 5 (May. 1995), Pages 17 - 20 [Socio-political effects of asymmetric high-speed Internet services from Telcos and CATV providers: corporations restricting users to being "information consumers" due to internal cultrual biases.]

Purchasing

How often should a firm buy new PCs?; Gerald V. Post; Commun. ACM 42, 5 (May. 1999), Pages 17 - 21

Repetative Strain Injuries (RSI)

U.S. Issuing Regulations On Repetitive-Task Injuries; from the Nov. 12, 2000 Hartford Courant.
Egonomics - The Miracle Drug For Terminal Illness At MIT?; Christi-Anne Castro; ACM SIGUCCS* XXI (1993)
Get A Grip - Managing RSI At MIT; Mary Ellen Bushnell; ACM SIGUCCS* XXII (1994)
Machines, Statues, and People: Strategies for Promoting RSI Awareness in Computing Curricula; Phil Pfeiffer; ACM SIGCSE (1997)

* SICUCCS = Special Interest Group University and College Computing Services