Issues of concern
The Impact of Media and Technology in Schools
http://www.athensacademy.org/instruct/media_tech/reeves0.html
This excellent academic paper discussing the impact of media and technology on schools remains an excellent and valid resource. The writer here specifically challenges common beliefs about learning from media, discusses how learning can occur 'with media', and which type of medium has the most impact.
Survey: Developing Countries in ICT Decision-Making
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?root=2822&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2E
panos%2Eorg%2Euk%2FICT%5Fdecision%5Fmaking%2Ehtm
This survey, commissioned by the UK’s Department for International Development, maps out who makes the decisions in the world of international ICTs, the actual level of developing country participation and what obstacles are preventing them from effective engagement. Practical initiatives to give developing countries a louder voice in the international ICT decision-making process are outlined.
Towards Building a Knowledge Society – The Role of NGOs. 16-18 January 2002. Dhaka, Bangladesh - Conference Proceedings
http://www.bfes.org/bfes-conference/proceedings/proceedings.html
http://www.bfes.org/bfes-conference/proceedings/proceedings.htmlA Perspective on Cultural and Linguistic Problems Associated with Distance Education in Developing Countries
http://www.undp.org/info21/public/pb-pers1.html
This is a UNDP report by Govinda Shrestha, April 1997.
Superhighway safety: Using technology safely in schools
http://safety.ngfl.gov.uk/schools/?
This web site aims to highlight the safety issues and provide practical information and advice for schools on how to use the technologies safely, including Internet Filtering Systems and Filtering Pupils' Access on the Internet, and Health and Safety Issues.
Children and Computers - A Call for Action
http://www.allianceforchildhood.net/projects/computers/computers_articles_call_for_action.htm This article, signed by some 90 experts in the field, focuses on the potential dangers of computers to children. It questions issues of physical and emotional health, such as the high incidence of repetitive stress injuries, the lack of one-to-one contact and withdrawal into a 'virtual' world.
