A Study of the Needs, Resources, and Potential of National Electronic Networking in K-12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education

从地方到国家范围的电子网络已为各种目的而发展。参与K-12级科学和数学教育的人越来越多地发现这种网络可能有用的方法，并尝试创建这种网络。现在看来，利用教育工作者和电子学专家的经验来确定这种联网活动和系统的最佳特征似乎是合适的，这些活动和系统包括硬件、软件、数据库和互连。这些准则应有助于教育工作者促进有效地建立新的网络，并有助于供资机构决定如何最好地为网络分配资金。在网络电子学和网络教育应用方面有经验的人员将召开一次小型工作会议，为K-12科学和数学教育界草拟设计和操作网络的准则。这些建议随后将加以改进并汇编成一份报告，可以广泛分发。其目的是为有意以最有效和最经济的方式将K-12学校和教师电子化的人提供实用指导。

Electronic networks, ranging from local to national in scope, have been developed for a variety of purposes. Persons involved in science and mathematics education at the K-12 level have increasingly been identifying ways in which such networking could be useful, and experimenting with the creation of such networks. It now seems appropriate to draw on the experience of both educators and electronics experts to define optimum characteristics of such networking activities and systems, including the hardware, software, databases, and interconnects. These guidelines should be useful to educators in facilitiating the efficient establishment of new networks and to funding agencies in deciding how best to allocate funds for networks. A small working conference of persons experienced in the electronics of networking and in the educational applications of networking will draft guidelines for the design and operation of networks for the K-12 science and mathematics education community. These will subsequently be refined and compiled into a report which can be broadly distributed. The objective will be to provide practical guidance to anyone interested in linking K-12 schools and teachers electronically in the most effective and economical way.