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22. Improving Computer and Technology Integration in a School Setting.

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Amico, Jennifer Z.

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An inservice program was designed to improve the integration of computer technology in a school setting through improved teacher awareness, skills, and knowledge surrounding technology uses in both a classroom and lab setting. Goals included improved teacher literacy, student literacy, and curriculum integration. Outcomes were measured through a staff questionnaire evaluating changes in use and attitudes concerning computer technology integration, an examination of problem lists in computer labs for type and frequency of problems encountered while running the equipment, and a review of checklists for progress made on skills listed for students. To increase staff literacy, an inservice program utilizing present software, hardware, and their applications in the classroom was presented. Software training and demonstrations were offered according to appropriate grade level, interests, and skills. Student literacy was addressed by the development and planned initiation of a checklist of grade appropriate skills in the use of technology. Results show that teachers reported positive growth in attitude concerning the use of computer technology in the educational setting. Workshops which focused on the various age groupings served to expand the understanding of that particular group of students and the specific concerns of the teachers involved. Five appendices are entitled: "Survey of Technology Use"; "Survey of Teacher Need"; "Technology Inservice Evaluation"; "Sample Checklist of Computer Skills"; and "Student Survey of Computer Use." (Contains 24 references.) (MAS)

Published
1995

26. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth : A new global map of terrestrial ecoregions provides an innovative tool for conserving biodiversity

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Olson, David M., Dinerstein, Eric, Wikramanayake, Eric D., Burgess, Neil D., Powell, George V. N., Underwood, Emma C., D'amico, Jennifer A., Itoua, Illanga, Strand, Holly E., Morrison, John C., Loucks, Colby J., Allnutt, Thomas F., Ricketts, Taylor H., Kura, Yumiko, Lamoreux, John F., Wettengel, Wesley W., Hedao, Prashant, and Kassem, Kenneth R.

Published
2001
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48. Hospice Capacity to Provide General Inpatient Care: Emergency Department Utilization and Live Discharge Among Cancer Patients.

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Chung, Kyusuk, Hughes, M. Courtney, Koushkaki, Sara Rahmanian, Risberg, Mia Richelle, Alcantara, Michelle, and Amico, Jennifer M

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General inpatient (GIP) hospice care is used only minimally for hospice patients, and more than a quarter of Medicare hospice facilities do not provide GIP care. To determine the impact of hospices' capacity to provide on emergency department use during hospice enrollment and live discharge from hospice, we used Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare linked data and CMS Provider of Services data from 2007 to 2013 from ten states and two metropolitan regions. Grouping hospices into three GIP care provision categories: 1) no-GIP; 2) GIP-contract; and 3) GIP-IHF where hospices directly provide GIP care in their own inpatient hospice facility (IHF), we built a multilevel logistic model that accounted for unobserved hospice characteristics. Nearly 9% of the study sample received GIP care, of which 82% received such care in the last week of discharge. GIP-IHF hospices had lower live discharge rates than no-GIP hospices (AOR:.61; 95% CI:.47-.79; P <.001) and GIP-contract hospices (AOR:.84; 95% CI:.70-1.00; P <.05). Similarly, GIP-contract hospices were also associated with a decreased risk of live discharge, compared to no-GIP hospices (AOR:.76; CI:.62-.92; P <.05). There was no difference in emergency department use between no-GIP hospices and hospices with such capacity. Our results suggest that hospices capable of providing GIP care have lower live discharge rates than their counterparts. However, the fact that GIP care tends to be provided too close to death limits its effectiveness in preventing avoidable emergency department use [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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