Spotlight on the Future. NECC '99: National Educational Computing Conference Proceedings (20th, Atlantic City, NJ, June 22-24, 1999).

This proceedings contains summaries of sessions on topics related to the use of computing across a wide range of disciplines and levels of education, including curriculum and instructional strategies, current and emerging technologies, social and ethical issues, library/media, technology implementation, exhibitors, teacher education and training, staff development, computer science, distance learning, using technology to facilitate learning, and laptops. The following research papers are included: "Using Higher Order Computer Tasks with Disadvantaged Students" (Neil Anderson); "Simulations for Lifelong Learning" (Gina Cherry, et al.); "A League of Their Own: Gender, Technology, and Instructional Practices" (Dorothy Valcarcel Craig); "BEN:LINCS: A Community Model for the Pennsylvania Education Network" (Scott Garrigan); "Difficulties Bring Wisdom: Online Learners Learn How Online Communities Learn" (Lisa Herman, et al.); "A Computer Game To Teach Programming" (Ken Kahn); "Parent-Completed Screening Test for Developmentally At-Risk Young Children" (Sang Seok Nam); "Web-Based Instruction: Business Courses" (Kwi Park-Kim); "Are Academic Behaviors Fostered in Web-Based Environments?" (Mary Jo Parker); "A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Online Distance Learning for Introductory Computing" (Kris Powers); "Students Learning Mathematics through Computer-Aided Presentations" (Lawrence Sher and Patricia Wilkinson); "Infusing Technology into a Teacher Education Course: Elementary Teachers' Mathematical Conceptions" (Maria Timmerman); "Equity: Ownership by Minorities and Women of Research Projects" (Patricia Wilkinson and Lawrence Sher). Descriptions of NECA (National Educational Computing Association) member societies are also included. (AEF)