July 1997
Industrial-Age Schools Fail Information-Age Kids
John Taylor Gatto, president of The Odysseus Group, taught public school in New York for 30 years. He was named New York City Teacher of the Year three times and.New York State Teacher of the Year in 1990 and 1991 by Encyclopedia Britannica, and the New York State Department of Education, respectively.
To Tow or Not to Tow Palmtop Answers the Question
New York City attacks the problem of thousands of unrecovered stolen vehicles and $1 billion in unpaid parking tickets.Justice & Technology
Oklahoma Trial: No Lights, No Cameras, More Action
Move over Court TV, make room for the latest way to follow blockbuster trials gavel-to-gavel.Column
Department of Education Conducts Full-Circle Employee Evaluations
New software makes employee evaluations more realistic by letting a worker's peers anonymously rate job performance.Student Technology Access is Essential
An essay on the importance of technology and the internet to tomorrow's citizens.The Copyright Conundrum
The rules of copyright will have to change as technology like the Internet makes it easier to access and copy intellectual property.Geo Info
GIS/GPS Aid in Stalking Bosnia's Hidden Killers
Land mines - death traps from wars gone by - do not know the difference between enemy soldiers and children playing. Technology has been enlisted to help locate and remove them.Imaging
Clark County's Winning Gamble on Imaging
Clark County, Nev., beat the odds by successfully reengineering the business licensing process with imaging and workflow.Access
15,000 Requests and Counting
The FBI is still struggling under the weight of thousands of unanwsered Freedom of Information Act requests, and requesters keep waiting and waiting...Product Focus
Product Focus: Desktop GIS
Find out what to expect from the latest and greatest in desktop geographic information systems, and what you need for your own application.
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