Publications

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Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh disseminates all project information and research results on the WWW. This publications homepage is a starting point for learning about our experiences.

Articles

• Creating Common Knowledge: School Networking in an Urban Setting
  by R. Carlitz and M. Zinga.
• Stages of Internet Connectivity for School Networking
  by R. Carlitz and E. Hastings.
• Network Democracy
  by R. Carlitz.
• Suggestions for the Educational Component of the National Information Infrastructure
  by R. Carlitz and L. Maak.
• Leveraging Change in Public Schools: The RFP Process
  by R. Wertheimer
• Issues of Information Access and Freedom
  by J. Schofield and R. Eurich-Fulcer
• Professional Development and the Internet
  by G.C. Futoran and R. Wertheimer
• KIDSPHERE
  by R. Carlitz.
• Standards for School Networking
  by R. Carlitz, M. Lentz and A. MacIlroy.
• Wide-Area Networking in K-12 Education
  by R. Eurich-Fulcer and J.W. Schofield
• The Internet as a K-12 Educational Resource
  by G.C. Futoran, J.W. Schofield and R. Eurich-Fulcer
• Computer Networks in K-12 Education
  by Jon M. Peha
• Rise in school Internet use spurs creativity, problems
  by Bridget Murray, American Psychological Association Monitor, December 1996
• Attending to the Noise: Applying Chaos Theory to School Reform
  by R. Wertheimer and M. Zinga

Proposals

• Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, submitted to the National Science Foundation (January 31, 1992).
• Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh (revisions), submitted to the National Science Foundation (June 1, 1992).
• Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, submitted to the Buhl Foundation (May 21, 1993).
• School Infrastructure for Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, submitted to the Vira Heinz Endowment (February 9, 1994).
• Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, Creating an Urban Research Laboratory, submitted to the National Science Foundation (April 15, 1994).
• Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, Bridging the Urban Landscape, submitted to the United States Department of Commerce (May 12, 1994).

Talks and Presentations

• Math and Science Projects on the Internet
  by R. Wertheimer
• A Model for Implementing Technology in an Urban School District
  by R. Wertheimer, M. Zinga
• The Internet as a Classroom Resource
  by P. Franklin and M. Zinga
• Get Caught In The World Wide Web
  by K. Olesak, L. Savido, M. Zinga
• School Reform From the Bottom Up: Internet Case Studies
  by R. Wertheimer
• Value and Ethical Issues Raised by the Use of Wide Area Networks in Schools
  by J.W. Schofield and R. Eurich-Fulcer
• Implementing Network Connecitivity in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
  by J.W. Schofield, G.C. Futoran and R. Eurich-Fulcer
• The Internet in School: Lessons Learned from the First Year of a National Testbed
  by J.W. Schofield, G.C. Futoran and R. Eurch-Fulcer
• The Internet: Bringing the World to the Classroom
  by CK:P Education Staff
• Issues of Implemenation
  by R. Wertheimer
• Technology as a Tool for School Reform
  by J. W. Schofield, M. Zinga
• Using Instructional Technology as a Cattle Prod for School Reform
  by R. Wertheimer and M. Zinga
• Insisting that the Writing Classroom Get Involved in School Reform
  by M. Zinga
• Using the Internet to Conquer Your Fear of Technology: Lessons Learned From Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh
  by R. Wertheimer
• Using Instructional Technology as a Catalyst for School Reform
  by R. Wertheimer and M. Zinga
• Instructional Technology .... Teasing out a District's Pathology
  by R. Wertheimer

Reports to NSF and NTIA

• Reports to the National Science Foundation

• March95 Quarterly Report Submitted to NSF
  March 30, 1995
  
• June95 Quarterly Report Submitted to NSF
  July 3, 1995
• 1995 Annual Report Submitted to NSF
  September 30, 1995
• March96 Quarterly Report Submitted to NSF
  March 30, 1996
• June96 Quarterly Report Submitted to NSF
  June 30, 1996
• 1996 Annual Report Submitted to NSF
  October 30, 1996
• March97, Program Effectiveness Review - Questions
  March 20, 1997
• March97, Program Effectiveness Review - report
  March 20, 1997
• June97 Quarterly Report Submitted to NSF
  June 30, 1997
• December97 Quarterly Report Submitted to NSF
  December 31, 1997

• Reports to the Commerce Department

• Quarterly Report Submitted to NTIA
  October - December, 1994
• Quarterly Report Submitted to NTIA
  January - March, 1995
• Quarterly Report Submitted to NTIA
  April - June, 1995

CK:P Institutes

• 1996 Fall Institute
• 1997 Summer Institute

Advisory Committees

• Educational Advisory Committee Mission, Minutes and Members
• Technical Advisory Committee Minutes and Members

Newsletters

• Vol. 95 Number 1 - Join the Information Revolution
• Vol. 95 Number 2 - Using Electronic Mail
• Vol. 95 Number 3 - Using Email in the Classroom
• Vol. 95 Number 4 - Mailing Lists and Newsgroups - Kidsphere
• Vol. 95 Number 5 - Education Oriented Mailing Lists
• Vol. 95 Number 6 - Newsgroups
• Vol. 95 Number 7 - Using Newsgroups in the Classroom
• Vol. 95 Number 8 - Accessing the Carnegie Library from Home or School
• Vol. 95 Number 9 - AskERIC
• Vol. 95 Number 10 - World Wide Web
• Vol. 96 Number 1 - Searching the World Wide Web
• Vol. 96 Number 2 - Using the World Wide Web in Foreign Language Classes
• Vol. 96 Number 3 - Using the WWW in Mathematics Classes
• Vol. 96 Number 4 - Using the World Wide Web in the English/Writing Classroom
• Vol. 96 Number 5 - Using the World Wide Web in the Visual Arts
• Vol. 96 Number 6 - ONLINE, A PPS Internet Event
• Vol. 96 Number 7 - End of the School Year Update
• Vol. 96 Number 8 - The PPS Modem Pool
• Vol. 96 Number 9 - PPS Students Write About the Internet
• Vol. 97 Number 1 - Multicultural Resources on the Internet
• Vol. 97 Number 2 - Internet Resources for Gifted Students
• Vol. 97 Number 3 - Project Completion: Migrating from Oberon to Cats1

Statistics

• Recent WWW Statistics
• Past WWW Statistics