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• Accelerated Reader Impact on Feelings about Reading and Library Use: A Survey of Fifth Grade Students in Lee County, Florida, To Determine How a Computerized Reading Management Program Affects Attitudes toward Reading and the Media Center and Frequency of Library Use
  A study examined how Accelerated Reader Program (a computerized reading management program used in elementary education) affected attitudes toward reading and use of the media center. Fifth-grade students in three Lee County, Florida schools were surveyed.
• Multicultural Education and Technology: Perspectives To Consider
  This article discusses multicultural education and educational technology and the digital divide created by lack of access to and use of technology by members of various social identity groups. Educators are urged to re-think technology integration using a multicultural education framework.
• The Application of an Expert Model of Interpretive Skill to a Multicultural-Multimedia System on Ethnic Dance
  Investigates the nature of expertise in the interpretation of cultural artifacts, particularly the Concheros dance of Mexico. Tests CD-ROM-based multimedia software designed to teach expert evaluation strategies.