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Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal, an electronic journal dedicated to research and practice of computer technology in middle school classrooms, is published twice yearly by an interdisciplinary team of NC State graduate students representing the fields of education, design, computer science and technical communications. Located at http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/, Meridian features research findings, practitioner articles, commentary and book excerpts by middle school teachers, technology designers and educational researchers.

Editor:

Lisa Leonor Grable is an NSF Graduate Research Trainee in the Instructional Technology for Science Education program (InSTEP). During her teaching career, Lisa has taught middle school physical science, high school biology, chemistry, and physics, university introductory physics, and numerous in-service workshops for teachers. She is an active member of the American Association of Physics Teachers and began serving as the chair of the Instructional Media Area Committee in 1998. Her research interests are technology enhanced learning, learning styles, multicultural diversity in science, and in-service science teachers. She is working on a PhD in Science Education. Lisa also writes for the web magazine RETRO (http://www.retroactive.com).

http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/

grable@unity.ncsu.edu

Meridian Review Board:

Suzy Barile is a M.Ed. candidate in the Department of Adult and Community College Education. Her major is Adult and Continuing Education with a minor in English. A 1975 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Media Communications where she earned a BA in journalism, she has 25 years of writing and editing experience in newspapers, public relations and advertising. Barile plans to teach Freshman English on the community college level when she completes her master's work in spring 1999.

suzyb3@juno.com

Alec M. Bodzin is a NSF Graduate Research Trainee in Instructional Technology for Science Education. He is a science educator with a biological sciences background and has an interest in the improvement of K-1 2 science education. His interests include incorporating telecommunications into science curriculum development and implementation with emphasis on the roles that visual instructional technologies can play in these areas. He is currently involved in the development of a variety of interactive multimedia projects, including CD-ROM and World Wide Web technologies.

http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/bodzin. html

ambodzin@unity.ncsu.edu

Joe Busby is a doctoral candidate in Technology Education at North Carolina State University. His MS in Industrial Vocational Education and BS Industrial Arts are from the University of Southern Mississippi. Joe has ten years of middle school and high school classroom experience. He worked as a teacher supervisor with the Mississippi Department of Education for five years. The past two years he has taught classes at NCSU. During the past three years, Joe has co-authored a book and three North Carolina state curriculums.

joebusby@poe.coe.ncsu.edu

Charles B. Callaway is a PhD computer science student. He works in the area of Computational Linguistics including natural language generation, revision, lexicons, and explanation for intelligent tutoring systems. He received a Masters of Arts in computer science in 1996 from the University of Texas at Austin as well as separate undergraduate degrees in computer science, mathematics, and Latin in 1993. He plans to teach artificial intelligence and computational linguistics.

cbcallaw@eos.ncsu.edu

Not Pictured
Brent Daniel

bhdaniel@unity.ncsu.edu

Linda Greene is a first year doctoral student in the Counselor Education Department at NC State. She received her Masters Degree in Counselor Education with a concentration in school counseling from NC State following undergraduate work in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked as a school counselor at the middle school and elementary school levels. Her primary research interest is in the use of Multiple Intelligence Theory in the classroom and the impact that this approach may have on the cognitive development of students. Her goal is to pursue a career in academics that will include research and writing in the area of curriculum development and school counseling.

ncpplcg@gwgate.bas.ncsu.edu

Michelle Hsiang is a doctoral student majoring in Instructional Technology at the College of Education and Psychology. Her area of concentration in her study is in Teacher Education and Technology, especially in the pre-service teacher education field.

http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/middletech/

ymhsiang@unity.ncsu.edu

Alecia Jackson is in the M.S.Ed. program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She taught 8th grade language arts in the public school system for seven years before pursuing her master's degree. Her current research project is a qualitative study of peer response to student writings in an electronic mail environment. She also teaches an undergraduate reading and writing course and works with pre-service teachers at NCSU. Following graduation in May 1999, Alecia hopes to continue her education in a Ph.D. program in Education.

alecia@mindspring.com

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Amelia Massengill-McLeod

annie.v@mindspring.com

Trish Watson is currently enrolled in the M.S. Technical Communication program at NCSU. Her studies, research, and work experience focus on research communication channels among researchers, students, and the general public. She has taught ENG333, Communication for Science and Research, and has been a research assistant for the Center for Communication in Science, Technology, and Management, in the College of Humanities and Social Science. Her thesis examines the factors influencing participation in an electronic journal for student research at NCSU.

pjwatson@unity.ncsu.edu

Brett Wetzell is a 2nd-year graduate student pursuing a Masters degree in English, with a concentration in linguistics. His research focuses on the relationship between rhythm and language, with a particular focus on the dialects of American English. He recently completed his term as project coordinator for CALS Communication Services' initiative to move a number of its publications to the world-wide web.

wbwetzel@unity.ncsu.edu

Faculty Editorial Advisor:

Edwin R. Gerler Associate Dean for Research and External Affairs, College of Education and Psychology

http://www 2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/counselor_ed/faculty/gerler.html

NEDPERG@gwgate.bas.ncsu.edu

Managing Editor:

Beckey Reed Consultant for School Services, College of Education and Psychology

http://ww w2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/megaworks/mega1.html

http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/ cep/OSS/ossline.html

beckey@ibm.net

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Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal
a service of NC State University, Raleigh, NC
January 1999
ISSN 1097-9778
URL: http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/masthead.html
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Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal, an electronic journal dedicated to research and practice of computer technology in middle school classrooms, is published twice yearly by an interdisciplinary team of NC State graduate students representing the fields of education, design, computer science and technical communications. Located at http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/, Meridian features research findings, practitioner articles, commentary and book excerpts by middle school teachers, technology designers and educational researchers.
Editor:
	Lisa Leonor Grable is an NSF Graduate Research Trainee in the Instructional Technology for Science Education program (InSTEP). During her teaching career, Lisa has taught middle school physical science, high school biology, chemistry, and physics, university introductory physics, and numerous in-service workshops for teachers. She is an active member of the American Association of Physics Teachers and began serving as the chair of the Instructional Media Area Committee in 1998. Her research interests are technology enhanced learning, learning styles, multicultural diversity in science, and in-service science teachers. She is working on a PhD in Science Education. Lisa also writes for the web magazine RETRO (http://www.retroactive.com). http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/ grable@unity.ncsu.edu
Meridian Review Board:
	Suzy Barile is a M.Ed. candidate in the Department of Adult and Community College Education. Her major is Adult and Continuing Education with a minor in English. A 1975 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Media Communications where she earned a BA in journalism, she has 25 years of writing and editing experience in newspapers, public relations and advertising. Barile plans to teach Freshman English on the community college level when she completes her master's work in spring 1999. suzyb3@juno.com
	Alec M. Bodzin is a NSF Graduate Research Trainee in Instructional Technology for Science Education. He is a science educator with a biological sciences background and has an interest in the improvement of K-1 2 science education. His interests include incorporating telecommunications into science curriculum development and implementation with emphasis on the roles that visual instructional technologies can play in these areas. He is currently involved in the development of a variety of interactive multimedia projects, including CD-ROM and World Wide Web technologies. http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/bodzin. html ambodzin@unity.ncsu.edu
	Joe Busby is a doctoral candidate in Technology Education at North Carolina State University. His MS in Industrial Vocational Education and BS Industrial Arts are from the University of Southern Mississippi. Joe has ten years of middle school and high school classroom experience. He worked as a teacher supervisor with the Mississippi Department of Education for five years. The past two years he has taught classes at NCSU. During the past three years, Joe has co-authored a book and three North Carolina state curriculums. joebusby@poe.coe.ncsu.edu
	Charles B. Callaway is a PhD computer science student. He works in the area of Computational Linguistics including natural language generation, revision, lexicons, and explanation for intelligent tutoring systems. He received a Masters of Arts in computer science in 1996 from the University of Texas at Austin as well as separate undergraduate degrees in computer science, mathematics, and Latin in 1993. He plans to teach artificial intelligence and computational linguistics. cbcallaw@eos.ncsu.edu
Not Pictured	Brent Daniel bhdaniel@unity.ncsu.edu
	Linda Greene is a first year doctoral student in the Counselor Education Department at NC State. She received her Masters Degree in Counselor Education with a concentration in school counseling from NC State following undergraduate work in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked as a school counselor at the middle school and elementary school levels. Her primary research interest is in the use of Multiple Intelligence Theory in the classroom and the impact that this approach may have on the cognitive development of students. Her goal is to pursue a career in academics that will include research and writing in the area of curriculum development and school counseling. ncpplcg@gwgate.bas.ncsu.edu
	Michelle Hsiang is a doctoral student majoring in Instructional Technology at the College of Education and Psychology. Her area of concentration in her study is in Teacher Education and Technology, especially in the pre-service teacher education field. http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/middletech/ ymhsiang@unity.ncsu.edu
	Alecia Jackson is in the M.S.Ed. program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She taught 8th grade language arts in the public school system for seven years before pursuing her master's degree. Her current research project is a qualitative study of peer response to student writings in an electronic mail environment. She also teaches an undergraduate reading and writing course and works with pre-service teachers at NCSU. Following graduation in May 1999, Alecia hopes to continue her education in a Ph.D. program in Education. alecia@mindspring.com
Not Pictured	Amelia Massengill-McLeod annie.v@mindspring.com
	Trish Watson is currently enrolled in the M.S. Technical Communication program at NCSU. Her studies, research, and work experience focus on research communication channels among researchers, students, and the general public. She has taught ENG333, Communication for Science and Research, and has been a research assistant for the Center for Communication in Science, Technology, and Management, in the College of Humanities and Social Science. Her thesis examines the factors influencing participation in an electronic journal for student research at NCSU. pjwatson@unity.ncsu.edu
	Brett Wetzell is a 2nd-year graduate student pursuing a Masters degree in English, with a concentration in linguistics. His research focuses on the relationship between rhythm and language, with a particular focus on the dialects of American English. He recently completed his term as project coordinator for CALS Communication Services' initiative to move a number of its publications to the world-wide web. wbwetzel@unity.ncsu.edu
Faculty Editorial Advisor:
	Edwin R. Gerler Associate Dean for Research and External Affairs, College of Education and Psychology http://www 2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/counselor_ed/faculty/gerler.html NEDPERG@gwgate.bas.ncsu.edu

Managing Editor:
	Beckey Reed Consultant for School Services, College of Education and Psychology http://ww w2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/megaworks/mega1.html http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/ cep/OSS/ossline.html beckey@ibm.net