Search results for author:"Bethany Smith"
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Bethany Smith
NC State University, College of Education
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Using Embedded Computer-Assisted Explicit Instruction to Teach Science to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bethany R. Smith; Fred Spooner; Charles L. Wood
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders Vol. 7, No. 3 (March 2013) pp. 433–443
For students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and intellectual disability, the need for scientific literacy is further complicated by the need for individualized instruction necessary to teach new skills, especially when those skills are academic....
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Global Literacies Initiative Project: Lessons Learned in Designing and Implementing a Global Learning Collaborative
Lori Holcomb; Candy Beal; John Lee; Bethany Smith; Carol Pope; Michael Pringle
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3224–3226
Built to be a Web 2.0 curriculum integration project, the Global Learning Initiative Project (GLIP) is a multi-modal effort that enables students to research and discover answers to global questions, all the while interacting and working...
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Using embedded computer-assisted instruction to teach science to students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Bethany Smith
(2012) pp. 1–116
The need for promoting scientific literacy for all students has been the focus of recent education reform resulting in the rise of the Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics movement. For students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and...
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Creating Content-Based Video Games in the Elementary Education Classroom
Bethany Smith; Micha Jeffries
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2242–2243
Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu/ is an open-source visual programming language developed at the MIT media lab that is well suited to K-12 students. It is an excellent tool for creating interactive video games, but how do we utilize Scratch in our...
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Developing Global Connections Through Project Based Learning: The Global Learning Initiative Project
Lori Holcomb; Candy Beal; John Lee; Amanda Robertson; Bethany Smith; Michael Pringle
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2510–2512
Built to be a Web 2.0 curriculum integration project, the Global Learning Initiative Project (GLIP) is a multi-modal effort that enables students to research and discover answers to global questions, all the while interacting and working...
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Ning in Education: Can non-commercial, education-based social networking sites really address the privacy and safety concerns of educators?
Lori Holcomb; Kevin Brady; Bethany Smith
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 528–531
The emergence and growth of social networking sites (SNSs) has been extensive and widespread over the past few years. Yet despite their popularity, recent media coverage has drawn attention to some major concerns associated with using these sites by ...
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The Use of Alternative Social Networking Sites in Higher Educational Settings: A Case Study of the E-Learning Benefits of Ning in Education
Kevin P. Brady; Lori B. Holcomb; Bethany V. Smith
Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 9, No. 2 (2010) pp. 151–170
Distance education as a primary means of instruction is expanding significantly at the college and university level. Simultaneously, the growth of social networking sites (SNS) including Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace is also rising among today's...
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The “Walled Garden” approach to Social Networking: Utilizing Ning in distance education.
Bethany Smith; Lori Holcomb
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2970–2973
This paper presents the initial phase of a research project on the use of a closed social network, utilizing Ning, in an online educational environment. Participants are drawn from two online master’s level courses, one that takes place in a Ning,...
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Using social networking tools in educational settings: Student attitudes and perceptions of NING
Lori Holcomb; Kevin Brady; Bethany Smith
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2551–2553
The results of this online study aims to examine and identify the educational uses and benefits of Ning, a new and emerging social networking tool recently adopted by a College of Education. Ning (http://www.ning.com/) is an online tool that allows ...
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EdGrid: Integrating Computer-based Modeling and Scientific Visualization into Teacher Education Programs
Lisa Bievenue; Linda Grisham; Delwyn Harnisch; Tim Hendrix; Bethany Hudnutt; Tommy Smith
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3377–3380
Computer-based modeling, scientific visualization and informatics have become critical technologies for doing science and mathematics in the 21st Century. The use of modeling and visualization can help increase science literacy and deep learning of...
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