Taking It to the Street: Using QR Codes to Tell Student-Created (Hi)stories on Location

Mark van 't Hooft

Social Education Vol. 77, No. 2 (2013) pp. 99–101

One of the challenges that social studies educators face daily is how to make student learning relevant. Digital technologies can play an important role by connecting what happens in the classroom to the world beyond. One way to do this is by...

Technology and the Prospective Teacher: Exploring the Use of the TI-83 Handheld Devices in Social Studies Education

Alicia Crowe; Mark van 't Hooft

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (March 2006) pp. 99–119

Using technology to enhance student learning in social studies has become an important area for discussion and study within the field of social studies education. Handheld devices are one of the recently emerging technologies. This article describes ...

Topics: Research Methods, Inclusive Education, pre-service teacher education, research, Technology integration, teacher education, Integration, Social Studies, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development

Examining the Potential of Handheld Computers: Findings from the Ohio PEP Project

Mark van 't Hooft; Sebastian Diaz; Karen Swan

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 30, No. 4 (Apr 01, 2004) pp. 295–311

Handheld devices have the potential to make a large impact on K-12 educational settings, due to their relative low cost, high mobility, and interactive learning capabilities. This article, the outcome of a large-scale project examining the use of...

Technology Support for Whole Class Engagement in Learning

Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski; Jason Schenker; Deborah Miller; Mark van 't Hooft

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3310–3319

This research explores how the use of student response systems (SRS) effects elementary and middle school students' engagement in and learning from classroom lessons. A pilot study, which compared third graders' engagement in lessons involving the...

Topics: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Schools, Students, Middle School Education

The Changing Nature of Teaching and Learning in a Ubiquitous Computing Classroom

Karen Swan; Annette Kratcoski; Mark van 't Hooft; Jason Schenker; Yi Mei Lin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3336–3343

This paper reports on preliminary findings from an ongoing study of teaching and learning in a ubiquitous computing classroom which employs multiple measures and mixed methods to document changes in teaching and learning therein. It particularly...

Topics: Classrooms, Teaching Methods, Change, Educational Technology