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What Are We Afraid of? Arguments against Teaching Mathematics with Technology in the Professional Publications of Organisations for US Mathematicians
Hilary Smith Risser
International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education Vol. 18, No. 2 (2011) pp. 97–101
More than twenty years after the introduction of the first handheld graphing calculator the mathematics community appears to still be struggling with the use of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics. One major venue for arguments...
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Classroom E-Science: Exposing the Work to Make It Work
Hilary Smith; Joshua Underwood; Geraldine Fitzpatrick; Rosemary Luckin
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 3 (2009) pp. 289–308
Engaging students in science learning can be challenging, and incorporating new forms of technology into science has been shown to provide creative learning experiences. However most technology enhanced learning and e-Science experiences to date...
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Exploring the Potential of the Homework System and Tablet PCs to Support Continuity of Numeracy Practices between Home and Primary School
Lucinda Kerawalla; Jeanette O'Connor; Joshua Underwood; Benedict duBoulay; Joe Holmberg; Rose Luckin; Hilary Smith; Hilary Tunley
Educational Media International Vol. 44, No. 4 (December 2007) pp. 289–303
In this study we assess whether and how the Homework System was effective in creating greater continuity of understanding between home and school. Children in a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class (aged 5-6 years old) were taught numeracy using the...
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E-Science in the classroom – Towards viability
Joshua Underwood; Hilary Smith; Rosemary Luckin; Geraldine Fitzpatrick
Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 2 (February 2008) pp. 535–546
E-Science has the potential to transform school science by enabling learners, teachers and research scientists to engage together in authentic scientific enquiry, collaboration and learning. However, if we are to reap the benefits of this potential...
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The Making of a History Standards Wiki: "Covering", "Uncovering", and "Discovering" Curriculum Frameworks Using a Highly Interactive Technology
Robert W. Maloy; Michelle Poirier; Hilary K. Smith; Sharon A. Edwards
History Teacher Vol. 44, No. 1 (November 2010) pp. 68–81
This article explores using a wiki, one of the newest forms of interactive computer-based technology, as a resource for teaching the Massachusetts K-12 History and Social Science Curriculum Framework, a set of state-mandated learning standards....
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Third International Mathematics and Science Study 1999 Video Study Technical Report: Volume 1--Mathematics. Technical Report. NCES 2003-012
Jennifer Jacobs; Helen Garnier; Ronald Gallimore; Hilary Hollingsworth; Karen Bogard Givvin; Keith Rust; Takako Kawanaka; Margaret Smith; Diana Wearne; Alfred Manaster; Wallace Etterbeek; James Hiebert; James Stigler
This first volume of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 Video Study Technical Report focuses on every aspect of the planning, implementation, processing, analysis, and reporting of the mathematics components of the...