Search results for author:"Judy Britt"
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The Statue of Liberty: Double Stories Provide Historical Perspective
Judy Britt
Social Studies and the Young Learner Vol. 25, No. 4 (2013) pp. 4–8
Standing tall in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is an enduring symbol of America. Layers of historical content and symbolism are uncovered in books that tell various parts of her story. By reading one or more of these books, students can...
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Google Earth: A Virtual Globe for Elementary Geography
Judy Britt; Gus LaFontaine
Social Studies and the Young Learner Vol. 21, No. 4 (2009) pp. 20–23
Originally called Earth Viewer in 2004, Google Earth was the first virtual globe easily available to the ordinary user of the Internet. Google Earth, at earth.google.com, is a free, 3-dimensional computer model of Earth, but that means more than...
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Teachers' perceptions of technology in the elementary classroom
Judy K. Britt
Teachers' perceptions of technology in the elementary@classroom (1998) pp. 1–107
During the 1997–1998 school year a research study was conducted to investigate K–5 teachers, perceptions regarding curriculum integration of technology in a northern Alabama school district. The study focused on the teachers' perceptions regarding...
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Balancing Books & Bytes
Judy Britt; Joe P. Brasher; Lydia D. Davenport
Kappa Delta Pi Record Vol. 43, No. 3 (2007) pp. 122–127
Computers do not replace the need for students to read good books. However, sharing a book can employ contemporary strategies, such as project-based learning, that provide an exciting balance between traditional teaching and technology tools....
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Using the Internet to Create Meaningful Instruction
Cynthia Szymanski Sunal; Coralee Smith; Dennis W. Sunal; Judy Britt
Social Studies Vol. 89, No. 1 (1998) pp. 13–17
Considers the wealth of information on the Internet and suggests a number of ways to incorporate it into meaningful instructive activities. Posits five levels of Internet activity: personal use, sharing material with students, incorporating material ...