Meeting Teacher Technology Competencies In the Classroom with a Focus on Writing/Communication Skills

Martha Beasley

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 102–103

This paper is based on a series of workshops offered to kindergarten through eighth grade classroom teachers. The focus of the workshops was to increase student academic expectations and accountability through technology integration. Two built-in ...

Topics: Students

Teaching Technology Skills Through Higher-Order Thinking Objectives

Martha Beasley

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1391–1393

Abstract: This paper is based on a college course, which emphasizes the construction of knowledge through the utilization of higher-order thinking skills. Course objectives include developing understandings of what it means to be literate in a...

Topics: Learning Objects

Components of a Viable Technology Model: Designed for the Classroom Teacher

Martha Beasley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 613–616

This paper addresses adaptable processes for the regular classroom teacher to integrate technology and the uses of a computer in the classroom setting, involving all students. The ideas are based on a yearlong staff development project and study,...

Topics: Classrooms, Teachers, Computers

Defining the Role of Student Involvement When Teaching with Technology: The Non-Traditional College Student

Martha Beasley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 128–129

Abstract: This paper describes the likenesses and differences between the traditional and non-traditional college student in terms of the role and expectations in today's technological world. Common expectations include up-to-date information,...

Topics: Learning Outcomes, Educational Technology, Students

Study on the Transfer of Teacher Online Collaborative Planning To the Classroom Setting

Martha Beasley

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 644–645

This paper is a study of a year-long project for classroom teachers, which focused on the transfer of technologically-based, collaborative planning to implementation in the classroom environment. The project centered around the two following...

Topics: Learning Objects, Learning Outcomes, Classrooms

Modeled Lesson Plan Study and Demonstration on Using the Class Text as a Secondary Source

Martha Beasley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 2057–2060

This paper addresses the use of technology resources in the classroom, placing the classroom text as a secondary resource for learning. The ideas are based on the reluctance of classroom teachers to let go of the text on a lesson to lesson context,...

Topics: Classrooms, Teachers

Gender Equity Model: High School Female Students and Technology Awareness

Martha Beasley; Alan Wark; Sara Zimmerman

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 203–206

A powerful force in today’s technology field addresses such issues as equitable educational environments, student motivation, and systemic approaches to decision-making processes involving secondary, post-secondary, and career awareness. The current ...