Real History: Interactive Slideshows to support Educational Objectives in the Social Studies

Beverly Ray; Martha Hocutt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2209–2211

Real Media Slideshow software can be used to promote hands-on, peer-to-peer learning and collaboration in a variety of secondary social studies classroom settings. Social studies teachers and secondary students can use the software to create...

Topics: Software, Multimedia, Social Studies

Got game? Preservice educators' perspectives on the value of digital games

Beverly Ray; Martha Hocutt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1790–1792

This poster session will present an overview of on-going research on digital mini-games (i.e., mini-role plays, simulations, and/or strategy games) appropriate for use in K-12 classrooms. In particular, the session will offer insight into the...

Comparing instructional methodologies in sixth-grade science: Traditional textbook, integrated science, and integrated science with technology enhancement

Martha M. Hocutt

Comparing instructional methodologies in sixth@-grade science: Traditional textbook, integrated@science, and integrated science with technology@enhancement (2003) pp. 1–188

The purpose of this study was to examine three different methodologies used to present content to sixth-grade science students and determine which methodology benefited students most with regard to the acquisition of content knowledge and attitude...

High School Students: How Do They Obtain Technology Skills?

Martha Hocutt; Beverly Ray; Vivian Wright

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3228–3230

High school students have typically obtained numerous technology skills by the time they reach junior and senior status. This paper addresses how and from whom high school juniors and seniors acquire technology skills and how best to present new...

Topics: Schools, Middle School Education, Students

Web Video Project as an Instructional Strategy in Teacher Education

Denys Lupshenyuk; Martha Hocutt; Ron Owston

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 984–991

The advent of Web 2.0 has metamorphosed the landscape of the Internet from a static “depository” of multimedia data into a dynamic and participatory “habitat” of individuals. Web video, epitomized by YouTube, is particularly suited to student...

Use of an Online Simulation to Promote Content Learning

Beverly Ray; Martha Hocutt; Diana Hooley

International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 43–57

Educators seek effective methods of teaching concepts in ways that engage the learner. One potential method involves the use of simulations, including online simulations. In this exploratory study, researchers examined the pretest and posttest...

Investigating Concerns of Teacher Education Students about the Integration of Online Learning Communities in Traditional Instruction

Denys Lupshenyuk; Martha Hocutt; Elizabeth Gibbs

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6275–6282

The contemporary capabilities of the Internet provide students and teachers with the opportunity to interact and collaborate with one another in an online environment outside their classroom to supplement the face-to-face learning. The success of...

Teacher-Created, Teacher-Centered Weblogs: Perceptions and Practices

Beverly B. Ray; Martha M. Hocutt

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 1 (2006) pp. 11–18

This paper describes the findings of a qualitative research study examining the perceptions and practices of inservice teachers who blog. Open-ended interviews and electronic dialogues were conducted with 16 K-12 bloggers to identify emergent themes....

K-12 Educators? Perspectives on Coding: Moving from ?I can't? to ?I do?

Beverly Ray; Reenay R. H. Rogers; Martha Hocutt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2791–2795

The presentation explores K-12 educators? perspectives regarding coding as an instructional tool. Preliminary findings of a larger exploratory study, using quantitative and qualitative measures, will be shared. Research examines whether and to what...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Revolution in Hand: Handheld Computers in the Science Classroom

Beverly Ray; Anna McFadden; Susan Patterson; Vicki Jenks; Martha Hocutt

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2531–2535

Hand held devices, such as Palm Pilots, have the potential to revolutionize the science classroom. These small, inexpensive devices make it possible for science teachers to grade students' laboratory and group projects in real time. A team of...

Topics: Teachers, Science

Collaborative Lesson Planning in WebCT: Observations from a K-8 Social Studies Methods Course

Beverly Ray; Martha Hocutt; Vivian Wright; G.Scott Ray

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4840–4844

This presentation examines the use of a collaborative lesson planning project in a K-8 social studies methods course. The goal of the project was to assist prospective elementary and middle school social studies teachers in acquiring the knowledge,...

Topics: Social Studies, Middle School Education, Planning

Weblogs to Promote Creative Expression and Reflective Practice in E-Learning Environments

Beverly B. Ray; Martha Hocutt; Susan K Patterson

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2658–2667

Instructors designing online learning environments that promote creative expression and reflective practice may find Weblogs a useful tool. This session will preview the findings of a research study examining how PK-16 educators use Weblogs to...

Comparing Instructional Methodologies in Sixth-Grade Science: Traditional Textbook, Integrated Science, and Integrated Science with technology Enhancement

Martha Hocutt; Vivian Wright; Julia Hartman; Beverly Ray

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4661–4666

This study examined three different methodologies used to present science content to sixth-grade students in order to determine which methodology benefited students most with regard to the student achievement. The three methodologies examined were...

Topics: Science, Information Sciences, Middle School Education, Students