Creating Virtual Laboratories Using Squeak Etoys

Shelby Morge; Karen Hill; Sridhar Narayan; Gene Tagliarini

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3813–3815

Since effective instruction requires student engagement in experimental processes, educators need to identify safe environments that support reasonably realistic experiments. For example, investigating the actual propagation of a virus is well...

USeIT and the Logic Model

Shelby Morge; Karen Hill; Gene Tagliarini; Narayan Sridhar

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4249–4255

In order for funded projects to demonstrate good performance, the evaluation process needs to be a part of the planning process. Additionally, every step of these processes should be documented and connected. This paper provides a brief description ...

Using Squeak Etoys to Integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Wesley Williams; Elizabeth Snead; Shelby Morge; Sridhar Narayan; Gene Tagliarini; Mahnaz Moallem; Karen Hill

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3650–3656

Information technology (IT) skills consistent with the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) are often not well integrated with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) course content. As a result, students...

Integrating the Vernier LabPro™ with Squeak Etoys

Daniel Heywood; Wesley Williams; Elizabeth Snead; Shelby Morge; Sridhar Narayan; Karen Hill; Gene Tagliarini

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3762–3764

The Vernier LabProTM equipped with various sensor probes is commonly used in many middle and high school science classes. Using these devices, students can measure and record a wide variety of physical parameters such as temperature, light intensity,...

The ITEST Experience: Combining Cutting Edge Technology and Pedagogy for Teacher Professional Development, Part 1

Ruth Kermish-Allen; Shey Conover; Robert Snyder; Hope Rowan; Nancy Carter; Henrik Kibak; Steven J. McGriff; Robertta Barba; Simona Bartl; Shelby Morge; Karen Hill; Sridhar Narayan; Gene Tagliarini; Caroline Parker; Cathlyn Stylinski; Marjorie Darrah; Preeti Gupta; Bercem Akbayin; Carla McAuliffe

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4073–4080

The Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program was established in 2003 by the National Science Foundation to address the looming shortage of technology workers in the United States. The ITEST experience—including...

Topics: Mathematics, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Middle School Education, Networking Technologies

The ITEST Experience: Combining Cutting Edge Technology and Pedagogy for Teacher Professional Development, Part 2

Ruth Kermish-Allen; Shey Conover; Robert Snyder; Hope Rowan; Nancy Carter; Henrik Kibak; Steven J. McGriff; Robertta Barba; Simona Bartl; Shelby Morge; Karen Hill; Sridhar Narayan; Gene Tagliarini; Caroline Parker; Cathlyn Stylinski; Marjorie Darrah; Preeti Gupta; Bercem Akbayin; Carla McAuliffe

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4159–4166

The Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program was established in 2003 by the National Science Foundation to address the looming shortage of technology workers in the United States. The ITEST experience—including...

Topics: Networking Technologies, Middle School Education, Professional Development, Educational Technology, Mathematics