Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
March 2006 Volume 6, Number 1
Editors
Glen L. Bull; Lynn Bell; Chrystalla Mouza
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 12
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An Invitation to Join an Early Career Mentoring Network in Technology and Teacher Education
Glen Bull & Lynn Bell, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, United States; Ann Thompson, Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, United States; Lynne Schrum, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, United States; Debra Sprague, Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, United States; Cleborne Maddux, Computers in the Schools, United States; Kara Dawson, University of Florida, United States; Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States
The spring 2005 edition of the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) issued a call for a proactive approach to a research agenda in educational technology. This position paper was... More
pp. 1-10
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Enhancing Parent-Teacher Communication Using Technology: A Reading Improvement Clinic Example With Beginning Teachers
Donna Merkley & Denise Schmidt, Iowa State University, United States; Carrie Dirksen, Diocese of Des Moines Catholic Schools, United States; Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University, United States
Effective communication between homes and schools can be essential in helping students experience success in the classroom. Unfortunately, the topic of establishing mechanisms for meaningful parent... More
pp. 11-42
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Commentary: Crossing the Digital Divide: How Race, Class, and Culture Matter
Mary Drucker, Utica College, United States
A commentary addressing the CEE Beliefs statement. More
pp. 43-45
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Expanding the Conversation: A Commentary Toward Revision of Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, and Whitin
Troy Hicks, Michigan State University, United States
As a commentary aimed toward revision of "Beliefs About Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers: Beginning the Conversation" (Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, & Whitin, 2005), this paper... More
pp. 46-55
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In Search of the Technology-Using English Teacher: A Response to Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, and Whitin
Sara Kajder, University of Louisville, United States
This response to"Beliefs about Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers: Beginning the Conversation" (Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, & Whitin, 2005) offers a framework for considering... More
pp. 56-60
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Literacy Practices and Digital Literacies: A Commentary on Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, and Whitin
Jamie Myers, Pennsylvania State University, United States
The integration of digital tools and multimodal representations in the English classroom has the greatest potential when we define literacy as multiple socially constructed practices. If digital... More
pp. 61-66
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The Effects of Mentor-Supported Technology Professional Development on Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Attitudes and Practice
Bonnie Swan & Juli Dixon, University of Central Florida, United States
This study investigated the influence of a mentor-supported model of technology training on mathematics teachers' attitudes and use of technology in the classroom. The treatment included six... More
pp. 67-86
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Preparing Preservice Elementary Teachers to Teach Science Through Computer Models
Nicos Valanides & Charoula Angeli, Department of Education, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which preservice elementary teachers were able to construct viable scientific models with a computer-modeling tool, namely Model-It, and... More
pp. 87-98
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Technology and the Prospective Teacher: Exploring the Use of the TI-83 Handheld Devices in Social Studies Education
Alicia Crowe, Kent State University, United States; Mark van 't Hooft, Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University, United States
Using technology to enhance student learning in social studies has become an important area for discussion and study within the field of social studies education. Handheld devices are one of the... More
pp. 99-119
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The Design of an Online Community of Practice for Beginning Teachers
Anthony Herrington, Jan Herrington, Lisa Kervin & Brian Ferry, University of Wollongong, Australia
Beginning teachers face enormous challenges in their first year of teaching. High attrition rates of teachers within the first five years attest to the difficulties inherent in commencing... More
pp. 120-132
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Commentary: Expanding Notions of Acceptable Research Evidence in Educational Technology: A Response to Schrum et al.
Kara Dawson & Rick Ferdig, University of Florida, United States
"Developing Acceptable Evidence in Educational Technology Research" (Schrum et al., 2005) and its precursor editorial, "A Proactive Approach to a Research Agenda for Educational Technology" (Bull, ... More
pp. 133-142
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Will Tomorrow’s Physical Educators Be Prepared to Teach in the Digital Age?
Guoli Liang, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater & Shandong Normal University, United States; Richard T. Walls, West Virginia University, United States; Virginia L. Hicks & L. Brenda Clayton, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, United States; Lei Yang, Jinan University, China
This study was conducted to determine how preservice physical educators feel about their level of competence to integrate technology effectively in their professional careers. Billions of dollars... More
pp. 143-156