Computers in the Schools
Jul 21, 2006 Volume 23, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 13
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Using Technology to Enhance Science Inquiry in an Outdoor Classroom
Pamela Cantrell & Mark S. Knudson
Participants in a science professional development field experience were surveyed for their perceptions of the impacts of integrating a wireless local area network (WLAN), pocket PCs, and laptops... More
pp. 7-18
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Learning Objects, Type II Applications, and Embedded Pedagogical Models
George Gadanidis & Karen Schindler
In this paper we consider the extent to which learning objects that focus on higher level thinking might be seen as Type II applications, as defined by Maddux, Johnson, and Willis (2001). We... More
pp. 19-32
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Future Teachers' Classroom Applications of Technology
Catherine E. Brawner & Rodney H. Allen
Student teachers from North Carolina's public teacher preparation institutions were surveyed in 2002 and 2003 to learn about the environment in which they taught and the activities they undertook... More
pp. 33-44
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Professional Development and Recursive E-Learning
Pam Elges, Marielena Righettini & Martha Combs
This paper describes the development of the first in a series of e-learning courses intended to influence the professional practices of 200+ teachers in 15 locations across a western state. The... More
pp. 45-57
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Electronic Discussion: A Case Study of the Range of Applications in a Laptop University
Gregory R. MacKinnon, M Lynn Aylward & Joseph Bellefontaine
This review paper examines ongoing research on a range of applications of electronic discussion in a laptop university teacher education program. The findings and challenges of employing electronic... More
pp. 59-71
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After the In-Service Course Challenges of Technology Integration
Gregory R. Frederick, Heidi Schweizer & Robert Lowe
This case study chronicles one teacher's experience in the semester after an in-service course, Using Technology for Instruction and Assessment. Results suggest that success in the course and good ... More
pp. 73-84
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Typology of ICT Implementation and Technology Applications
Dorit Tubin
This paper presents a typology of information and communication technology (ICT) integration into schools, demonstrates the typology by three case studies, and provides a discussion related to each... More
pp. 85-98
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Steering the Supertanker: Transforming Teaching and Learning through the Use of ICT
John P. Cuthell
The use of computers within the school curriculum raises critical pedagogical issues. The Maddux (1991) classification of educational computer applications as Type I or Type II remains apposite.... More
pp. 99-110
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Using Problem-Based Learning Software with At-Risk Students: A Case Study
Pavel Samsonov, Susan Pedersen & Christine L. Hill
In an extension of research examining student-centered pedagogy, the present case study examined how at-risk students used Alien Rescue, a problem-based learning (PBL) software program for middle... More
pp. 111-124
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Using Technology to Support Visual Learning Strategies
Blanche O'Bannon, Kathleen Puckett & Glenda Rakes
Visual learning is a strategy for visually representing the structure of information and for representing the ways in which concepts are related. Based on the work of Ausubel, these hierarchical... More
pp. 125-137
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Digital Portfolios Software Selection for Student Manipulation
Andrew L. Hunt, Betty K. Wood, Mary Kate Terrell & Jim Isom
Educators are faced with developing performance indicators for reporting to state and national agencies on pre-service teacher candidates' ability to teach using innovative pedagogy as well as... More
pp. 139-147
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Making Meaningful Connections: Interactive Computer Hypertext in Art Education
B Stephen Carpenter & Pamela G. Taylor
When interactive computer technology is used in meaningful and connective ways, it both enhances and provokes the focus and purpose of art instruction and learning to be expansive and personally... More
pp. 149-161
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Personal Educational Tools (PETs) for Type II Learning
Rhonda Christensen, Theresa Overall & Gerald Knezek
This article introduces the concept of Personal Educational Tools (PETs) and places these tools within the context of existing rationales for using technology for teaching, learning, and... More
pp. 173-189