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TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning

May 2014 Volume 58, Number 3

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Number of articles: 9

  1. Implications of Shifting Technology in Education

    Janet Holland & John Holland

    This article examines the implications of shifting technology trends by looking at what we've lost or are losing, where we are, and where we need to go for making the needed transitions in... More

    pp. 16-25

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  2. New Methods of Mobile Computing: From Smartphones to Smart Education

    Edward R. Sykes

    Every aspect of our daily lives has been touched by the ubiquitous nature of mobile devices. We have experienced an exponential growth of mobile computing--a trend that seems to have no limit. This... More

    pp. 26-37

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  3. Get Your Head into the Clouds: Using Word Clouds for Analyzing Qualitative Assessment Data

    Concetta A. DePaolo & Kelly Wilkinson

    Word clouds (or tag clouds) are popular, fun ways to display text data in graphical form; however, we contend that they can also be useful tools in assessment. Using word clouds, instructors can... More

    pp. 38-44

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  4. Comparing the Picture Exchange Communication System and the iPad™ for Communication of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delay

    Doris Adams Hill & Margaret M. Flores

    Both picture exchange, a low-tech picturebased communication system, and technologybased interventions, such as the iPad™ with communication application, are emerging treatments for students with... More

    pp. 45-53

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  5. Development of a Virtual Technology Coach to Support Technology Integration for K-12 Educators

    William Sugar & Patricia J. Slagter van Tryon

    In an effort to develop a virtual technology coach for K-12 educators, this article analyzed survey results from sixty teachers with regards to specific resources that a technology coach could... More

    pp. 54-62

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  6. An Experimental Investigation of Videotaped Lectures in Online Courses

    Heather K. Evans

    Lecture videos are often praised as a great medium of instruction in online education. There is a lack of research, however, that tests whether videos are superior to other teaching tools in online... More

    pp. 63-70

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  7. Technologies on the Horizon: Teachers Respond to the Horizon Report

    Charles B. Hodges & Alyssa H. Prater

    The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' beliefs regarding the integration of technologies from the 2011 K-12 edition of the "Horizon Report" into their local, public... More

    pp. 71-77

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  8. Bringing the World to the Classroom through Videoconferencing and Project-Based Learning

    Susan B. Hopper

    The focus of this paper is a case study of a Texas-based school that implemented global projects to connect their students with many states and countries as a platform for integrating collaboration... More

    pp. 78-89

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  9. Using Smart Boards and Manipulatives in the Elementary Science Classroom

    Susan F. Martin, Edward L. Shaw & Lynda Daughenbaugh

    This study summarizes the results of a survey administered to 48 elementary schools in the largest school district in a southeastern U.S. state, conducted by university faculty to evaluate the use ... More

    pp. 90-96

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