SITE 1997--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
1997
Editors
Jerry Willis; Jerry D. Price; Sara McNeil; Bernard Robin; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 344
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SITE97 Annual Cover
pp. 1-2
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Dedication to Brent Robinson
pp. 19-20
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The Design, Evaluation and Usage of Educational Software
Netiva Caftori, Northeastern IIllinois University, United States; Marcin Paprzycki, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, United States
In recent years a proliferation of educational software can be observed in all school levels as well as at home and in the workplace. One of the important reasons for this situation seems to be... More
pp. 23-27
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Vendors Versus Teachers: Who's Best at Aligning Classroom and Computer-Assisted Instruction?
Jan Rader & The University
Experts in the field of educational technology have stressed the importance of integrating classroom instruction and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) (Shore & Johnson, 1993; Blickhan, 1993).... More
pp. 28-30
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Teachers and Students Evaluate Software
Heide Stein & Gigi Bohm
Union Grove Elementary School Cambridge Elementary School Personal computers have been used in education for nearly two decades. Although there are still many issues concerning computers in the... More
pp. 31-34
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Preservice Teachers and Multimedia Design: A Report From Year One
Thomas A. D & King's College
Not available. More
pp. 35-38
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Computer Competencies For Teacher Educators
Carolyn D. Thorsen, Robert D. Barr, Boise State University & Boise State University
Computers have become a part of teacher education faster than colleges of education have had time to develop a curriculum for them. Political entities are requesting that teachers be technology... More
pp. 39-42
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A Survey of Training, Infrastructure and Empowerment Opportunities for the Instructional Use of Computers in Schools
Michael Szabo, Kathy Schwarz & New Brunswick Community College
Instructional technology has great but unrealized potential for reforming educational systems, e.g., increased use of technology in daily classrooms and some fundamental restructuring of the way... More
pp. 43-44
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Multimedia Portfolios for Preservice Teachers: From Theory to Practice
Donna Read, Ralph Cafolla, Florida Atlantic University & Florida Atlantic University
Over the last five years, educators have discovered the validity of portfolios for evaluating students in elementary and secondary settings. However, using portfolios for preservice teachers at the... More
pp. 45-49
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The Digital Portfolio as a Learning and Assessment Tool
Sheila Ford, Elizabeth B. Nibley, Horace Mann Elementary School & American University
This project, designed in conjunction with two K-12 schools in the Washington, DC area (one private school and one public school), examined the use of digital student portfolios as an instructional... More
pp. 50-53
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Using Technology in Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education Programs
Shelia Smalley, Jennifer Platt, Central Florida & Central Florida
The use of technology has become more sophisticated and varied in education. This article presents four distinct uses of technology to enhance preservice and inservice teacher training: e-mail... More
pp. 54-57
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Learning From Children: A Progressive School Approach to Technology
Anna Chan, Beverly Ginsburg, Country School & Country School
In order to develop our view of the revolution that technology is creating in education, it is helpful to briefly consider how technology has revolutionized American culture, and how it has left... More
pp. 58-61
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Seeing Is Believing: Computer Club Activities Inform Instructional Practices
Susan E. Anderson & Texas Christian University
This is a tale of two schools, two teachers, and two groups of students. The schools are Texas Christian University’s School of Education and the Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, an... More
pp. 62-65
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LEGO-Logic: A Computer Learning Environment for Technology Education
Nira Krumholtz
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology LEGO-Logic is a learning environment that integrates creative construction of concrete machines and models with an introduction to computerized process c... More
pp. 66-70
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Distance Learning: An Effective Educational Delivery System
Mike Omoregie & Jackson State University
In recent years, researchers have studied the effectiveness of distance learning and its delivery methods. Willis (1994) contended that researchers have attempted to study distance learning... More
pp. 73-74
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Redefining the University: The Changing Role of Distance Education
Thomas Fox McManus & The University
Traditionally a university has been bound by four walls. Only students who were willing and able to place themselves physically within those walls could pursue a degree. New technologies are... More
pp. 75-77
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Designing An Internship to Go the Distance
Ruth Gannon Cook & Mary Ann Blind
What began as an opportunity for a doctoral student in instructional technology to apprentice in the distance education department, turned into a vision of a departmental internship that could be... More
pp. 78-81
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Teacher Education Through Distance Learning: Cost Effectiveness and Quality Analysis
Melanie N. Hill & State University
Distance learning is a technology that has been utilized by the College of Education at The State University of West Georgia for less than two years, yet it has reached more than 500 teachers at... More
pp. 82-85
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Student Perceptions of Learning by Compressed Video
Marietta D, Cathy L. Barlow, Morehead State University & Morehead State University
The rapid increase in the number of college courses delivered by distance learning technologies such as compressed video, has seemingly occurred with little information from the students about... More
pp. 86-87
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Student Perceptions of Courses Taught Using Two-Way Interactive Television
J D. Thomerson & Valdosta State University
Providing higher education to nontraditional students has become a point of interest for many colleges and universi ties (McMeen, 1984). In many rural areas, the only way to receive some type of... More
pp. 88-90
