SITE 1998--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
1998
Editors
Sara McNeil; Jerry D. Price; Stephanie Boger-Mehall; Bernard Robin; Jerry Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 658
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The Design, Evaluation and Usage of Educational Software
Marcin Paprzycki, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
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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Do We Still Need a Paper Annual
Jerry Willis, , United States
This is the ninth Technology and Teacher Education Annual, and as I think about it a conversation I had in 1989 floats up from one of those mental storage bins that are never thrown out but rarely ... More
p. 25
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Vendors Versus Teachers: Who's Best at Aligning Classroom and Computer-Assisted Instruction?
Jan Rader, The University of Mississippi
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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The New Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning: Where do they fit with other content standards?
Edward P. Caffarella, University of Northern Colorado, United States
There are two major factors driving the information literacy skills needed by students as we move into the 21st Century. The two factors are the growth in the quantity of information sources and... More
pp. 29-32
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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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Technology-Based Macrocontexts for Teaching Integrated Science and Language Arts
David Kumar, Valerie J. Bristor, Florida Atlantic University & Florida Atlantic University
This paper describes technology as a tool for creating macrocontexts for teaching integrated science and language arts. Since both science and language arts involve interrelated cognitive functions... More
pp. 33-36
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Preservice Teachers and Multimedia Design: A Report From Year One
Thomas A. Drazdowski, King's College
Not available. More
pp. 35-38
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The Math, Science, & Manufacturing Collaborative
Ronald J. Abate, Cleveland State University
The concept of a collaborative math and science project grew out of the needs expressed by university engineering faculty and junior and senior high school teachers. Cleveland State University (CSU... More
pp. 37-40
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Computer Competencies For Teacher Educators
Carolyn D. Thorsen & Robert D. Barr, 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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Technology Guides for Teacher Education at MSU
Andrew Topper, Michigan State University
MSU has been working for several years to incorporate technology into the teacher preparation program. The state of Michigan requires that all student teachers be competent with technology, so MSU ... More
pp. 41-44
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A Survey of Training, Infrastructure and Empowerment Opportunities for the Instructional Use of Computers in Schools
Michael Szabo, University of Alberta; 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
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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A Statistics Class Website: Distance Learning on the Internet
Christina Dokter, Kaijun Hou & Larry Heimann, Michigan State University
This research team is composed of two technology education graduate students, who will serve as Web developers, and their client, the professor for Political Science 801 and 802. The main goal of... More
pp. 45-48
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An Integrated Approach to Computer Education for K-12 Teachers
David L. Breithaupt, North Carolina A & T State; Karen Smith-Gratto, North Carolina A & T State, University
Increasing numbers of computers have become available to teachers and students in classrooms and computer labs through recent efforts at the national, state, and school district levels. Although... More
pp. 49-50
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The Digital Portfolio as a Learning and Assessment Tool
Sheila Ford, Horace Mann Elementary School; Elizabeth B. Nibley, 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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Moving Toward a New Era: The Classroom Teachers' Story
Madeline Justice, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Ida Gunstanson, Terrell Middle School
The restructuring of university preparation programs in professional development schools have centered on expanding the university students’ experiences in the k-12 classroom. The Holmes Group ... More
pp. 51-53
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Integrated Technologies and Teacher Portfolios
Sue P. Reehm, Eastern Kentucky; Joyce Harris Thomas & Eastern Kentucky, University
Not available. More
pp. 54-57
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Using Technology in Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education Programs
Shelia Smalley & Jennifer Platt, University of 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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Starting from Ground Zero: Integrating Technology in Education Programs
Tina Marshall-Bradley, South Carolina State University; George C. Bradley, Webster University
In teaching, new ideas and teaching methods cycle in and out of favor more frequently. Integrating them solidly into practice, however may still take several years (Brown & Henscheid, 1997). The... More
pp. 58-61
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Learning From Children: A Progressive School Approach to Technology
Anna Chan & Beverly Ginsburg, City & 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