Amazon, eBooks, and Teaching Texts: Getting to the "Knowing How" of Reading Literature

Barbara G. Pace

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 4 (2001) pp. 472–479

A poster on my office wall shows a child holding a flashlight under the covers as he reads in bed. Many literacy education students respond to the poster by claiming, 'I used to do that.' Their confession is not surprising, for most who decide to...

Topics: Languages, English Language Arts, Students, Literacy

Teaching with Web-Based Videos: Helping Students Grasp the Science in Popular Online Resources

Barbara G. Pace; Linda Cronin Jones

Science Teacher Vol. 76, No. 1 (January 2009) pp. 47–50

Today, the use of web-based videos in science classrooms is becoming more and more commonplace. However, these videos are often fast-paced and information rich--science concepts can be fragmented and embedded within larger cultural issues. This...