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David Marcovitz
Loyola University Maryland
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Telecollaborative Projects: Meeting Teachers' Needs or Not?
David Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1709–1710
One of the difficulties with telecollaborative projects is finding out what actually happens in real classrooms that participate in the projects. Generally, we hear the hype about the project but not the reality. Projects that sound good might have...
Topics: Classrooms, Teachers
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Educational Technology and the Tipping Point
David Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1998–2001
There are thousands of new technologies out there. Every day a few more exciting new technologies come along, many of which could be used to do interesting things in the classroom. Most of the time those technologies get used by a few early adopters ...
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Multimedia in the Classroom With PowerPoint and VBA
David Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 941–946
This paper describes the results of a pilot project to use PowerPoint and Visual Basic for Applications with a class of teachers taking Multimedia Design in the Classroom. Most participants in the class were enrolled in a masters program in...
Topics: Educational Technology, Multimedia
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Making PowerPoint Powerful Using VBA To Add Interactivity
David Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2765–2767
Interactive multimedia is usually rich in media and poor in interactivity. It must be interactive to take advantage of its true power. Multimedia as a page-turner can delight the senses for a few moments, but it cannot engage the mind. Teachers...
Topics: Teachers, Interaction, Multimedia, Students
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Redefining "The Course" Revisited: A Follow-Up to Problem-Based Approaches to Technology Integration
David Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1198–1202
As teacher education programs struggle to integrate technology, many programs are moving away from "the course": the one technology course that all teacher candidates take. While this can have great benefits, many schools have found that a separate...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, Educational Technology
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Technology and Change in Schools: The Roles of Student Teachers
David M. Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 747–752
I think it’s energizing to have a student teacher. I think they keep you current. I was very impressed. Jackie knew her word processor very well. She had the Powerbook since the very beginning. She was very comfortable with email. She was very...
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Technology, Models, and 21st-Century Learning: How Models, Standards, and Theories Make Learning Powerful
David Marcovitz; Natalie Janiszewski
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1227–1232
This paper describes the variety of educational technology models, how they all fall short in some ways, and how they can be used together to form a powerful integrative model that can be used to evaluate technology applications in the classroom....
Topics: Standards, Research & Evaluation, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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What Really Happens in Classroom Internet Projects
David M. Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1758–1763
One of the difficulties with Internet projects is finding out what actually happens in real classrooms that participate in the projects. Generally, we hear the hype about the project but not the reality. Projects that sound good might have few...
Topics: Internet, Classrooms
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Redefining "The Course": A Problem-Based Approach to Technology Integration
David Marcovitz; Debby Deal
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2451–2455
As teacher education programs struggle to integrate technology, many programs are moving away from "the course": the one technology course that all teacher candidates take. Many schools have found that a separate course is still necessary. This...
Topics: Integration, Teachers, Educational Technology
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Playing the Standards Game and Winning: Aligning Technology Standards to Your Needs
David Marcovitz; Kelly Keane
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1229–1233
Accreditation can be an arduous and time-consuming process, particularly in the field of Educational Technology, where there is a vast array of standards to consider, including ISTE Standards for Students, Teachers, Administrators, and Coaches;...
Topics: Technology Leadership
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Reconceptualizing Digital Citizenship Curricula: Designing a Critical and Justice-Oriented Digital Citizenship Course
Marie Heath; David Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 665–672
Current conceptions of digital citizenship conflate character with citizenship, which re-inscribes historical exclusions and perpetuates normative values of citizenship. While scholars have challenged the prevailing definitions of digital...
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Supporting Technology in Schools: The Roles Of
David M. Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1053–1057
In this paper, three areas of importance to computer coordinators in the schools are discussed: support by walking around, nuts-and-bolts support, and the computer coordinator as policy maker. I also analyze a day spent following a computer...
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Technology and Change in Schools: The Roles of Student Teachers
David M. Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 747–752
I think it’s energizing to have a student teacher. I think they keep you current. I was very impressed. Jackie knew her word processor very well. She had the Powerbook since the very beginning. She was very comfortable with email. She was very...
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Support for Information Technology in Schools: The Roles of Student Teachers
David M. Marcovitz
Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education Vol. 8, No. 3 (1999) pp. 361–74
Describes student teachers' roles and how they affect the kinds of support that student teachers provide teachers for using information technology in the classroom. A continuum of roles, from teacher to student, is presented along with various...
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Technology, Models, and 21st-Century Learning: How Models, Standards, and Theories Make Learning Powerful
David Marcovitz; Natalie Janiszewski
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 721–726
This paper describes the variety of educational technology models, how they all fall short in some ways, and how they can be used together to form a powerful integrative model that can be used to evaluate technology applications in the classroom....
Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Supporting Technology in Elementary Classrooms: The Roles of Students
David Marcovitz; M. Khalid Hamza
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 2061–2067
In this paper, the authors explore the roles students play in support of technology in elementary classrooms. The primary role of students in the classroom is not support, but teachers need to take advantage of every opportunity for support. Support ...
Topics: Teachers, Classrooms, Students
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The Embedded Librarian: Going Beyond the Field of Dreams Model for Online Programs
David Marcovitz; Robert Kenyon; Catherine Staley
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 235–239
In preparation to launch a fully online graduate program, the authors ran a pilot program to embed a librarian in existing sections of current hybrid courses. The goal of the pilot was to compare the research success of students in the sections with ...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development
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Remote Labs!
Khalid Hamza; Bassem Alhalabi; David Marcovitz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 155–161
The authors of this paper propose an Internet facility that will authentically provide laboratory experiments remotely. Such a facility is brought to the doors of the distance learner to help provide learning that is comparable to that offered for ...
Topics: Software
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Implementing Large Scale Mobile Learning School Programs: To BYOD or not to BYOD
Boris Handal; Robert Ritter; David Marcovitz
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 796–801
This research attempts to explore the mobile learning (ML) implementation models adopted by school systems in Canada and the United States. Within an interpretative approach it will look at the instructional, curricular and organizational issues...
Topics: Evaluation of Impact, Implementation Experiences, Usability/User Studies
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SITE Joint SIG Symposia: A Collaboration Between the K-12 Online Learning SIG and Distance Learning SIG: How Higher Education and K-12 Online Learning Research Can Impact Each Other
Rick Ferdig; Leanna Archambault; Kerry Rice; Margaret Niess; Trisha Litz; Amy Garrett-Dikkers; Aimee Whiteside; Michael Barbour; David Marcovitz; Antoinette Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 635–639
Facilitated by Rick Ferdig of Kent State University and editor of JTATE, this Symposia brings together the work of the K-12 Online Learning SIG and the Distance Learning SIG communities and focuses on presentations from scholars in the field whose...