The What, How, and Why of Podcasting in Teacher Education

David Pownell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2378–2379

Digital audio and mobile audio players such as the iPod are being adopted by young people on a massive scale. The new technology of Podcasting is allowing audio content creators to make and distribute content easily to those mobile audio users. To...

Topics: Audio, Teachers

iListen, iLearn, iPod: Life-long Learning with Mobile Audio

David Pownell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1830–1831

People have been using audio for many years to improve themselves with self-development and motivational tapes. We listen to them while driving, on the plane, and at the beach. Now, with digital audio and portable MP3 players, there are even more...

Topics: Audio, Software

Our First Year Experiences Implementing ePortfolios Using the FolioFor.Me Website

David Pownell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) p. 1778

ePortfolios in pre-service teacher education programs provide students with a central place to collect, store, and share artifacts of their work. Because of this, students can reflect on their own learning and can see their own development as...

Topics: Assessment and E-Folios

What’s a Wiki and Why Would We Want One? A Look at Next Generation Collaborative Tools

David Pownell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2057–2058

Organizations use technology tools to empower their members to learn from each other and share information. Educators know that collaboration is an important component of any learning process. "Communities of practice" are becoming important for...

Topics: Collaboration

From Drab Lab to Fab Lab: Using Classroom Control Software and Smartboards to Enhance Student Experiences in Computer Labs

David Pownell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4237–4238

A majority of teacher preparation programs require that students take technology courses which are often given in computer labs. There are many advantages to computer labs such as the ability for direct instruction and shared resources. However,...

Topics: Software, Computers, Students, Classrooms

Implementing handheld computers in schools: The research, development, and validation of a technology leader's resource guide

David William Pownell

Implementing handheld computers in schools: The research, development, and validation of a technology@leader's resource@guide (2002) pp. 1–364

The purpose of this study was to research, develop, and validate a technology leader's guide which serves as a resource for implementing handheld computers in schools for leading, teaching, and learning. The Technology Leader's Guide...

Handhelds as an assessment tool

Marsha Gladhart; Neal Topp; Lynn Elder; David Pownell; Barry Brahier

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) p. 76

The convenience and low cost of handhelds have attracted the attention of educators interested in developing ongoing, continuous assessment. Educators just learning how to use their handhelds to help them teach are faced with long lists of software...

Topics: Assessment, Students

Handhelds as an assessment tool, II

Marsha Gladhart; Neal Topp; Lynn Elder; David Pownell; Barry Brahier

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) p. 77

The convenience and low cost of handhelds have attracted the attention of educators interested in developing ongoing, continuous assessment. Educators just learning how to use their handhelds to help them teach are faced with long lists of software...

Topics: Students, Assessment