Reading Methods Students’ Use of a Visual Learning Environment with Elementary Aged Students: Modeling Development and Organization of Written Response to Text

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1704–1709

Preservice Teachers taking a Reading Methods course as part of their elementary program requirements were introduced to a graphic presentation program called Inspiration. The students were shown how to utilize this program as a way of responding...

Topics: Teachers, Students

Preservice Teachers' Use of WebQuest to Construct Literacy Events

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1911–1915

Preservice teachers taking a Reading Methods course as part of their elementary program requirements were asked to complete a WebQuest on a topic of their choice. The students were shown how to create the WebQuest through use of Netscape...

Topics: Teachers

Nurturing Emergent Literacy Through Technology

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1308–1311

Becoming literate is a process of becoming aware, not only of oneself as a reader, but of strategies that help to solve problems that arise during reading (Vacca, Vacca, & Gove, 1995). Young children who are exposed to environ-

Preservice Teachers' Use of Technology in the Construction of Literacy Events

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez; Joyce Granger

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 816–818

Technology has increasingly played a critical role in the professional development of teachers. Colleges and universi ties have progressed from offering a basic introductory computer course to the inclusion of technology within other education...

Model Technology Classrooms in Teacher Education

Kathryn Matthew; Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 12–15

Model technology classrooms at the university and in local schools provide preservice teachers with opportunities to see technology use modeled and to practice teaching with technology. Observing technology being used in classrooms and teaching...

Topics: Classrooms, Teachers

Preservice Teachers' Use of Technology in the Construction of Literacy Events

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez; Joyce Granger

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 816–818

Technology has increasingly played a critical role in the professional development of teachers. Colleges and universi ties have progressed from offering a basic introductory computer course to the inclusion of technology within other education...

Developing Digital Literacy in the Middle School Classroom

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez; Carrice Cummins; Elizabeth Manning

Computers in the Schools Vol. 33, No. 4 (2016) pp. 211–226

Students are growing up in a digital world where technology is constantly changing and evolving. However, their use of these technologies is often more social rather than academically as a way to advance their understanding of key concepts or skills ...

Using iMovie to Enhance Teaching and Learning Activities

Becky Callaway; Cheryl Sundberg; Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 988–990

Apple iMovie software can be used by classroom teachers as a means of documenting effective teaching practices in the learning community. This type of video project can be done quite easily now that digital video camera and video editing software...

Topics: Teachers, Software, Video, Classrooms

Investigating Teacher Candidate's Use of Technology in Methods Coursework

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez; Connie LaBorde; Desiree' LeBoeuf-Davis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3895–3899

Abstract: Teacher candidates take a Reading Methods course and a Health and Physical Education Methods course as part of their elementary program requirements. These teacher candidates are required to use technology resources throughout the course...

Topics: Health, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Physical Education, Elementary Education

Faculty Technology Coaches

Rebecca Callaway,; Catherine Letendre; Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez,; Kathryn Matthew; Elizabeth Stephens

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2023–2028

The purpose of this research was to examine the benefits of one-on-one mentoring for technology coaches and teacher preparation faculty as they learned to use technology. Participants included 33 teacher preparation faculty and 14 technology...

Topics: Faculty, Educational Technology, Teachers

Model Technology Classrooms—Navigating the Digital Edge

Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez; Amy Vessel; John O'Connor; Dianne Porter-Lord; Lajeane Thomas

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3969–3972

The purpose of this study was to investigate the technology use of teacher candidates (preservice teachers) and school clinical faculty (inservice teachers) who had access to the resources provided through a model technology classroom as defined by...

Topics: Professional Development, Standards, Elementary Education, Software, Networking Technologies