Effectively Preparing Preservice Teachers by Intentionally Integrating Learning Science Content Across a Teacher Preparation Program

Natalie Bolton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 1180–1190

Six principles related to cognitive science research were intentionally embedded across an urban midwestern university’s teacher preparation programs and assessed from spring 2020 to spring 2021 with 583 teacher candidates. Descriptive statistics...

Topics: Assessment and E-Folios

Cell Phones in the Classroom: Preservice Teacher’s Perceptions

Kevin Thomas; Natalie Bolton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2457–2465

This study examined 92 preservice teachers’ (graduate and undergraduate) attitudes concerning the classroom integration of cell phones. It also examined their perceptions of the instructional benefits and barriers of cell phones. Findings indicated...

Cell Phones in the Classroom: Educator’s Perspectives

Kevin Thomas; Natalie Bolton

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2129–2140

The most recent data on school policy regarding cell phones reveals 62% of schools have a ban on them in the classroom. This is surprising considering the dearth of empirical evidence to support such a ban. The purpose of this study was to begin to...

Cell Phones in the Classroom: Teachers' Perspectives of Inclusion, Benefits, and Barriers

Kevin M. Thomas; Blanche W. O'Bannon; Natalie Bolton

Computers in the Schools Vol. 30, No. 4 (2013) pp. 295–308

Historically viewed as a disruption by teachers, cell phones have been banned from 69% of classrooms (Common Sense Media, 2009). The increased ubiquity and instructional features of cell phones have prompted some teachers to re-evaluate the ban and...