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Sharla Snider
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Achieving Sustainability: Reflections from One PT3 Project
Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2826–2831
As part of the PT3 initiative, Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) was a technology project designed to enhance the teacher preparation program at Texas Woman's University. The primary goals were to (a) integrate effective use...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Teachers, Integration
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Technology Curriculum Standards Integration: Program Implementation and Institutionalization
Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3836–3839
Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) is a three-year technology project designed to integrate the use of technology into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University (TWU). Supported by a U.S. Department of...
Topics: Educational Technology, Integration, Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum
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Connecting University Early Childhood & Family Educators’ Democratic Innovation Experiences with Student iPads to Pedagogical and Cultural Shifts
Nicole Masek; Sharla Snider
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 1778–1786
Innovation in education is concomitant to various obstacles that can impact the fidelity of implementation, but research is finding promise in more democratic processes of change in instructional practices using tablet technologies. Fidelity refers...
Topics: New Roles for Teachers/Learners
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THE LINKS PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Nancy Gotcher; Sharla Snider
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2745–2746
The purpose of this poster presentation is to provide an overview of the Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) technology project. This initiative was designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Establishing a Community of Learners: Solicited, Organized, Academic Response (SOAR)
Nancy Anderson; Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1106–1110
This round table discussion will demonstrate a unique online collaboration tool as well as underlying instructional strategies currently being utilized to support the peer editing process in an online, graduate grants writing course. Additionally,...
Topics: Literacy, Collaboration, Professional Development
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Exploring Technology Integration in a Field-Based Teacher Education Program: Implementation Efforts and Findings
Sharla L. Snider
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 34, No. 3 (2002)
Describes the Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) project that was designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University. Discusses research conducted to ...
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“At-Risk” Learners and the “Digital Divide”: Exploring the Equity in Access Issue
Jeanne Foster; Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 249–255
Education has been considered the "key to success," and technology, in recent history, has been considered "the great leveler"-capable of providing "keys" to all learners without regard to their race, ethnicity, or gender. Most recently, the term ...
Topics: Digital Divide, Educational Technology
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To Ning or not to Ning: The benefits of social networking in teacher education programs
Jennifer Quong; Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 791–795
This paper examines the use of Ning, a social networking platform, as a learning strategy in undergraduate and graduate hybrid and online class at a over two years. Using the lens of Community of Inquiry, this study investigated how effective this...
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Learning to Integrate New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS): First Year Results from a Systematic Infusion of Technology into a Field-Based Teacher Education Program
Sharla Snider; Vera Gershner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2095–2099
This paper details the associated research endeavor of a technology program designed to integrate emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University. The objective of this study is to describe changes in...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, Change
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Negotiation as part of the innovation process: A case for democracy and dialogism in tablet integration in education.
Nicole Masek; Sharla Snider
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018 (Oct 15, 2018) pp. 1187–1201
This qualitative research on iPad implementations at Texas Woman’s University had two phases, the exploration phase by professors and the classroom implementation phase with students in the Family Sciences Department. Democracy in this study had...
Topics: (2017) Perspectives on Mobile Technologies for Learning, (2017) Instructional Design, Mobile and ubiquitous learning
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The Links Project: A USDE Initiative
Nancy Gotcher; Sharla Snider
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2191–2194
Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) is a federally funded technology project designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University (TWU). The project is...
Topics: Curriculum, Educational Technology, Integration, Teachers
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Determining Relevant Tablet Integrations in Early Childhood & Family Science Classrooms: A Case for Negotiation in the Paradigm Shift
Nicole Masek; Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1283–1291
Innovation in education is concomitant to various obstacles that can impact the fidelity of implementation, but research is finding promise in more democratic processes of change in instructional practices using tablet technologies. Fidelity refers...
Topics: Early Childhood Education
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A Creativity Triad: Teacher, Technology, and Collaborative Learning
Sharla Snider; Vera T. Gershner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 1361–1365
Teaching philosophy, computer programs, and collaborative learning are interwoven in scaffolding the development of creativity in young children. Adding technology into the learning environment requires a re-examination of philosophical foundations...
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A Creativity Triad: Teacher, Technology, and Collaborative Learning
Sharla Snider; Vera T. Gershner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1361–1365
Teaching philosophy, computer programs, and collaborative learning are interwoven in scaffolding the development of creativity in young children. Adding technology into the learning environment requires a re-examination of philosophical foundations...
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Classroom Internet Integration: A Collaborative
Vera T. Gershner; Sharla L. Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1024–1027
The Community Collaborative Professional Development Center (CCPDC) coordinates the preservice teacher-training efforts of Texas Women’s University (TWU) by linking teacher educators with school districts which provide field placements for students...
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A Dynamic Model for Technology Integration in A
Sharla L. Snider; Vera T. Gershner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 735–739
This project relates to the redesign of the teacher education program to address the technology proficiencies desired by the schools, recommended by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, and delineated by the professional...
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MUVEing in HIVEs: Higher Education in the Virtual World
Jacqueline Strausz; Chris McClour; Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2081–2083
Virtual and distance learning is a prominent form of postsecondary education in the US. A majority of higher education degree granting institutions provide access to distance education. Given increased demand and acceptance of online tools within...
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Integrating the Use of Internet as an Instructional Tool: Examining the Process of Change
Vera T. Gershner; Sharla L. Snider
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 25, No. 3 (2001) pp. 283–300
Describes technology integration into the curriculum in a Texas school district. Discusses teacher training and explains measurement techniques, including Concerns Based Adoption Model for changes related to Internet use, the Innovation...
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Early Childhood Special Education. "I Have This Computer, What Do I Do Now?" Using Technology to Enhance Every Child's Learning
Sharla L. Snider; Theresa L. Badgett
Early Childhood Education Journal Vol. 23, No. 2 (1995) pp. 101–5
Acquaints early childhood educators with available basic, as well as adaptive, technological hardware and software, and provides an overview of technology transfer in young learners. Provides specific strategies for special needs students. (ET)
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Examining the Uses of Technology with the Youngest Learner
Sharla Snider; Sharon Hirschy; Kate Macaulay
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4292–4297
This paper and associated presentation will highlight key components of a developmentally appropriate approach to technology integration. Recommendations will be made to teachers considering technology use with the young child. Participants will...
Topics: Literacy, Integration, Computers, Professional Development, Curriculum
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Everyday Learning with the Tools of Tomorrow: Exploring Web Based Literacy Projects through the Eyes of a Third-Grade Classroom
Jeanne M. Foster; Sharla L. Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1287–1292
This paper details the integration of technology tools into a third-grade web based literacy project. The project included 13 students at the beginning of the school year possessing a wide range of technology exposure and reading experience levels....
Topics: Elementary Education, Schools
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Storying with Technology: An Approach to Connect Children and Adults Using the New Technology and Media Landscape
Felicity M. F. Cruz; Sharla L. Snider
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Vol. 10, No. 4 (2009) pp. 378–388
As our technology-rich society absorbs the impact of fast-paced technology evolution, we face a desperate situation: a widening digital divide, especially the intergenerational divide between adults and children. The proposed "Storying with...
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Beginning the Change Process: Teacher Stages of Concern and Levels of Internet Use in Curriculum Design and Delivery in one Middle and High School Setting
Vera T. Gershner; Sharla L. Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1692–1698
This progress report delineates processes and procedures in assessing changes in teacher attitudes and behaviors as they utilize Internet for the first time in curriculum development and delivery. The setting is a north Texas rural district...
Topics: Professional Development, Teachers, Change, Developmental Stages, Middle School Education
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A Young Child’s Digital World: Recommendations to Teachers
Luba Levy; Laura Daniels-Simmonds; Sharla Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3977–3982
Opposing views about the impact of technology on the young learner have created uncertainty and ambiguity about technology's role in early childhood education. Early childhood professionals are concerned that indoctrinating young children into the...
Topics: Professional Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Inclusive Education
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Reducing Transactional Distance in Online and Blended Courses through the Use of a Closed Social Media Platform
Jennifer Quong; Sharla L. Snider; Jody Early
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 47, No. 1 (2018) pp. 79–100
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a closed social media platform as an online tool to facilitate interactions among students and faculty participating in online and hybrid courses at a public university in North Texas (n ...
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Integrating Technology at the Pre-Service Teacher Level: Examining the Process of Change
Vera Gershner; Sharla Snider; Ann Huestis; Jeanne Foster
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1558–1565
According to Shaw (1998) in his Report to the President on the Use of Technology to Strengthen K-12 Education in the United States, "a large scale program of rigorous, systematic research on . . . educational technology . . . will ultimately prove...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers
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Implementing Technology Integration at the University Level: A Case Study of Changes in Faculty Behaviors and Attitudes
Sharla L. Snider; Vera T. Gershner; Tobye Rae Nelson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1427–1433
The Learning and Integrating Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) project is a three-year technology project is designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at the Texas Woman's University (TWU) and is...
Topics: Professional Development, Internet, Distance Education, Integration, Information Communication Technologies
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Developing Proficiencies for Web-based Course Delivery: Examining Changes in Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors
Vera T. Gershner; Tobye Rae Nelson; Sharla L. Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1770–1774
LINKS is a three-year technology project designed to integrate technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at the Texas Woman's University (TWU). The project is supported by a U.S.D.E., Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, Change, Curriculum, Faculty
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Providing Support for Technology Infusion into a Teacher Preparation Program
Vera Gershner; Tobye Rae Nelson; Sharla L. Snider
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1775–1776
Through a unique technology infusion approach, The Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) project addresses national, institutional, and teacher education goals as we prepare technology proficient teachers to use a variety of...
Topics: Professional Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Integration, Educational Technology, Teachers
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Creating a Dynamic Model for Educational Technology in a Field-Based Teacher Education Program
Sharla Snider; Vera Gershner; Jeanne Foster; Ann Huestis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1296–1302
The program described below, Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS), addresses national, institutional, and teacher education goals as we prepare pre-service teachers to use a variety of technologies to enhance student learning. ...
Topics: Schools, Integration, Teachers, Educational Technology, Professional Development