SITE 2009--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Mar 02, 2009
Editors
Ian Gibson; Roberta Weber; Karen McFerrin; Roger Carlsen; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 769
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Tied Up in Knots: Spatial Reasoning for Visual Literacy using 3-D Dynamic Modeling Software
Ellen Campbell, Fairleigh Dickinson University, United States
Visual literacy, the spatial language of syntax and organization, can be used to fully explore a diverse range of academic concepts by using 3-D dynamic modeling software. Original student... More
pp. 622-628
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Student-generated Podcasts as a Strategy for Learning
Robert Crow, Western Carolina University, United States
Educators are charged with embracing new designs for learning based on emerging research. Yet, new designs aimed at fostering the acquisition of 21st century skills require modeling by the course... More
pp. 629-632
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Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling: Creating Digital Storytelling Contests for K-12 Students and Teachers
Bulent Dogan, University of Houston/School of Science and Technology, United States; Bernard Robin, University of Houston, United States
This paper describes the results of a research study about DISTCO 2008, the first in a series of digital storytelling contests. DISTCO 2008 was designed as a pilot project for the inaugural DISTCO ... More
pp. 633-638
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Information technologies incentivizing scholastic fruition
Francesco Epifania, Giorgio Valle, Raffaella Folgieri & Asim Kazancigil, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
New media and the evolution of web-based communication instruments represent a challenge for the improvement of didactic models. Humanistic Faculties need to include ICT courses to enhance the... More
pp. 639-646
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The Digital Documentary as Historical Ground Wire: A Study of a University’s Education Department and Its Teacher Educators
Sweeder John, Haley Froshour & Allison Hoffman, La Salle University, United States
Using videotaped faculty interviews intercut with historical still photographs gleaned from a university’s archives, three researchers created a 41-minute historical digital documentary designed to... More
pp. 647-653
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Crafting Digital Stories on Real World Needs: Multiple Pathways for Teacher Development
Mary Kayler, George Mason University, United States
Conceptualizing teaching and teacher education from a social justice perspective has been the focus of educational scholars and practitioners over the last decade. This qualitative study explored, ... More
pp. 654-657
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Designing Constructivist Teaching and Learning Environments for Visual Learning
Sara McNeil, University of Houston, United States
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the design of a graduate course in visual learning. The design is based on a holistic, conceptual framework for designing visual literacy projects, which... More
pp. 658-663
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Hybrid Classroom Simulator for the Instructional Design Training System on the Teacher Development Cource
Tairo Nomura, Faculty of Education, Saitama University, Japan; Masao Shinada, KOKUDAI SEMINAR Corporation, Japan
This paper shows the development of new classroom simulator as a part of our "Instructional Design Training System named 'Kyouan Koubou'(IDTS:KK)", that aims to encourage students in the teacher... More
pp. 664-666
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The Use of Digital Video to Foster Reflective Practice in a Teacher Education Program
Carmen Pena & Leticia De Leon, The University of Texas - Pan American, United States
Abstract: During the Fall 2008 semester, a group of students in their first semester of the elementary education program at the University of Texas – Pan American was required to deliver a lesson... More
pp. 667-669
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Acquiring, Publishing and Sharing Digital Video in Education
Bernard Robin, University of Houston, United States
The purpose of this session is to give participants hands-on experience locating and using digital video clips from the web. Participants will learn to find and download educational video clips... More
pp. 670-671
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The Expansion of Digital Storytelling into Content Area Instruction
Bernard Robin, Cameron White & Richard Abrahamson, University of Houston, United States
To help attract new graduate students and also to help integrate technology into content area courses, faculty members at the University of Houston began teaching “linked” pairs of courses in 2006,... More
pp. 672-679
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Computer Skills Development in Early Childhood Classrooms: Yet Another Casualty of NCLB
David Calhoon, Black Hills State University, United States
The author dedicated his research sabbatical to exploring the impact of NCLB on kindergarten and first grade curriculum. Data on weekly instructional time spent in each subject area (literacy, math... More
p. 680
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Accommodation For Students With Disabilities In Electronically Delivered Courses
Marsha Gladhart, University of Alaska Southeast, United States
This paper is based on a survey of how instructors at institutions of higher education in a large state accommodate for students with disabilities in online learning. The results of this survey... More
pp. 681-687
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Bilingual and ELL Preservice Teachers and Technology Self-Efficacy
Laurie Hansen, University of California Irvine, United States; Loretta Donovan, California State University Fullerton, United States; Shanan Fitts, Appalacian State University, United States
This pilot study examines the impact of technology integration within a multiple subject teacher education program with a bilingual or English language learner (ELL) emphasis on teacher candidate... More
pp. 688-695
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Digital Equity and the Gullahs of the Sea Islands
Patricia Leigh, Iowa State University, United States; J. Herman Blake, Medical University of South Carolina, United States; Emily Moore, Scholars for Educational Exellence and Diversity, Inc., United States
In this paper presentation, the authors explore the history of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. Oral storytelling is an integral aspect of African American traditions,... More
pp. 696-700
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Web 2.0 Tool Promotes Learning in Creative Expression Arts Methods Class
Ann McCoy, Alaska Pacific University, United States
Would the use of culturally responsive teaching (CRT) strategies while incorporating technology in meaningful way in a creative expression (arts) methods course promote learning? A core component... More
pp. 701-706
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An Examination of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Compliance
Becky Sue Parton, Robert Hancock & Wendy Siegel, Southeastern Louisiana University, United States
This paper examines university and k-12 district compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 1999. The study examined 50... More
pp. 707-721
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Second Thoughts on the Digital Divide
Danny Rose & Greg Jones, University of North Texas, United States
The Digital Divide has been a concept long bandied about by critical theorists and technology specialists for years as a means of addressing the perceived inequity between technological haves and... More
pp. 722-727
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Engaging Girls in Mathematics and Science
Melanie Shores, Tommy Smith, David Radord & Sonya Hardy, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States; Brooke Elliott, GEMS/ALEX, United States; Stephanie Baird, The University of Alabama at Birmingham/ALEX, United States; Shannon Parks, Alabama State Department of Education, United States
The University of Alabama at Birmingham presents the Girls Engaged in Mathematics & Science (GEMS) Project to the 2009 SITE Conference. This paper outlines a cogent state and national partnership... More
pp. 728-733
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Is Assistive Technology Enough? What Teachers Should Know About IT Accessibility
Terrill Thompson, DO-IT, University of Washington, United States
As technology's role in education continues to grow, and as technologies become increasingly adept at making education more engaging, interactive, and effective, it becomes ever more critical for... More
pp. 734-741