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New Possibilities for Instructional Technology in Middle Grades Social Studies: Research Findings From the North Carolina’s Sixth Grade Goes to Russia Project
Pru Cuper; Candy Beal
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3097–3099
Research findings are reported on an NC State University web-based global education project, presented at SITE 2002, that involved 5,000 students and 50 teachers in a year-long study of Russia. Reported areas include: technology fluency;...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Social Studies, Students
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Literacy Junction: Adolescent Identity and Social Agency on the Web
Pru Cuper; Hiller Spires
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1949–1950
Before designing web-based learning opportunities for adolescents, there are a few considerations worth noting. Perhaps the most basic of these considerations is the fact that . . . "for middle schoolers, school is primarily a place for making...
Topics: Adolescents, Middle School Education, Literacy, Interaction, Students
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Reconstructing Our Identities: Virtual Learning Experiences in Reading and Social Studies EducationVirtual Learning Experiences in Reading and Social Studies Education
Hiller Spires; Pru Cuper; Cheryl Bolick
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3104–3106
In 1995, Turkle explored the territory of virtual personae within virtual communities by posing the question: "Do our real life selves learn lessons from our virtual personae?" (p.177). With Turkle's points in mind, we were intent on exploring the...
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Applying Technology to Learning: Is it Too Much to Expect of Pre-service Teachers in an Introductory Technology Course?
Judy Lambert; Yi Gong; Pru Cuper
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3814–3821
This paper reports on a year-long study conducted to explore the relationships between 62 pre-service teachers' perceived computer ability and attitudes toward computers; two factors most associated with resistance to computers; and the impact of a...
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Literacy Junction: Exploring Narrative Theory and Books for Youth in a Cyberworld
Pru Cuper; Cris Crissman; Hiller A. Spires
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2202–2203
This paper describes the development of Literacy Junction, which is an interactive web site for teachers and students in grades 5-8. Using an interdisciplinary approach to learning, Literacy Junction offers two distinct features: technology-enhanced ...
Topics: Literacy, Interaction, Students
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Video Analysis as a Reflective Tool: Providing Pre-service Teachers a Gradual-Replay Lens on their Developing Practice
Pru Cuper; Yi Gong; Linda Farina; Mia Manning-Osborn
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 45–48
An ongoing challenge to teacher educators involves finding ways to improve their pre-service teachers' classroom teaching performance. With new-teacher attrition rates steadily on the rise, this challenge has become more urgent in the 21st Century....
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North Carolina's Sixth Graders Go to Russia A global Education/curriculum Integration Project that Redefines the Virtual Field Trip and Makes Social Studies Education in a Technology Enabled Environment Meaningful and Exciting
James Clark; Amanda Robertson; Matthew Ross; Candy Beal; Bill Beal; Pru Cuper; Mary Davis; Judy Lambert
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2168–2169
This project traces the three year development of preservice teachers' global technology projects from the after-the-fact journaling accounts of a research trip to Russia to a year long research study about Russia involving hundreds of sixth grade...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Middle School Education, Teachers, Educational Technology, Students