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Welch, Meghan McCarthy; Dooley, Caitlin McMunn – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2013
Students 8 and younger have access to screens everywhere--on smartphones, tablets, handheld games, and laptops, to name just a few places. How do you know if students are using these tools effectively? Are the students participating in digital environments in ways that encourage critical thinking, active engagement, and contribution, or are they…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Elementary School Students, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices
Sommervold, Cate; Goodwin, Melissa – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2012
Some schools in South Dakota have gone one-to-one, and other schools have one computer cart for two grade levels. Some teachers refuse to use their computers for anything but email, and others are incorporating web 2.0 tools into their project-based learning curricula. But one thing that is consistent across the board is the need for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Web 2.0 Technologies, Federal Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Owens, Aileen M. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2009
Technology integration happens when schools remove barriers, incorporate appropriate pedagogy and instructional strategies, and provide opportunities and support for teachers and students in the classroom. Assisting teachers in the classroom as they gain the confidence and skills needed to be successful in sustaining new practices is a critical…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Educational Technology
Vallis, Keith; Williamson, Peter – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2009
Interactive whiteboards are all the rage in classrooms across the world these days, and for good reason. Like most technology, they hold students' attention much better than a traditional lecture-and-blackboard lesson ever could. They also solve the problem of having only one classroom computer for 30 students by projecting the screen at the front…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
Brock, Davis H. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2009
Educators know there is a disconnect between students' technology experience outside of school and what they use in the classroom. At home many students play and learn with an array of tools that are restricted, banned, or, in many cases, just not available at school. They also know that effectively infusing technology into the classroom does make…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Legislation
Ikpeze, Chinwe H. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2009
Working to transform his classroom, fifth grade teacher John Blain of Buffalo (New York) public schools infused technology into his literature lessons by adding an online literature discussion to his more traditional classroom discussion. Students were assigned to read Kate DiCamillo's books "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "The Tiger…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Grade 5, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Brooks, Marilyn – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
In this column, the author shares some of the processes involved with the restructuring of the elementary curriculum and the role of technology in the classroom. When Plano ISD committed time, talent, and technology to a new educational vision, the Elementary Integrated Curriculum project was born. The goal: to integrate subject matter and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Integrated Curriculum, Technology Integration, School Districts
Morehead, Pamela; LaBeau, Barbara – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Four years ago, the staff at our school (Marie C. Graham Elementary School in Harrison Township, Michigan) agreed to take an evaluative look at the use of technology in the classroom. Through a self-study process and a district technology initiative called Project 2000, teachers had the opportunity for change relative to technology integration.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Learning Resources Centers, Technology Uses in Education
O'Donnell, Donna J. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Many of today's teachers are taking strides toward effectively incorporating technology into the classroom curriculum. Although most are aware of the benefits technology use can have on reinforcing learned material and promoting understanding, the positive effect that carefully selected software can have on a student's self-esteem--especially a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education, Special Needs Students
Biggs, Edward – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2004
This article describes a project that integrated technology into a classroom unit as part of a project (Project MEET) sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education. The project goals were linked to the Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework that focuses on the differences between work and play, and was based on the use of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Grade 1, Elementary School Curriculum