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Moreillon, Judi – Teacher Librarian, 2009
In the 2007-2008 school year, Jennifer Hunt, language arts teacher for the 8th grade pre-Advanced Placement class wondered how she could harness the power of Web 2.0 tools to develop her students' literacy skills and deepen their engagement with literature and ideas. To that end, she wrote a successful Qwest Arizona Technology in Education…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Grade 8, Educational Technology, Grants
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Clark, Douglas B.; Sampson, Victor D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
Research shows that scientific knowledge develops through a process of decision-making as well as discovery, and that argumentation is a genre of discourse crucial to the practice of science. Students should therefore be supported in understanding the scientific practices of dialectical and rhetorical argumentation as part of learning about…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Science Achievement
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Langhorst, Eric – Educational Leadership, 2007
Today, anyone can publish text, audio, pictures, or video on the Web quickly and at no charge using blogs, wikis, podcasts, and videosharing sites like YouTube. An 8th grade American history class has taken advantage of these technologies to expand student learning. Students read books and blog about them with people who live in different states,…
Descriptors: United States History, Internet, Test Reviews, Technology Uses in Education