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Woodrow, Janice E. J.; Mayer-Smith, Jolie A.; Pedretti, Erminia G. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2000
Describes an evaluation program designed to assess the effectiveness of technology enhanced instruction within the context of the Technology Enhanced Secondary Science Instruction (TESSI) project, a field-based research program of technology integration into secondary science. Includes analyses of student enrollment and achievement, ethnographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Enrollment, Ethnography
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Roberts, Geoff – Educational Leadership, 1999
Schools should anticipate unavoidable problems when implementing a technology plan, project, or program. Technology programs should be built around curricular needs, not gurus. Programs are costly, software remains problematic, and (large) size matters. Blending laptops and desktops is feasible. Faculty consensus helps, and upgrades are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Costs, Educational Technology
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Riffel, J. Anthony; Levin, Benjamin – Educational Management & Administration, 1997
Discusses school responses to changes in information technology, based on survey data and case studies of four school districts in Manitoba, Canada. Financial, administrative, and political issues appear to have dominated the agenda. Debates over priorities, costs, and expectations of teachers have been central. Information technology has not yet…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wetzel, Keith; McLean, S. V. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1997
Describes collaboration of two teacher educators, one in early childhood language arts and one in computers in education. Discusses advantages and disadvantages and extensions of this model, including how a college-wide survey revealed that students in teamed courses are better prepared to teach and learn with technology. (DR)
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
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Espinosa, Linda; Chen, Weigh-Jen – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1996
Evaluated effectiveness of a multiage learning project in terms of an assessment of classroom quality, and teacher concerns about multiage grouping and computer use in the classroom. Found that participating teachers modified their classrooms to make them more developmentally appropriate, and they increased their use of computers for their own…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)