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Diana Pacheco; Cláudia Faria – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
The app 'Roteiro Entre-Marés' offers digital itineraries for exploring intertidal zones, such as the rocky platform of the Avencas Marine Protected Area. As users travel through the intertidal area, several challenges emphasising the biodiversity and environmental issues are presented. Eighth-grade students (n=63) used this application and were…
Descriptors: Marine Biology, Scientific Literacy, Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs
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Pal, Yatendra; Agrawal, Riddhi – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2019
The use of innovative methods in educational institutions is not just crucial, it is downright imperative. It has the potential to not just improve education system, but also to empower students, strengthen governance, and create retention value of all that has been taught. Gone are the days of archaic ideologies and methods of teaching. In modern…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
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Mudaly, Vimolan; Fletcher, Tamryn – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2019
There is concern about mathematics success and its related pedagogy. Society has seen rapid changes in the economy and technology with a call for these changes to be reflected within the classroom. New methods of teaching mathematics are being sought with the purpose to improve teaching and learning while making mathematics relatable to the new…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs
Villavicencio, Adriana; Siman, Nina; Lafayette, Camille; Kang, David – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2016
In 2011, with support from a federal Investing in Innovation grant, the NYC Department of Education launched Innovate NYC Schools. The initiative was designed to address two, related challenges to effectively integrating education technology (ed-tech) into classrooms: First, procurement of ed-tech tools is often hampered by a disconnect between…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Ditzler, Christine; Hong, Eunsook; Strudler, Neal – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016
New technologies are a large part of the educational landscape in the 21st century. Emergent technologies are implemented in the classroom at an exponential rate. The newest technology to be added to the daily classroom is the tablet computer. Understanding students' and teachers' perceptions about the role of tablet computers is important as this…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students
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Bush, Sarah B.; Karp, Karen S.; Nadler, Jennifer; Gibbons, Katie – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
Having an answer to "When are we ever going to use this in real life?" is important to middle school mathematics teachers. The activity described in this article awakened sixth graders' understanding of how artists use mathematics. By exploring ratio and proportionality in different paintings, students realized the use of proportional…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Grade 6