Cybersecurity educational efforts are urgently needed to introduce young people to the profession and give students and teachers cybersecurity knowledge to protect themselves from increasing cybercrime. In this study, 56 elementary preservice teachers participated in a 3-hour intervention within a technology integration course that introduced them…

The current study analyzed the impact of a year-long adoption of an online curriculum planning tool on teachers' thinking about content and pedagogy, as well as their use of technology in the classroom. The online planning tool was adopted district-wide following professional development training with the purpose of supporting teachers'…

Discussion of the successful use of technology in the classroom focuses on the skill and attitude of the teacher to effectively integrate technology into the curriculum. Explains eight areas of consideration: fear of change; training; personal use of computers; teaching models; learning-based technology use; climate; motivation; and support. (LRW)

Describes the Technology Integration Enhancement (TIE) model that was developed to encourage technology integration at the elementary school level. The conceptual framework, staff development, and the Concerns-Based Adoption Model which comprise the TIE model are explained; and an evaluation of the TIE model is described. (Contains 14 references.)…

One of the methods moving to the fore in aligning curriculum to standards is computer-based Instructional Management Systems (IMS). Reports on the process used by the Palm Beach County School District to select and implement an IMS to improve teaching, providing some basic information which other districts or schools can use in their own search…

Written from three unique perspectives, this article describes how one college program is proceeding through a technology-based change process in order to integrate technology into its teacher-education curriculum. The college's three-year infusion plan is discussed and suggestions are provided for others seeking change. (Author/AEF)

Presents four case studies of fifth grade teachers who have implemented the Jasper Woodbury Problem Solving Series, a videodisc problem-solving curriculum, in their classrooms, and proposes a model for problem-solving instruction. Discusses curriculum and teaching styles before and after the studies. Teacher interview questions are appended. (JMV)

Describes revisions made to an undergraduate teacher-education course focused on the use of technology across the curriculum, emphasizing pedagogical uses of technology and providing students with the opportunity to develop, apply, and evaluate technology-based instructional materials for classroom use. Samples of student activities and…

In this article we present a model of content-area specific technology preparation. This approach was premised on the fact that even if preservice teachers know how to operate technology, they need help to understand how to flexibly incorporate new technology resources into their knowledge of a content area in ways that enhance student learning.…

Discussion of curriculum development that incorporates new technologies focuses on a project in North Dakota that investigated collaborative methods for creating competency-based curriculum and multimedia instructional materials for interdisciplinary environments, both print-based and Web-based. Considers implications for helping elementary and…

The challenges that are facing teachers of the new millennium are many and complex, and for teachers in Botswana, they find themselves at the crossroad of so many changes that are rapidly taking place both in and outside school. Among these changes has been the introduction of technology in schools, and just like any other reform that takes place…

This article describes the outcomes of a project sponsored by the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) initiative from the U.S. Department of Education. The Integrating New Technologies Into the Methods of Education (InTime) project was designed to provide the necessary resources for methods faculty to revise their courses and to…

Describes a project conducted in a reading methods course for preservice elementary education students to model how technology can be incorporated into the curriculum to facilitate learning. Preservice teachers collaborated with practicing teachers via electronic mail to gain a greater understanding of different philosophies of reading.…