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Solomon, Gwen; Solomon, Stan – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1995
Offers 10 suggestions for improving professional development courses to encourage teachers to use technology in the classroom: offer training, give them technology to use at home, provide on-site technical support, support collaboration with colleagues, allow attendance at conferences, increase access time, encourage research, provide online…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development
Lloyd, Margaret – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Presents a model based on a bicycle metaphor for teaching problem solving and computer-mediated solutions, discusses its implications for education, and lists ten strategies applied using the model. Provides a unit plan on using spreadsheets to explore Australian convict history, outlining establishment, development, interpretation, and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Criminals, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
Martin, Kathleen; Bearden, Donna – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Describes a teacher networking project using My Make-Believe Castle, an adventure program developing problem solving skills, that involved 100 elementary teachers around the country and demonstrated the utility of listservs. Discusses teacher observations of problem solving, peer teaching, one-computer classrooms, and deeper learning. (PEN)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Brown, Mark E.; Riley, Tracy L. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Describes how teams of grade 4-9 gifted students investigated unsolved mysteries like Bigfoot, aliens and UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, and Stonehenge to develop Internet and research skills. Highlights student observations on difficulties encountered using the Internet for research, notes student evaluation of the workshop, and provides addresses…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Uses in Education, Information Seeking, Intermediate Grades
Gonsalves, Dotty; Lopez, Joan – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Discusses teaching grade 1-8 students programming and complex problem-solving skills using MicroWorlds, a variation of LOGO. Discusses game programming and provides a MicroWorlds "Cat and Mouse" game-planning sheet. Argues that programming instruction fosters creativity, innovation, and patience. (PEN)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Creativity
Harris, Judi – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Discusses telecollaboration (working with others at a distance) or teleresearch (finding and using information from distantly located data sources - most commonly online). Suggests guides to help teachers design activities incorporating online research for K-12: to practice information-seeking skills, answer questions, review multiple perspectives…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Reissman, Rose – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Describes how grade 3-8 inner-city students created multimedia, multicultural dictionaries. Highlights student reflections on the project using Kid Pix software, and their ideas for future uses for the dictionaries. Argues that technology-driven lexicography can serve as a catalyst for engaging students. (PEN)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Pluralism
Morse, Gail – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1995
Presents the first of a two-part series on using technology to meet the computing and training needs of North Carolina schools and communities. Examines the best technology practices (benchmarking) identified by schools, businesses, and government agencies. Discusses implementation models and success factors. (AEF)
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Case Studies, Community Benefits, Computer Uses in Education
Albrecht, Bob; Firedrake, George – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Discusses integrating mathematics/science with measurement for grades 6-12. Provides Web addresses for companies manufacturing data grabbers (instruments for gathering data in electronic form for graphing and analysis by graphing calculators and computers) and for sites offering instructional materials. Describes projects in architecture,…
Descriptors: Architecture, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection