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Sockman, Beth Rajan; Sutton, Rhonda; Herrmann, Michele – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
This study determined the usefulness of digital comic creation with 77 graduate students in a teacher technology course. Students completed an assigned reading and created digital comics that addressed technology integration concerns in the schools and society. Using practical action research, 77 student-created comics were analyzed. The findings…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Technology Integration, Cartoons, Electronic Publishing
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Brown, Abbie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
A report of a year-long study in which the author engaged in 3D printing activity in order to determine how to facilitate and support skill building, concept attainment, and increased confidence with its use among teachers. Use of 3D printing tools and their applications in instructional settings are discussed. A hierarchy of 3D printing…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Printing, Skill Development, Technology Uses in Education
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Cabiness, Catherine; Donovan, Loretta; Green, Tim D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
This case study examines the benefits of integrating wikis into the World History curriculum. Six middle school students chosen because of their designation in relevant subgroups--GATE, AVID, and RSP--participated in this 20-week study. Abstract historical concepts can be difficult to grasp; therefore, students collaborated via a wiki on topics…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Middle School Students, World History, History Instruction
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Watson, William R.; Watson, Sunnie Lee – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
The application of computers to education has a history dating back to the 1950s, well before the pervasive spread of personal computers (Reiser, 1987). With a mature history and varying approaches to utilizing computers for education, a veritable alphabet soup of terms and acronyms related to computers in education have found their way into the…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Computer Uses in Education, Expository Writing, Concept Formation