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Direct linkMoon, Andria L.; Wold, Cheryl M.; Francom, Gregory M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2017
Reading comprehension, or understanding the author's message, is a critical component of teaching literacy (Hougen and Smartt 2012). Student-centered activities using the iPad with the goal of improving reading comprehension in a fifth-grade classroom were implemented for this action research study. University teacher candidates guided fifth-grade…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Student Centered Learning, Handheld Devices, Reading Improvement
Hill, Doris Adams; Flores, Margaret M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
Both picture exchange, a low-tech picturebased communication system, and technologybased interventions, such as the iPad™ with communication application, are emerging treatments for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the National Autism Center (2009). Recently, investigations regarding the use of the Apple iPad™ to…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices
Sessions, Laird; Kang, Mi Ok; Womack, Sue – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
In this study the authors investigated the effects of integrating iPad applications into writing instruction for fifth grade students. By comparing the writing of students taught with paper and pencil methods with that of students utilizing the iPad writing applications, two research questions guided the study: (1) Are there differences in student…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Handheld Devices, Technology Integration, Elementary School Students
Delacruz, Stacy – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
A student teacher placed at a school with a high English Language Learner population used mini iPads, and an application called Nearpod, during guided reading instruction. Groups of students in a fourth grade classroom used this application. The students and the teacher were interviewed to determine the benefits and challenges of this approach. An…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Teachers, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
