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Bienkowski, Marie; Gerard, Sarah Nixon; Rubin, Shawn; Sanford, Cathy; Borrelli-Murray, Dana; Driscoll, Tom; Arora, Jessie; Hruska, Mike; Beck, Katie; Murray, Thomas; Hoekstra, Jason; Gannes, Stuart; Metz, Edward; Midgley, Steve; Castilla, Stephanie; Tomassini, Jason; Madda, Mary Jo; Chase, Zac; Martin, Erik; Noel, Marcus; Styles, Kathleen – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2015
Opportunities abound for software designers and developers to create impactful tools for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families. This guide for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs addresses key questions about the education ecosystem and highlights critical needs and opportunities to develop digital tools and apps for learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Hollister, James; Richie, Sam; Weeks, Arthur – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
This study investigated the various methods involved in creating an intelligent tutor for the University of Central Florida Web Applets (UCF Web Applets), an online environment where student can perform and/or practice experiments. After conducting research into various methods, two major models emerged. These models include: 1) solving the…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Experiments
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Patel, Harshada; Hallewell, Madeline J. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
The 3D Tune-In project developed serious/leisure game applications to educate hearing aid (HA) users about how HA functionalities could improve hearing in different sound environments. The application development team had little prior experience catering for end-users with hearing loss. HA users and their communication partner were consulted…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Assistive Technology, Acoustics
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Aliagas, Cristina; Margallo, Ana María – Literacy, 2017
This paper reports on some data on the effects of screen-based interactivity on children's engagement with storybook apps during family shared book reading that were gathered in a 2-year, small-scale ethnographic case study in Spain. Data analysis focuses on the complex interplay between the storybook app's interactive features and the children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Responses, Interaction
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Falloon, Garry – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
Considerable work over many years has explored the contribution technology can make to science learning, at all levels of education. In the school sector, historically this has focused on the use of fixed, desktop-based or semi-mobile laptop systems for purposes such as experiment data collection or analysis, or as a means of engaging or…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
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Gafni, Ruti; Achituv, Dafni Biran; Rachmani, Gila Joyce – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study examines how the use of a Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) application influences the learners' attitudes towards the process of learning, and more specifically in voluntary and mandatory environments. Background: Mobile devices and applications, which have become an integral part of our lives, are used for…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications
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Maslamani, Jaber Ali; Windeatt, Scott; Olivier, Patrick; Heslop, Phil; Kharrufa, Ahmed; Shearer, John; Balaam, Madeline – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This paper is part of a work-in-progress that reports on the design, development, and evaluation of a Digital Collaborative Strategic Reading (DCSR) application with regard to its effectiveness in improving English as a second language (ESL) reading comprehension. The DCSR application allows users to read collaboratively on multitouch and…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Learning, Reading Comprehension
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Strong, Kelsey; Wolff, Meredith; Meier, Caroline; Bublitz, Stephaney; Geboy, Sarah; Myers, Sydney; Szczech Moser, Christy – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2018
Occupational therapists have a long standing history of working side by side teachers to enhance the writing skills of children. More recently, therapists are now promoting literacy and sharing their expertise with fellow professionals. This review will highlight research and resources occupational therapists can utilize to facilitate the literacy…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Literacy, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
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Borchers, Andrew, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
Technological advancements are often regarded as positive, as they are usually expected to make life and business easier. While this can often be the case, it is not always true, and much of the improvement in the realm of technology comes from analysis of new technologies for effectiveness. "Technology Management in Organizational and…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Information Technology, Technological Advancement, Multimedia Materials
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Leinonen, Teemu; Keune, Anna; Veermans, Marjaana; Toikkanen, Tarmo – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
This study takes a design-based research approach to explore how applications designed for mobile devices could support reflection in learning in K-12 education. Use of mobile devices is increasing in schools. Most of the educational apps support single-person use of interactive learning materials, simulations and learning games. Apps designed to…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Reflection
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Kosko, Karl; Ferdig, Richard – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2016
Tablets such as "iPad," "Android," and "Windows" devices have become ubiquitous in both the home and school settings. Adults and kids of all ages are using these tools and the associated apps to do everything from education to entertainment. Although there has been a positive relationship in the research between…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Mathematics Education, Handheld Devices
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Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S.; Shumway, Jessica F.; Bullock, Emma P.; Anderson-Pence, Katie L.; Tucker, Stephen I.; Westenskow, Arla; Boyer-Thurgood, Jennifer; Gulkilik, Hilal; Watts, Christina; Jordan, Kerry – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The purpose of this project was to examine young children's mathematics learning using virtual manipulative touch-screen apps. We interviewed over 100 young children as they interacted with mathematics apps on iPads and examined how these interactions supported mathematics learning and contributed to changes in efficiency. Children interacted with…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Dunn, Michael – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2015
Many children struggle with writing. Idea generation, planning, organizing ideas, editing, and encoding a final text all have a part in a child's producing a publishable copy. Part of the challenge for these students is how working memory can be overloaded when initially planning and writing at the same time. To address this issue, the author…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education
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Kulhavy, David L.; Unger, Daniel R.; Hung, I-Kuai; Douglass, David – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
A senior within a spatial science Ecological Planning capstone course designed an undergraduate research project to increase his spatial science expertise and to assess the hands-on instruction methodology employed within the Bachelor of Science in Spatial Science program at Stephen F Austin State University. The height of 30 building features…
Descriptors: College Seniors, College Curriculum, Research Projects, Experiential Learning
Abdullah, Mohamed – Online Submission, 2015
The study aims to investigate are using Web 2.0 applications promoting reflective thinking skills for higher education student in faculty for education. Although the literature reveals that technology integration is a trend in higher education and researchers and educators have increasingly shared their ideas and examples of implementations of Web…
Descriptors: Reflection, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Web 2.0 Technologies
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