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Ahmed, Khawlah; Nasser, Omaima – TESOL Journal, 2015
Technology today plays a significant role in the lives of many students who are part of a technology-driven culture that they have grown up with. It would seem unimaginable for young adults today to communicate or exchange ideas without using technology. The plethora of devices competing with the computer, from smartphones to tablets, just to name…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Technology Integration, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods
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Sauter, Vicki L. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2015
This paper addresses the use of Excel tables to convey information to blind students that would otherwise be presented using graphical tools, such as Data Flow Diagrams. These tables can supplement diagrams in the classroom when introducing their use to understand the scope of a system and its main sub-processes, on exams when answering questions…
Descriptors: Tables (Data), Visual Impairments, Blindness, Flow Charts
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Larkin, Kevin – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2014
Having trouble finding the right app? In this article, Kevin Larkin discusses the difficulties teachers encounter when searching the App Store for high quality, appropriate apps that support students' mathematical learning. Kevin provides a useful link to a collection of over 100 app reviews.
Descriptors: Courseware, Handheld Devices, Appropriate Technology, Educational Quality
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Raines, Joan M.; Clark, Linda M. – Current Issues in Education, 2011
Incorporating and using technology in teaching mathematics can encourage students to become active participants in the classroom. This paper gives a brief overview of several technologies that can be used to enhance learning and motivate students to become engaged in the learning process. The technologies discussed include graphing calculators and…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Courseware, Graphing Calculators, Educational Technology
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Bothma, Cornelius H.; Cant, Michael C. – Educational Studies, 2011
A challenge faced by most heads of academic departments around the world is to manage the adoption and use of appropriate learning technologies in order to support the department's learning offerings to students. Earlier research undertaken by the authors revealed that lecturers within the Department of Marketing and Retail Management at the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Marketing, Foreign Countries, Appropriate Technology
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Radinsky, Josh; Lawless, Kimberly; Smolin, Louanne Ione; Newman, Mark – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
The Teachers Infusing Technology in Urban Schools project (TITUS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is developing an approach for addressing the shortage of opportunities for teacher candidates to experience technology being used effectively in high-need urban schools in the course of their field experiences. Beyond recruiting mentor…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Technology Integration, Field Experience Programs, Experienced Teachers
DeWitt, Calvin W.; Nutter, Scott; Ayala, Mary; Hall, Debra – 1997
This paper presents examples of best case practices of technology use in classes at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU). The examples include successful and not-so-successful applications, with insights on the overall process of incorporating technology into the classroom. The paper focuses on the authors' experience in languages, business, and…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Business Administration Education, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education