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Direct linkWare, Jennifer; Stein, Sarah – Computers in the Schools, 2014
Although the use of dynamic software in high school mathematics in the United States has emerged as a research topic, little research has been conducted on how teachers integrate new software in relation to at-home technology networks. Interviews with eight mathematics teachers from four North Carolina counties participating in 1:1 laptop…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Teacher Attitudes
Crippen, Kent J.; Archambault, Leanna – Computers in the Schools, 2012
Inquiry-based instruction has become a hallmark of science education and increasingly of integrated content areas, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Because inquiry-based instruction very clearly contains surface, deep, and implicit structures as well as engages students to think and act like scientists,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Thurlow, Richard – Computers in the Schools, 2009
Teaching pre-literacy skills to young children is an important educational goal that potentially can be assisted through the use of computer technologies. Preschool teachers and parents also want to help foster independent work on technological skills. Educational Web sites are being developed that might be useful in meeting both goals; however,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education
Lei, Jing; Zhou, Jingye; Wang, Qiu – Computers in the Schools, 2009
Based on data collected from middle school students in a U.S. school (N = 159) and a Chinese school (N = 183), this study compared Internet use in school and at home between American students and Chinese students, explored what affected students' use of the Internet, and examined how students' Internet use related to their learning. Results reveal…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Internet
Twiner, Alison; Banyard, Philip; Underwood, Jean – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Technologically supported education has introduced benefits but also challenges to the transition across school levels of education. While resolving some traditional issues, these technologies have in some instances created a new set of discontinuities at both the resource and pedagogic level. These discontinuities arise due to variance between…
Descriptors: Observation, Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Internet
Sprague, Debra; Pixley, Cynthia – Computers in the Schools, 2008
One technology made possible through Web 2.0 is podcasting. Podcasts are audio, video, text, and other media files that can be played on the computer or downloaded to MP3 players. This article discusses how to create a podcast and ways to use this technology in education. Benefits and issues related to podcasting are also provided.
Descriptors: Class Activities, Guidelines, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Resources
Perkins, Robert; McKnight, Margaret L. – Computers in the Schools, 2005
One of the latest uses of technology gaining popular status in education is the WebQuest, a process that involves students using the World Wide Web to solve a problem. The goals of this project are to: (a) determine if teachers are using WebQuests in their classrooms; (b) ascertain whether teachers feel WebQuests are effective for teaching…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Uses in Education
Lieberman, Debra A.; Bates, Cynthia H.; So, Jiyeon – Computers in the Schools, 2009
This article reviews a selection of studies on digital media and learning for young children ages 3 to 6. The range of digital media for this age group is growing and includes computer-delivered and online activities; console video games; handheld media, occasionally with GPS or an accelerometer, in cell phones and other wireless mobile devices;…
Descriptors: Young Children, Social Networks, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
Thomas, David A.; Li, Qing – Computers in the Schools, 2008
The World Wide Web is evolving in response to users who demand faster and more efficient access to information, portability, and reusability of digital objects between Web-based and computer-based applications and powerful communication, publication, collaboration, and teaching and learning tools. This article reviews current uses of Web-based…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Mathematics Education, Distance Education, Mathematics Teachers
Rosen, Dina; Nelson, Charles – Computers in the Schools, 2008
New social-sharing applications are transforming the Internet from a "read-only" (Web 1.0) environment to a "read-write" ecology that many are calling Web 2.0. These tools (e.g., weblogs and wikis) enable Internet users to publish information online almost as easily as they can read online, and they have tremendous potential for learning. This…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Networks, Communities of Practice, Technological Advancement
Albion, Peter R. – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Web 2.0 represents a more participative and potentially paradigm-changing environment for building and sharing knowledge. Some educators have begun to apply these tools in classrooms but, as their use in society expands, there will be expectations for their wider application in schools. Teacher education faces the dual challenges of applying Web…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Educational Technology
Bull, Glen; Hammond, Thomas; Ferster, Bill – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Web 2.0 tools offer new possibilities for teaching and learning. PrimaryAccess is a Web 2.0 tool designed for K-12 history education. PrimaryAccess shares many of the characteristics of other Web 2.0 applications, but its educational focus makes it different from generic Web applications. Our work developing and researching PrimaryAccess has…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Uses in Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
McLeod, Julie; Vasinda, Sheri – Computers in the Schools, 2008
In this article, the authors describe Web 2.0 as tools that have increased the urgency for students' and teachers' critical literacy skills and have also participated in the implementation of critical literacy. The authors define and position both Web 2.0 and critical literacy. Further, students' and teachers' power dynamics within both critical…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning
Baek, Eun-Ok; Freehling, Seth – Computers in the Schools, 2007
This qualitative research study examines the home use of Information and Communicative Technologies (ICT) by high school students living in economically disadvantaged households. The students' use of ICT was for the purpose of completing assigned and unassigned homework outside of the traditional high school setting. Student participants in the…
Descriptors: Homework, Qualitative Research, Family (Sociological Unit), Economically Disadvantaged
Carey, John; Dimmitt, Carey – Computers in the Schools, 2005
The Web and related technologies are creating a revolution in the practice of school counseling. This paper describes emerging trends and identifies critical issues that need to be addressed to facilitate increased use. The article summarizes current uses and identifies ways the Web can be used to improve practice and professional competence. To…
Descriptors: Internet, School Counselors, Professional Development, School Counseling
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