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iPads in the Classroom: What Do Teachers Think?
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Ferguson, Janet M.; Oigara, James N. – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2017
In education, new technologies are used to improve the process of teaching and learning. This study examined middle school teachers' perceptions regarding the use of iPads for instruction. The participants, 53 middle school teachers in Western New York, responded to an online survey, asking them questions about how they felt about the 1:1 iPad…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Learning Processes
The Use of Virtual Worlds for Developing Intercultural Competences
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Machado, Lisiane; Klein, Amarolinda Zanela; Freitas, Angilberto; Schlemmer, Eliane; Pedron, Cristiane Drebes – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2016
In this research, the authors present a framework for developing Intercultural Competence (IC) and use Tridimensional Digital Virtual Worlds (3DVW) as environments for developing Intercultural Competence. They developed an artifact, via Design Research, constituted by an educational method using the 3DVW Second Life® as the place for a virtual…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness, Computer Simulation, Intercultural Communication
New Literacy Implementation: The Impact of Professional Development on Middle School Student Science Learning
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Hsu, Hui-Yin; Wang, Shaing-Kwei; Coster, Daniel – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2017
With advancing technology, "literacy" evolves to include new forms of literacy made possible by digital technologies. "New literacy" refers to using technology to research, locate, evaluate, synthesize and communication information. The purpose of the study is to develop a framework to guide science teachers' new literacy…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Education, Literacy, Guidelines
Utilizing Twitter for Concept Learning
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Buzzelli, Armand; Holdan, E. Gregory; Rota, Daniel; McCarthy, John – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2016
Despite the perception that face-to-face classrooms provide speaking opportunities, studies by Fassinger (1995), Nunn (1996), and Weimer (2013) have conveyed that there is limited interaction in a traditional college lecture setting. Social media networks such as Twitter provide an opportunity for instructors to utilize popular mobile technology…
Descriptors: Social Media, Concept Formation, Instructional Improvement, Mixed Methods Research