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Keren-Kolb, Liz – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2013
Educators often say that technology is more than a gimmick or add-on, and that it should engage, enhance, or extend learning in ways that traditional tools do not. Yet they seldom stop to define these terms, and they can be confusing, especially for teachers and preservice teachers. Recently, while collaborating on an English language arts and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Language Arts
Redekopp, Reynold; Bourbonniere, Elizabeth – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2009
All teachers know them--the students who sit in the back of the room and never make a peep. If prodded, they may reluctantly offer a comment or opinion, but they are so obviously uncomfortable about participating that a teacher may wonder if it is even worth trying to engage them. Are they unprepared or just shy? Do they lack ideas or merely need…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Class Activities, Electronic Publishing, Student Attitudes
Yoder, Maureen Brown – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006
Teachers know that a constructivist approach involving project-based, student-centered activities can result in students taking an active role in their own learning and engaging in thought-provoking challenges. When accomplished with collaborative activities, students develop skills that will serve them well in the future in any group project.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learning Activities, Data Analysis, Internet
Albrecht, Bob; Firedrake, George – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
The Hands-On and Far-Out Physics project is part of the Center for Technology, Environment, and Communication (C-TEC), a project-based learning community at Piner High School in Santa Rosa (California). This article introduces the project team, discusses member activities, presents a walking-speed experiment, and describes a Mars Colony course…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Activities, Physics, Science Experiments
Royer, Regina – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Presents the steps needed to host an online collaboration project--from designing it to planning for the future. Describes the following stages essential for project success: preparing; posting project objectives and requirements; instructing and monitoring interactions; publishing the project; and evaluating. Sidebar includes Web sites and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Programs, Internet