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Direct linkZha, Shenghua; Jin, Yi; Moore, Pamela; Gaston, Joe – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
Researchers and educators have advocated computational thinking (CT) should be integrated into K-12 settings as early as elementary schools. However, there has been a lack of knowledge of how pre-service K-8 teachers would be engaged in the learning of CT and its integration in different subject areas. In this study, we taught a flipped learning…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Thinking Skills
Bai, Hua – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
The wide adoption of mobile technology has greatly influenced K-12 education. In teacher education programs, it is necessary for educators to train teacher education students to use mobile technology for educational purpose. This paper reports an exploratory effort in preparing elementary education students for mobile learning. The participants'…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Dabbagh, Nada; Fake, Helen – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2017
With the ubiquitous use of mobile technologies and the increasing demand for just-in-time training, there is a need to prepare and support instructional designers and educators to meet the pedagogical and technological development requirements of their target audience in the most effective and efficient way. This paper reviews the iterative…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Sessions, Laird; Kang, Mi Ok; Womack, Sue – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
In this study the authors investigated the effects of integrating iPad applications into writing instruction for fifth grade students. By comparing the writing of students taught with paper and pencil methods with that of students utilizing the iPad writing applications, two research questions guided the study: (1) Are there differences in student…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Handheld Devices, Technology Integration, Elementary School Students
Delacruz, Stacy – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
A student teacher placed at a school with a high English Language Learner population used mini iPads, and an application called Nearpod, during guided reading instruction. Groups of students in a fourth grade classroom used this application. The students and the teacher were interviewed to determine the benefits and challenges of this approach. An…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Teachers, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
Robertson, Cory – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
A cloud-based computing environment, Google Apps for Education (GAFE), has provided the Anaheim City School District (ACSD) a comprehensive and collaborative avenue for creating, sharing, and editing documents, calendars, and social networking communities. With this environment, teachers and district staff at ACSD are able to utilize the deep…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs, School Districts
