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Mariz, Candice; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark – Australian Educational Computing, 2017
Interactive whiteboards are increasing in popularity and prevalence in education. A scoping survey was performed to ascertain the types of documents available from academic databases on the use of interactive whiteboards with school-aged children. More than half of all the identified documents were grey literature: that is, comprised of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Visual Aids, Bulletin Boards, Educational Research
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Sweeney, Trudy; Geer, Ruth – Australian Educational Computing, 2010
This study investigated the use of information communication technologies (ICT) in the Early Years (R-3) in two diverse school settings. Students were surveyed to investigate their use of ICT at home and school. The findings presented, focus on student's self-assessed capabilities and attitudes using ICT and explore differences between the…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Investigations
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Keane, Therese; Lang, Catherine; Pilgrim, Chris – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
This paper explores two different schools' approaches to implementing an iPad program and a Netbook program to a year level of students. The aim of the study was to determine how these mobile devices were being used in the classroom and whether they enhanced teaching and learning. The experiences of students and parents were obtained through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Laptop Computers, Teaching Methods
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Courtney, Lyn; Anderson, Neil – Australian Educational Computing, 2010
Students learning in regional, rural and remote locations in Queensland are currently experiencing a "turn-off" in relation to school-based ICT in the first three years of high school. At the same time, students are experiencing increasing levels of interest and motivation from their use of ICT at home. Given the importance of ICT as an…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Rural Education, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
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Bate, Frank; MacNish, Jean; Males, Steven – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
This paper provides some initial findings from a current longitudinal study that examines the implementation of a student-owned 1:1 laptop program in a school for boys in Perth, Western Australia. This research tracks 196 students, their families and associated teachers for a 3-year period (2010-2012). Underpinning this research is a mixed methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Educational Objectives, Mixed Methods Research
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Lock, Graeme; Forlin, Chris – Australian Educational Computing, 2006
In 2003 the authors visited four schools in the Western Australian Department of Education and Training's Kimberley Education District to investigate the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in the curriculum for students who have diverse needs. The visits also provided an opportunity to investigate how teachers in remote school…
Descriptors: School Administration, Technology Uses in Education, Use Studies, Special Needs Students