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Theory Development For The Use Of Dvd Technology Based On Brain Research, Cathleen Ruth Summerford
Theory Development For The Use Of Dvd Technology Based On Brain Research, Cathleen Ruth Summerford
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis will provide the importance to teachers how brain based research on visual and motion activities can be assimilated into technological innovations that are easily utilized in classroom instruction. This is significant because in order to ensure that best practices are being implented, teachers must recognize the validity of an approach, understand its applications and find it easily accessible on a routine basis.
Adult Learning Outcomes Based On Course Delivery Methodology, Timothy Edward Jenkins
Adult Learning Outcomes Based On Course Delivery Methodology, Timothy Edward Jenkins
Theses Digitization Project
This study compared student satisfaction and academic performance in online and face-to-face classes. 105 ITT Technical Institute students who were simultaneously enrolled in one online course and two on-campus courses were surveyed and interviewed. Factors examined included student to instructor communication, student to student interaction, content selection for online courses and course management for online courses. Sixty-four percent of the students did not pass their online courses and expressed dissatisfaction with the learning process. Course components and processes that could be improved were identified.
Zoophonics Keyboards: A Venue For Technology Integration In Kindergarten, Marie Bess Forst
Zoophonics Keyboards: A Venue For Technology Integration In Kindergarten, Marie Bess Forst
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to create a program of instruction that seamlessly meshed with my current emergent literacy curriculum, a popularly used phonics program entitled Zoo-phonics, which can easily be applied by other kindergarten teachers using the same phonics instruction program.
A Multimedia Website For The Battle Of Gettysburg, Mark Norman Rasmussen
A Multimedia Website For The Battle Of Gettysburg, Mark Norman Rasmussen
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis explains the development of a website for eighth graders about the Battle of Gettysburg. One purpose of the project is to provide several primary source documents, pictures, video from a reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, clips from movies about the Civil War, and other material that suppport the students in their learning. The second purpose is to fulffill standard 8.10 of History-Social Science Content Standards for eight grade. This project will help students fulfill this requirement.
Practicing Teacher Perceptions Of Technology And Technology Integration In K-12 Education, Stephanie Lyn De Jong
Practicing Teacher Perceptions Of Technology And Technology Integration In K-12 Education, Stephanie Lyn De Jong
Theses Digitization Project
This cross-sectional study assessed participants' perceptions of classroom technology integration and compared them to variables such as years of teaching experience, age, gender, computer access, technology training and level of technology adoption in the classroom.
Effectively Incorporating Web Tools Into The Community College Composition Curriculum, Michael James Shefchik
Effectively Incorporating Web Tools Into The Community College Composition Curriculum, Michael James Shefchik
Theses Digitization Project
This project shows how web tools can be effectively integrated into the community college composition curriculum through staff development. It shows the need for adaptation of materials designed for K-12 education to the community college level and the development of grade-appropriate materials using web resources. The need for authentic assessment is explored and the means to prove it were supplied. Examples of web tools, sites for developing web tools and resources for accessing and applying authentic assessment tools were given.
Launchpad: Using Students-Owned Computers In The Classroom, Justin James Whiteford
Launchpad: Using Students-Owned Computers In The Classroom, Justin James Whiteford
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to address the need for integrated technology in schools by presenting LaunchPad as a means of implementing student-owned laptops in the classroom.
Integrating Technology Into Standards-Based Instruction For Second Grade English Language Learners, Catherine Levander Enbody
Integrating Technology Into Standards-Based Instruction For Second Grade English Language Learners, Catherine Levander Enbody
Theses Digitization Project
Rapid growth in the use of technology and the need for education reform resulted in the need for educators to integrate technology and standards-based instruction into their daily lessons. The growing number of students whose first language is not English requires a diverse set of teaching strategies and assessments to provide these students with optimal opportunities for achieving high standards.
Increasing Computer Instruction Within The Classroom, Rebecca Lerane Hollis
Increasing Computer Instruction Within The Classroom, Rebecca Lerane Hollis
Theses Digitization Project
The objective was to create some high level thinking activities to use with computerized graphic organizers which utilized the multimedia program Hyperstudio and the word processing program AppleWorks. This is an attempt to improve teacher attitudes towards technology, and to increase computer instruction within the classroom.
Digital Portfolios: Advancing Assessment Through Technology, Sherrie Ann Juras
Digital Portfolios: Advancing Assessment Through Technology, Sherrie Ann Juras
Theses Digitization Project
The project discusses how evolving technologies used to create digital portfolios can demonstrate student achievement in virtually unlimited ways. Evidence of student growth and achievement can be documented digitally. Such evidence can take the form of text, graphics, photos, sound, video data, and can even include database records of standardized or course-end test scores and grades.
Deploying Mobile Computer Classroom As A Catalyst For More Parental Involvement Via Technology As Well As Bridging Digital Divide: A Feasibility Study, Abdul Hamid Khan
Deploying Mobile Computer Classroom As A Catalyst For More Parental Involvement Via Technology As Well As Bridging Digital Divide: A Feasibility Study, Abdul Hamid Khan
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility of using the mobile computer classroom for increasing the parental involvement via technology with the intent of alleviating both the problems of downward trending performance of students as well as bridging the "digital divide" among parents and other adults.
Focus On School Improvement: A Planning And Implementation Guide For Effective Technology Integration, Nancy Ellen Pitre-Jasko
Focus On School Improvement: A Planning And Implementation Guide For Effective Technology Integration, Nancy Ellen Pitre-Jasko
Theses Digitization Project
This study focuses on teachers' perceptions of their computer practices in various aspects of their work and the factors which enable or impede them.
Technology And The History-Social Science Framework, Mark N. Watkins
Technology And The History-Social Science Framework, Mark N. Watkins
Theses Digitization Project
California state history/social studies framework -- Image acquisition and digitization -- Interdisciplinary approach.