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A Web Page Of Curricular Resources For The Computer Literacy Class: Grades 7 - 9, Kelly Sue Daly Jan 2001

A Web Page Of Curricular Resources For The Computer Literacy Class: Grades 7 - 9, Kelly Sue Daly

Theses Digitization Project

This project is a web site dedicated to providing computer literacy resources that assist teachers in designing quality, interesting, and educational curricular units directed toward adolescent learners.


Increasing Computer Instruction Within The Classroom, Rebecca Lerane Hollis Jan 2001

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.


Enhancing Academic Competence In English As A Foreign Language Through Multiple Strategies, Mei-Hwa Yeh Jan 2001

Enhancing Academic Competence In English As A Foreign Language Through Multiple Strategies, Mei-Hwa Yeh

Theses Digitization Project

In Taiwan, English has always been taught mostly by the grammar t ransalation method. Learning strategies and metacognitive strategies are seldom introduced during classroom instruction. Therefore, students learn a lot of gragmented knowledge but do not know how to apply the knowledge in their learning process. For my target teaching level, secondary school, the ability to utilize different strategies with in the learning process is critically important in order for the students to integrate their knowledge and use language effectively. This project is designed to address the problems of teaching English in Taiwan employing a strategy-based curriculum.


Bloom's Taxonomy Goes High Tech: A Software Review, Lisa Anne Thompson Jan 2001

Bloom's Taxonomy Goes High Tech: A Software Review, Lisa Anne Thompson

Theses Digitization Project

The paper is a review and evaluation of software used for the purpose of its correlation to content standards, ease of classroom use, ability to keep the student on task, and student appeal. This project was to create a software review based on instructional standards and the principles of Bloom's taxonomy, which is a classification of levels of thinking.


Aligning Brain-Based Middle School Reform With The California State Standards, John Ray Adams Jan 2001

Aligning Brain-Based Middle School Reform With The California State Standards, John Ray Adams

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Digital Portfolios: Advancing Assessment Through Technology, Sherrie Ann Juras Jan 2001

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 Jan 2001

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.