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Using Ipads In A Readers' And Writers' Workshop, Megan Engfer
Using Ipads In A Readers' And Writers' Workshop, Megan Engfer
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
Many classrooms around the country and world are using technology to enhance student learning. An increase in technology use in the classroom allows students more educational opportunities when meaningful tasks are created by teachers and curriculum writers. When meaningful tasks are created teachers may have an increase in student engagement. This capstone uses a variety of resources to help answer the research question: What do teachers need to know about using iPads for engagement in a readers’ and writers’ workshop? Research concludes that teachers need additional resources and time to fully understand how to effectively use iPads in the classroom …
Increasing 4th Grade Student Engagement Through Technology And Other Strategies, Brennan Dickinsen
Increasing 4th Grade Student Engagement Through Technology And Other Strategies, Brennan Dickinsen
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
Finding ways to engage students in the classroom can be a challenge over the course of the school year. Over the years the focus and attention of students has seemed to shorten. This has led to teachers having a harder time to find ways to engage students in a lesson for a longer period of time. I have been an educator in fourth and fifth grade classrooms for six years and I have noticed this trend as well. This has motivated me to research and look deeper into this issue. My question is how can technology and other strategies increase …
Using Technology To Provide Students With Authentic Learning Opportunities In The Elementary Classroom, Valeria Tschida
Using Technology To Provide Students With Authentic Learning Opportunities In The Elementary Classroom, Valeria Tschida
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
The concept of authentic learning has been in the world of education since the ’80s. The inclusion of technology in the ‘90s made it possible to expand the notions of authenticity and relate the work in the classroom to the world outside of it. The use of technology as a tool to provide students with authentic learning opportunities in the elementary classroom is the purpose of this capstone project. The theories of relevant and authentic learning by Daggett have laid the groundwork for the project and guide the creation of the project. The literature suggests that students that are engaged …