Instructional Media Design Commons^™

Video-Based Tutorial On Web Design For The Technophobic Teacher, Richard Ma

Theses Digitization Project

The aims of this project hope to trace the factors affecting teachers' use of technology, with a concentration on Internet usage, and offer steps in helping teachers move toward integrating the Internet into their curriculum.

Using Web Pages To Enhance Communication And Learning In The Math Classroom, Joy Cappello Gorman

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this document is to review the incorporation of technology into a math classroom. With technology becoming more a part of our growing society it is important for teachers and students to stay up with the times.

Integration Of The Internet In Career Exploration In Education, James Wayne Asher

Theses Digitization Project

The basis of this thesis is a discussion of the pros and cons of incorporating the Internet as an educational tool for exploring career pathways.

Educators And Technology, Using Multimedia As A Teaching And Presentation Tool, Linda Eve Moore

Theses Digitization Project

This project was intended to demonstrate how teachers can tailor classroom instruction to save time, increase student participation, enhance learning outcome, and build student self-esteem using a multimedia approach.

World Wide Graphics, Alysha Marie Timmons

Theses Digitization Project

The scope of this project describes World Wide Graphics (WWG) a software package that provides instructors with the tools needed to present a web-based presentation to a group of students while having the ability of enhancing the prepared HTML slide with userdrawn graphics and highlighting.

Creating A Student Accessible Online Syllabus, Kenneth Louis Decroo

Theses Digitization Project

This project addresses how to create an online syllabus that is accessible to students and parents, that empowers students to take responsibility for their own learning while enhancing school/home communication, and serves as a graphic representation of what students have accomplished. Web quests are used as the principle means of instructional delivery to engage middle school students in problem-based projects that address real life situations using rigorous and relevant curricula. Elements of an online syllabus and the content of the course it supports are examined. The role, an online syllabus plays in fulfilling the goals of techno-constructivism, the move from …

The Games Teachers Play: Students' Opinions Of Educational Games In The Secondary Classroom, Darald Eugene Erickson

Theses Digitization Project

After systematically using educational games in three secondary English classes over a one-year period, this project documents the effectiveness of games by analyzing students' opinions. Surveys were used to determine the perceptions of 150 students about the actual games used in their classes. Some examples of effective games are also given.

Computer Assisted Language Activities: Are They All The Same?, Lynn Denise David

Theses Digitization Project

This study examines English language learners working in pairs on two different types of computer programs to determine whether the quantity and quality of discourse varies with the type of software program. Also, to investigate how collaborative CALL activities can be designed to promote oral academic language proficiency.

Improving Students' Math Problem-Solving Skills In A Computer-Assisted Learning Environment, Yongjian Zhen

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Multimedia Paradigm Of Engaged Learning: An Intergenerational Approach, Kymberli Fahlbeck Mulford

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Ethnoquest: An Interactive Multimedia Simulation For Cultural Anthropology Fieldwork, Carey Brunner Van Loon, Frances Berdan, Edward A. Stark

Theses Digitization Project

EthnoQuest, an interactive multimedia CD-ROM simulating a visit to a fictional village named Amopan, was conceived as an adjunct to college-level classroom instruction in introductory anthropology courses. Since these classes typically involve large numbers of students, the logistics on conducting actual fieldwork pose serious problems for instructors and students alike. The conception of an engaging, interactive, accessible learning tool that incorporates appropriate pedagogical principles has found its ultimate expression in EthnoQuest.

The Use Of A Computer Assisted Learning Program For Teaching And Reinforcing The Basic Mathematical Skills, Benny Edward Boswell, Henrietta Gale Boswell

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to provide an instructional computer program that will be an alternative way to teach and reinforce basic mathematics skills for any student that is having difficulty in any given area and for students that are falling behind in the regular math class.

Incorporating Internet Technology As As Educational And Learning Tool, Charles Bernard Helsper

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Educational Use Of Video Tape And Cable To Communicate Information, Donna Lynne Maury, Mary Ann Burke

Theses Digitization Project

As educators, communicating timely, important information to parents and to the community is a challenge. By using video technology, the ability to convey such information is not only possible but rather simple. Taking it one step further, utilizing cable television allows for the transmission of a variety of information to every living room in our community.

Colonial Russia In California History: A Multimedia Tutorial, William Elmer Martisius

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Using A Computer Negotiations Simulation To Improve The Writing Of English Language Learners In A Specially Designed Academic Instruction In English World History Class, Craig Steven Wilson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Using Educational Databases In The Form Of Electronic Portfolios: A Method In Coaching Athletics, Annette Richelle Papin

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Middle School Science Software Curriculum, Robert Paul Pascua

Theses Digitization Project

In order for computer hardware to be utilized to its potential in the middle school classroom, relevant computer software programs must be readily available for teacher and student use. Computer use has increased both in school and home settings and with this increased use comes an increased need for programs suitable for the subject matter taught in the classroom. Current educational research indicates that student performance is increased with the use of software that is directly relevant to the curriculum.

Science software relevant to the middle school science curriculum is available and freely distributable for educational use. The difficulty lies …

There Back Again In Coachella Valley: A Multimedia Presentation On Historical Sites In The Coachella Valley, Lani Sue Ray

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Electronic Portfolio For Mathematical Problem Solving In The Elementary School, Patricia Amelia Deragisch

Theses Digitization Project

Electronic portfolio for mathematical problem solving in the elementary school is an authentic assessment tool for teachers and students to utilize in evaluating mathematical skills. It is a computer-based interactive software program to allow teachers to easily access student work in the problem solving area for assessment purposes, and to store multimedia work samples over time.

Total Animation: A Multimedia Computer Resource Program For Secondary Art Education, Frank Houston Wyatt

Theses Digitization Project

This HyperStudio animation project covers the basic concepts, techniques, and procedures in producing animation. The purpose of this program is to furnish the user with enough information that will serve as a basic foundation to produce a simple animation for themselves.

Teaching Process Writing Using Computers For Intermediate Students, Darci Jo Slocum

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Effective Use Of Multimedia In The Classroom: Enhancing Third Grade Science Curriculum, Patricia Bower

Theses Digitization Project

This project involves the development of a unit in science that integrates the use of technology in the problem-solving approach and the development of information literacy skills.

The Book Look Nook: An Informational System Literature Search Program, David Roy Karlquist

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Faculty Technology Training Program For The Teachers Of Washington Charter School, Susan Amanda Young

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Educational Software That Requires No Training To Use, Michael Joseph Beck

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project is to create a piece of educational software that most anyone can use without prior instruction. The intended audience is secondary level students and up. The content of the software is in the form of a data bank on vertebrates and invertebrates of the Caribbean ocean.

Multimedia Technology As A Presentation And Archival Tool For Teaching History/Social Science, Patricia Weigel Amicone

Theses Digitization Project

This project was created to provide teachers with a model multimedia project that demonstrates the use of multimedia as both a presentation tool and an archival instrument. It provides teachers with a simple guide to help them teach students how to use multimedia as a productivity tool in the classroom. This outline gives a step by step format that guides teachers and students through the development and presentation process. In addition, an evaluation rubric is provided that offers teachers a concise means to monitor student learning.

Use Of A Computer Based Instruction Program To Enhance Desert Study Kit Concepts, Dean Aurelius Von Wald

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Descriptive Analysis Of Technology Use At The Riverside County Office Of Education, Riverside, California, Diana Sensenbaugh Schneider

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Hypermedia Field Trip Through Old Town Temecula, Vivian Terese Burke-Scheuerell

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a computer-based instructional material for Temecula third grade teachers to use with their history/social science curriculum. What evolved was a stack about Old Town Temecula that supports the Framework, an integration of technology into the history/social science curriculum. The project connects the past and present by focusing on the historical buildings in Old Town Temecula. As an instructional tool the stack provides teachers with the pre field trip materials and follow-up activities to use when doing a field trip to Old Town Temecula.