The Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) Project was created by the U.S. Department of Education to address the need for newly certified teachers to be able to integrate technology in their first years of teaching. The U.S. Education Department's PT3 Program has provided funding for projects nationwide. At the School of Education…

This booklet provides glimpses into the classrooms of real teachers at various stages of technology integration. The "Snapshots" offered in this document illustrate appropriate and creative uses of technology at many grade levels and within different subject areas. The Curriculum Snapshots are organized by grade level (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12). Each…

One of the challenges in teaching a hybrid Basic Course in Communication is the wide variety of topics that can be covered in one semester. Two basic course instructors have found that their recently opened Basic Course computer lab gave them the opportunity to develop interdisciplinary assignments to help more efficiently address various…

This paper discusses critical questioning (i.e., Socratic questioning) as a requirement for critical thinking and examines how critical questioning techniques can be incorporated into a technology-based course. A taxonomy of Socratic questioning is presented that includes the following categories of questions: questions of clarification; questions…

The Benchmark Standards were established by the Massachusetts Department of Education to: bring more districts into the information age; encourage every district in the state to provide an appropriate local infrastructure for information technology; help districts set realistic goals for their Local Technology Plans (LTPs); and ensure that…

This paper describes a World Wide Web site on learning theories, developed as a class assignment for a course on learning and instructional theories at Concordia University (Quebec). Groups of two to four students developed pages on selected theories of learning that were then linked to a main page developed by the instructor and a doctoral…

To meet the challenges of a rapidly-growing student population, a desire to increase student retention and success rates, a shortage of classroom space, and the need to maintain quality educational opportunities for students, the University of Central Florida (UCF) is strategically employing distributed learning. In three years, UCF has progressed…

The student development transcript, conceived in the 1970s for recording and validating student learning experiences outside the classroom, may come closer to reaching its potential through interactive computer technology. Programs combining student assessment of the college experience, mentoring, and use of the transcript grew in the 1980s but…

Year 11 students investigated the real-world problem of whether screws are really brass. It allowed them to use the colorimeter and computer interface in a way that was easily understood and models normal practice in testing laboratories. Screws were dissolved in nitric acid and their absorbance of red light was compared with a standard curve.…

Ten faculty from different disciplines at George Washington University (D.C.) documented their teaching behaviors and ideas in an interactive multimedia format that focused on general philosophy/vision of teaching; characteristics of excellent teachers; teaching strategies/techniques employed; motivating students; assessing teaching effectiveness;…

The biggest barrier to fully implementing a program like the Big Six has been traditional attitudes toward student assessment. This article defines assessment terminology and provides an annotated bibliography of World Wide Web resources for alternative assessment, authentic assessment and portfolios, rubrics, specific course content and ages and…

A Johns Hopkins University (Maryland) engineering professor has developed eight computer programs that simulate laboratory experiments, creating a "virtual laboratory" for his introductory engineering class. Experiments are fully interactive, giving students the opportunity to try eight different problem-solving strategies. Students can…

Identifies the Internet as a rich source of materials that provide alternative avenues for learning that are independent of time and distance constraints. Provides tips for searching for information concerning continuing education, research, and professional associations. Includes list of on-line resources, listservs and newsgroups, and selected…

Describes a bilingual (Arabic-English) computerized braille-printing system for students with blindness that has been implemented at Kuwait Special Schools. The various facets of the system, including the hardware used, are discussed, and the features of the system are highlighted. Recommendations and future applications are also presented.…

Describes the development of an instructional technology course at Fairmont State College (West Virginia) for education majors that included a teaching module combining steps of the writing process to provide for the interdisciplinary focus of writing across the curriculum. Discusses desktop publishing, the National Writing Project, and student…