This paper examines the Bank Street College of Education's efforts to infuse technology into all aspects of graduate teacher education. Entitled Project EXPERT (Expanding Educational Repertoire through Technology), the effort called for graduate school faculty to learn to use technology in their own classrooms and to redesign their courses,…

This companion volume to a previous work focusing on the Big6 Approach in elementary schools provides secondary school classroom teachers, teacher-librarians, and technology teachers with the background and tools necessary to implement an integrated Big6 program. The first part of this book explains the Big6 approach and the rationale behind it.…

This paper describes a method for teaching introductory biology using a multimedia approach. This methodology aimed to increase student participation, promote independent learning, and enhance computer literacy. Five multimedia tools were used to teach the course. PowerPoint slide shows were used to present lecture material; videodiscs displayed…

This book provides information for integrating technology into teaching and learning in K-12 schools. The information is based upon findings from two past programs of the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education. "The Road Ahead" program explored how technology can facilitate teaching and learning in both formal and informal education…

This report describes a program for infusing technology into the learning process in order to enhance student learning. The targeted population consisted of high school teachers and students in a middle class community in Illinois. The problems related to technology and learning were documented through data that indicated a need for technology…

We have established an environment for German-Japanese school education projects using real time interactive audio-visual distance learning between remote classrooms. In periods of 8-12 weeks, two classes are dealing with the same subject matter, exchanging materials and results via e-mail and Internet. At 3 or 4 occasions the classes met on…

Net-a-Morphosis in Teacher Education is a component of the ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers grant designed to prepare teachers who are proficient in technology use in the classroom and able to effectively infuse it across subject areas and grade levels to enhance learning. This study examined the results of teacher education faculty and…

Blended learning is much stronger when the Web is used to supplement instruction, rather than merely provide information to the students. This paper establishes a foundational knowledge base, where the stakeholders--technology coordinators, faculty, staff, and administrators--can make informed decisions on the role, importance, use, and…

This study investigated the influence of scaffolds on prospective teachers'(PTs') construction of scientific arguments. Participants were enrolled in an innovative science course aimed at providing PTs with experiences learning science using inquiry empowering technologies. PTs' arguments were constructed within the context of a light unit in…

This paper summarizes Technology Integration Project efforts in four urban elementary schools that were involved in Professional Development Schools (PDSs). Project activities centered on: supporting the rooting of technology integration into school culture and teachers' efforts to integrate technology into their classrooms and strengthening the…

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…

The purpose of this study is to identify university faculty concerns along with the degree of use of Web-based course tools to develop faculty support programs. The study borrows from both the Diffusion of Innovations Model (Rogers, 1983) and the Concerns Based Adoption Model (Hall & Hord, 1987) to develop faculty support programs that will help…

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…

The physics learning problem that students usually regard equations and other symbols in physics as algebraic exercises rather than representations of real world phenomena is commonly known. This article discusses how the Web-based interactive instructional materials were used to help students connect the symbolic world and the real world. The…

These papers examine computer technology use in urban schools. "E-Rate Takes Hold, but Slowly" (Donna Harrington-Lueker) charts the progress of four urban school systems using E-rate funds to build powerful communication networks. "A Chicago Front-Runner Bypasses the Internet" (Alexander Russo) describes one school's commitment…