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Publication Date: 2007
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Reexamining the Practicum Placement: How to Leverage Technology to Prepare Preservice Teachers for the Demands of the 21st Century
Karchmer -Klein, Rachel
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, v23 n4 p121-129 Sum 2007
While many factors are taken into account when identifying appropriate practicum placements, effective technology use by the classroom teacher is rarely considered. This is disconcerting given the recent emphasis on teacher technology preparation. The research described in this article studies 30 preservice teachers' participation in a six-week virtual practicum. The practicum took place completely over the Internet and allowed the preservice teachers to interact with and observe experienced classroom teachers as they implemented high-quality technology-supported literacy instruction. Using constant-comparative methods, field notes, e-mail correspondences, and survey responses were analyzed in relation to the three research questions: (1) How does a virtual practicum create opportunities to learn ways to manage technology integration in the classroom? (2) How does a virtual practicum create opportunities to learn ways to integrate technology into literacy instruction? and (3) How does a shared practicum experience allow preservice teachers to engage in class discussions and problem-solve issues confronted in their host classrooms? (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Literacy, Virtual Classrooms, Network Analysis, Technology Uses in Education, Master Teachers, Student Teachers, Educational Opportunities, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Transcripts (Written Records), Training Methods
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