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Gerich, David – TESOL Journal, 2013
Using Blogger, a free Google-powered weblog-generating website, English as a second language (ESL) instructors can create motivating and empowering learning opportunities for students. Instructors can generate their own blogs, including not only a class blog that builds a community-learning setting online, but also a teacher's homepage to…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Computer Uses in Education, English (Second Language)
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Ozcinar, Zehra; Ekizoglu, Nihat – Computers & Education, 2013
Despite the well-known benefits of parent involvement in children's education, research clearly shows that it is difficult to effectively involve parents. This study aims to capture parents' views of a Blog Based Parent Involvement Approach (BPIA) designed to secure parent involvement in education by strengthening school-parent communication. Data…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
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Cummings, Scott – Education and Urban Society, 2013
This article describes the incorporation of computer technology into the professional lives of school nurses. St. Louis, Missouri, a major urban school system, is the site of the study. The research describes several major impacts computer technology has on the professional responsibilities of school nurses. Computer technology not only affects…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, School Nurses, Urban Schools, Responsibility
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Rand, Angela Doucet – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
Providing library instruction in distance learning environments presents a unique set of challenges for instructional librarians. Innovations in computer-mediated communication and advances in cognitive science research provide the opportunity for designing library instruction that meets a variety of student information seeking needs. Using a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Library Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication
Tengtrakul, Pitikorn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Through econometric analysis of data from multiple surveys, this study explores factors that affect ICT adoption and evaluates the extent to which ICT in schools affect the ICT adoption of surrounding communities, in order to provide a perspective that can help narrow the gap of digital divide. Understanding factors affecting ICT adoption may…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Uses in Education
Strusowski, Lisa June – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Career centers at community colleges across America are utilizing technology in a variety of ways to efficiently and effectively deliver their services to students. Therefore, identifying and understanding the technology-related preferences and needs of community college students is fundamental for planning and establishing relevant online career…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Centers, Two Year College Students, Student Satisfaction
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Gradel, Kathleen; Edson, Alden J. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2013
As higher education grapples with addressing the 21st century needs of learners, technology is a pervasive concern. Waters (2012) painted a picture of three historical "screens," namely the television screen, the computer monitor, and today's mobile device screen. As mobile devices become increasingly commonplace in the workplace and on the…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Technology Integration, Internet, Higher Education
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Eryilmaz, Evren; van der Pol, Jakko; Ryan, Terry; Clark, Philip Martin; Mary, Justin – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2013
This article reports a theory-driven experimental study that evaluates the effects of an annotation functionality on online social interaction and individual learning outcomes. The central hypothesis of this study is that directly addressing a part of a text by annotating it and then connecting each annotation with its related discussion can…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
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Schrum, Kelly – Social Education, 2012
Teaching world history is challenging. In addition to covering the history of the world geographically and chronologically, it is difficult to find high quality, translated materials ready for classroom use. The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University offers free, online materials, including primary sources,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, World History, History Instruction
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Lisovskiy, V. A.; Koval, V. A.; Artushenko, E. P.; Yegorenkov, V. D. – European Journal of Physics, 2012
In this paper we suggest a simple technique for validating the Goldstein-Wehner law for a stratified positive column of dc glow discharge while studying the properties of gas discharges in an undergraduate laboratory. To accomplish this a simple device with a pre-vacuum mechanical pump, dc source and gas pressure gauge is required. Experiments may…
Descriptors: Physics, Photography, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories
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Gagnon, Michel – Physics Teacher, 2012
Introduced to study components of ionized gas, the mass spectrometer has evolved into a highly accurate device now used in many undergraduate and research laboratories. Unfortunately, despite their importance in the formation of future scientists, mass spectrometers remain beyond the financial reach of many high schools and colleges. As a result,…
Descriptors: Simulation, Science Laboratories, Computer Software, Spectroscopy
Hundley, Paula; Scigliano, Marie – Leadership, 2012
Technology today is poised to usher in the best of times. Exploring what other districts do highlights the common themes as well as the unique challenges. Three very different districts in Silicon Valley--Portola Valley School District, Campbell Union School District and San Jose Unified School District--explain the strategies they use to enhance…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, School Districts, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Friesen, Norm; Lowe, Shannon – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
Recent years have seen the rise of Internet technologies which facilitate activities that are, above all, social and participatory, allowing children and adults to create and share their own content, and to communicate in a wide range of forums. Correspondingly, there has been great popular and expert interest in the potential of Web 2.0…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Psychology, Phenomenology
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Smetana, Lara Kathleen; Bell, Randy L. – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
Researchers have explored the effectiveness of computer simulations for supporting science teaching and learning during the past four decades. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive, critical review of the literature on the impact of computer simulations on science teaching and learning, with the goal of summarizing what is…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Science Instruction
Zubrzycki, Jaclyn – Education Week, 2012
Educators and experts say students still need to learn penmanship, even in a digital age. Handwriting still has a place in the digital age, its proponents say, and they hoped that what they billed as a "summit" on the subject at a conference would spotlight their case for the enduring value of handwriting in the learning process. The Washington…
Descriptors: Expertise, Handwriting, State Standards, Teaching Methods
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