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Geocaching in Education
Janel White-Taylor; Paulette Donellon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 5340–5342
What if you had an opportunity to go on an educational technology-based scavenger hunt? Teaching elementary and college students mapping skills, geography, social studies, geology, physical education, and literacy; well look no further Geocaching is ...
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Using Technology to Monitor Step Count Patterns of Youth
Tyler Johnson; Janel White-Taylor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) p. 675
Regular physical activity participation leads to health benefits. Choosing to be physically active on a regular basis (i.e., daily) is a defense against a number of diseases like heart disease, some types of cancer, diabetes, and depression. It is...
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Project-Based Learning – Learning in Action!
Marian Shaffner; Janel White-Taylor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3601–3606
This paper reviews the principles of Project-based learning, and describes a program that is built on the principles of project based learning. Further, this paper highlights the success and challenges of an out-school program that served 280 k-12...
Topics: Teachers
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Three Ways to Teach On-line Hybrid Courses
Janel White-Taylor; Gayle Stever; Kori Platts
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 670–671
As the Internet matures and progresses, more and more universities are seeking to increase their on-line offerings. ASU East Education has integrated an on-line hybrid course format into its graduate offerings where students seeking post...
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Can Pre-Service Teachers Learn Writing Concepts Through a Web-Based Tutorial?
Janel White-Taylor; Alison Prest; Bette Bergeron
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 666–669
This brief paper describes a pilot study of an innovative cross-disciplinary project that supports individual growth in professional writing by focusing on students' identified areas of need. This paper specifically reviews reasons and strategies...
Topics: Instructional Materials, Students
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Literacy + Technology = Higher Achievement and Interested Kids
Janel White-Taylor; Marc Coyner; Paulette Donellon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3607–3609
Many children excel in writing, while other students finding writing to be very challenging and shy away from it. However, almost every child has a vivid imagination and likes to make up stories. Most students also like to use computer and other...
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Increasing Literacy Achievement with Comic Books, Short Stories, Dramas and Plays
Janel White-Taylor; Deborah Toolson; Paulette Donnellon; Valeria Phillips
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2141–2142
ASU is taking literacy to a new level with a partnership with Oki Data Printing Solutions. This paper highlights the overall structure of the program and the baseline data gathered in the initial phase of the program. The first goal is to increase...