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Real History: Interactive Slideshows to support Educational Objectives in the Social Studies
Beverly Ray; Martha Hocutt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2209–2211
Real Media Slideshow software can be used to promote hands-on, peer-to-peer learning and collaboration in a variety of secondary social studies classroom settings. Social studies teachers and secondary students can use the software to create...
Topics: Software, Multimedia, Social Studies
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Got game? Preservice educators' perspectives on the value of digital games
Beverly Ray; Martha Hocutt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1790–1792
This poster session will present an overview of on-going research on digital mini-games (i.e., mini-role plays, simulations, and/or strategy games) appropriate for use in K-12 classrooms. In particular, the session will offer insight into the...
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High School Students: How Do They Obtain Technology Skills?
Martha Hocutt; Beverly Ray; Vivian Wright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3228–3230
High school students have typically obtained numerous technology skills by the time they reach junior and senior status. This paper addresses how and from whom high school juniors and seniors acquire technology skills and how best to present new...
Topics: Schools, Middle School Education, Students
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Web Video Project as an Instructional Strategy in Teacher Education
Denys Lupshenyuk; Martha Hocutt; Ron Owston
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 984–991
The advent of Web 2.0 has metamorphosed the landscape of the Internet from a static “depository” of multimedia data into a dynamic and participatory “habitat” of individuals. Web video, epitomized by YouTube, is particularly suited to student...
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Investigating Concerns of Teacher Education Students about the Integration of Online Learning Communities in Traditional Instruction
Denys Lupshenyuk; Martha Hocutt; Elizabeth Gibbs
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6275–6282
The contemporary capabilities of the Internet provide students and teachers with the opportunity to interact and collaborate with one another in an online environment outside their classroom to supplement the face-to-face learning. The success of...
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K-12 Educators? Perspectives on Coding: Moving from ?I can't? to ?I do?
Beverly Ray; Reenay R. H. Rogers; Martha Hocutt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2791–2795
The presentation explores K-12 educators? perspectives regarding coding as an instructional tool. Preliminary findings of a larger exploratory study, using quantitative and qualitative measures, will be shared. Research examines whether and to what...
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Revolution in Hand: Handheld Computers in the Science Classroom
Beverly Ray; Anna McFadden; Susan Patterson; Vicki Jenks; Martha Hocutt
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2531–2535
Hand held devices, such as Palm Pilots, have the potential to revolutionize the science classroom. These small, inexpensive devices make it possible for science teachers to grade students' laboratory and group projects in real time. A team of...
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Collaborative Lesson Planning in WebCT: Observations from a K-8 Social Studies Methods Course
Beverly Ray; Martha Hocutt; Vivian Wright; G.Scott Ray
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4840–4844
This presentation examines the use of a collaborative lesson planning project in a K-8 social studies methods course. The goal of the project was to assist prospective elementary and middle school social studies teachers in acquiring the knowledge,...
Topics: Social Studies, Middle School Education, Planning
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Weblogs to Promote Creative Expression and Reflective Practice in E-Learning Environments
Beverly B. Ray; Martha Hocutt; Susan K Patterson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2658–2667
Instructors designing online learning environments that promote creative expression and reflective practice may find Weblogs a useful tool. This session will preview the findings of a research study examining how PK-16 educators use Weblogs to...
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Comparing Instructional Methodologies in Sixth-Grade Science: Traditional Textbook, Integrated Science, and Integrated Science with technology Enhancement
Martha Hocutt; Vivian Wright; Julia Hartman; Beverly Ray
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4661–4666
This study examined three different methodologies used to present science content to sixth-grade students in order to determine which methodology benefited students most with regard to the student achievement. The three methodologies examined were...
Topics: Science, Information Sciences, Middle School Education, Students