Attitude Survey for pupils about Using Cellular Phones in Classrooms

Tadashi Inagaki; Yuki Kobayashi; Hitoshi Nakagawa

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 1059–1065

Cellular phones have become very popular in these days. It would be a core device to create mobile learning environment. In gEducational Use of Cellular Phones, h our research project, main theme is how teachers and children use the W-CDMA cellular...

Topics: Children

A Classification of the Tablet PC Utilization -Activity example using by groups in public elementary, junior high and high schools-

Yuki Kobayashi; Murai Masuo; Yukie Sato; Hitoshi Nakagawa

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 705–710

In recent years, more public schools tend to use tablet personal computers (tablet PC) more often in Japan. Using tablet PC by groups (3-4students/1 tablet PC) is the most popular way these days. The goal of our study is to classify how to use...

Topics: cooperative/collaborative learning, improving classroom teaching, Teaching/Learning Strategies

Three Types of Practical Examples of Programming Education at Elementary Schools in Japan

Yuki Kobayashi; Susumu Kanemune; Shizuka Shirai; Hidenari Usui; Takumi Shimizu

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 461–466

In Japan, the course of study is to be revised in 2020. In the next guideline, programming education will be introduced to elementary schools. There are already municipalities that already set up pilot schools (e.g. Arakawa Ward Tokyo, Yokohama...

Topics: Education reform with technology

Development of the Projector Attaching Interactive Unit

Masuo Murai; Hitoshi Nakagawqa; Yuki Kobayashi; Keisuke Ikami

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 3844–3849

In Japan, the Interactive White Board (IWB) was introduced into a lot of elementary school and the junior high school in 2009. From such a situation, we developed the Interactive Unit of a new type. The new Interactive Unit which we developed is the ...

The Digital Teaching Materials are Utilized for the Science Education

Masuo Murai; Hitoshi Nakagawa; Yuki Kobayashi; Nobuhito Matsuno

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 3672–3675

The experiments and the observations are very important in the subject of science at the elementary school, the junior high school and the high school. However, it is difficult for students to observe everything in an experiment. It is effective to...

Practical Example of Programming Education at Public Elementary School in Japan with Attitude Survey of Students and Teachers

Yuki Kobayashi; Hitoshi Nakagawa; Masuo Murai; Yukie Sato

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017 (Jun 20, 2017) pp. 645–649

In this paper, we discuss 2 following topics. We made an attitude survey at elementary schools where they already have carried out programming education continuously. 1). How do the students think about programming class? 2). What is the pros and...

Topics: pedagogical issues, improving classroom teaching

A Study on the Introduction and Use of Tablet PCs in the Elementary School of Japan

Masuo Murai; Hitoshi Nakagawa; Yukie Sato; Yuki Kobayashi

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014)

In this paper, we report on the results of a study on the introduction and use of tablet PCs in schools in Japan. There were two types of tablet PCs introduced into elementary schools. There were tabular types and convertible types. Furthermore,...

Topics: Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications

Development of Mapping Application with Tablet Type Terminals for Visualization of Students’ Thinking

Hitoshi Nakagawa; Masuo Murai; Yukie Sato; Yuki Kobayashi; Naruyoshi Tabe; Junnosuke Abe; Aritomo Iwasaki

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 1647–1652

We have developed mapping application with tablet type terminals, with which students can expand their imagination and idea or promote grouping and organizing their thoughts. Examining specific classes, installation of 14 functions has been proved...

Topics: interactive learning environments, Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications, Usability/User Studies

Analysis and analysis of application for arranging/grouping/structuring children's information which utilized on tablet PC

Hitoshi Nakagawa; Masuo Murai; Yukie Sato; Yuki Kobayashi; Hironori Suzuki; Junichi Morishita

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 36–39

We have developed a new mapping application.With this application, teachers can perform the learning activity that they were not able to do that kind of activities with other existing teaching tools such as conventional paper worksheets. In this...

Topics: Collaborative technologies, Mobile teaching and learning technologies, Best practices in assessment

Application Development for Education Comparing the Image Pictures and Data by Superimposing

Hitoshi Nakagawa; Masuo Murai; Yukie Sato; Yuki Kobayashi; Atritomo Iwasaki; Naruyoshi Tabe; Taiga Maruyama

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 2422–2424

In this study we explored the application that enables us to superimpose the image pictures and the data. We considered it may be helpful to teach class with tablet PC at school. There are some key distinguishing features of...

Topics: collaborative learning, Communities of practice, Mobile teaching and learning technologies

Practice and Evaluation of Teaching Package of Programming Education at Elementary School in Collaboration with Science Museum — Focusing on the Questionnaire Survey at Pilot School —

Yuki Kobayashi; Hitoshi Nakagawa; Masuo Murai; Yukie Sato; Chie Takahashi; Etsuko Miyajima

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 396–401

In Japan, the course of study has been revised for the first time in about 10 years. In the new course of study, “programming education” at elementary school became a compulsory subject. It is expected that the burden on elementary school teachers...

Topics: Performance and outcome assessment, Best practices in assessment

A Study about the Learning Effect of Utilizing Liquid Crystal Pen Tablet at the Elementary School

Masuo Murai; Hitoshi Nakagawa; Miho Kawagishi; Yuki Kobayashi; Nobuhito Matsuno; Masayuki Hasegawa

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5668–5672

We observed the class that utilized Liquid Crystal Pen Tablet (Pen Tablet) in the elementary school. In Japan. The Pen Tablet is usually installed in the computer room. However, we installed it in the common classroom. We clarified how a teacher and ...

Topics: Schools, Elementary Education, Teachers

The Development of a Creation Tool of Report for the Visualization of Thought for Children

Hitoshi Nakagawa; Hironori Suzuki; Jyunichi Morishita; Yukie Sato; Masuo Murai; Yuki Kobayashi

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 2223–2228

We developed a tablet intended for use in the classroom to be utilized in expressive tasks such as presentations, discussions and creative production. It realized children do expression activities different in a report, a leaflet, a pamphlet, etc....

Topics: Teaching/Learning Strategies, Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications

A Basic Study about the Education use of Social Networking Site

Masuo Murai; Hitoshi Nakagawa; Miho Kawagishi; Yuki Kobayashi; Nobuhito Matsuno; Takahumi Kitada

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2369–2376

Teachers have various problems in education DAnd teachers want to talk with somebody. However, teachers do not have the time to talk with somebody because they are busy. As a method that teachers can talk about at their convenience, there is network ...

Topics: Teachers

The Digital Teaching Materials are Utilized for the Science Education at a Japanese Elementary School

Masuo Murai; Hitoshi Nakagawa; Yuki Kobayashi; Kyoko Iwasaki; Nobuhito Matsuno; Kunio Iijima

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 73–78

The experiments and the observations are very important in the subject of science at elementary school. However, it is difficult for children to observe everything in an experiment. It is effective to show them the digital teaching materials in such ...

Developing application for arranging/grouping/structuring children's information which utilized on tablet PC

Hitoshi Nakagawa; Masuo Murai; Yukie Sato; Yuki Kobayashi; Aritomo Iwasaki; Hironori Suzuki; Jyunichi Morishita

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017 (Jun 20, 2017) pp. 390–393

We aim to develop a tablet application that can be used for the organization, classification, and structuring of children’s information. In an attempt to examine specific contexts, it became clear that it would be necessary to include 14 functions,...

Topics: cooperative/collaborative learning, Teaching/Learning Strategies, Multimedia/Hypermedia Systems