Using technology in the classroom to foster student learning. (ERIC/EECE Report).

Using technology in the classroom to foster student learning. (ERIC/EECE Report). This column summarizes recent ERIC documents and journal articles,and highlights some World Wide Web resources, that discuss uses oftechnology in the elementary school elementary school:see school. classroom to foster studentlearning. For details about ERIC and ordering ERIC documents, please seethe information following these abstracts. ERIC Documents ED438534 LINKING LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY: A Guide for K-8 Classrooms.Shelley B. Wepner, William J. Valmont, & Richard Thurlow, Eds. 2000.266 p. (Available from EDRS EDRS ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Columbia University, NY)EDRS Eating Disorders Research SocietyEDRS Enforcement Document Retrieval SystemEDRS Electronic Data Reporting SystemEDRS European Data Relay Satellite and from: International Reading Association,800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139;www.reading.org.) Based on the idea that instruction should drivetechnology, and not vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. , this book shares ideas, options, andopportunities for using technology in the classroom. Vignettes andexamples of classroom uses of technology are presented throughout thebook to highlight concepts and help teachers support literacy goals. Theessays in the book offer lesson plans that can be used in classrooms orcomputer labs. Each lesson plan includes objectives, materials,activities, and assessments. Journal Articles EJ647726 DIFFERENTIATING CURRICULUM WITH TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED CLASS PROJECTS.Technology in the Classroom. Doris Bergen. Childhood Education, Vol. 78,No. 2 (Winter 2001-2002): 117-118. This article describes how childrenof every ability level are motivated to create technology-enhancedprojects using the Internet, online databases, scanned pictures anddrawings, video clips, and hyperlinks. Such projects can help teachersdifferentiate curriculum for all children. A list of resources forteaching with technology, including software, Web sites, articles, andbooks, is provided. EJ645594 AUTHENTIC PROGRAM PLANNING IN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. Sarah J. Stein,Campbell J. McRobbie, & Ian S. Ginns. International Journal ofTechnology and Design Education, Vol. 11, No. 3 (2001): 239-261. Thisarticle reports on needs identified by teachers during an investigationinto their experiences implementing technology in primary classrooms.Two models for conceptualizing and planning units of work in technologyare presented. The models form frameworks to structure thinking forauthentic classroom planning and for sequencing of lessons. EJ644018 ELEMENTARY CIVICS civics,branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. AND THE ELECTION YEAR: Exercises on the Web.Linda B. Bennett. Social Education, Vol. 64, No. 5 (September 2000):301-303. This article describes two civics lessons for elementary schoolstudents that use the World Wide Web. In one lesson, kindergartners and1st-graders conduct research about the White House in order tounderstand the presidency. In the second lesson, 4th- and 5th-gradersexamine viewpoints about public issues discussed by presidentialcandidates. EJ640193 E-ACTIVITIES: Internet-based Activities To Expand Your HistoryCurriculum. Lisa Trumbauer. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 5(January-February 2002): 65. Three Internet-based activities forteaching elementary students about the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad,in U.S. history, loosely organized system for helping fugitive slaves escape to Canada or to areas of safety in free states. It was run by local groups of Northern abolitionists, both white and free blacks. arepresented: 1) creating a "freight train" of facts, 2) mappingroutes, and 3) participating in an electronic simulation of life as afugitive slave In the history of slavery in the United States, a fugitive slave was a slave who had escaped his or her enslaver often with the intention of traveling to a place where the state of his or her enslavement was either illegal or not enforced. . EJ636391 DEVELOPING A COMPUTER-ASSISTED TUTORING PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDREN ATRISK TO LEARN TO READ. Bette Chambers, Philip C. Abrami, KatherineMcWhaw, & Michel Charles Therrien. Educational Research andEvaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, Vol. 7, No.2-3 (September 2001): 223-239. This study performed a formativeevaluation Formative evaluation is a type of evaluation which has the purpose of improving programmes. It goes under other names such as developmental evaluation and implementation evaluation. of a computer-assisted tutoring program to help students whowere experiencing problems learning to read. Initial findings providesupport for developing a program designed with "just in time"support for tutors and interactive activities for tutees based onmaterial in their reading classes. EJ636293 WEB SITINGS. Erika Lo. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October 2001):76. This article presents seven mathematics games, located on the WorldWide Web, for elementary students. EJ636292 CYBERHUNT. Chris Mills For the Chicago singer-songwriter, see .Christopher Lemonte Mills (born on January 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional basketball player. . Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October 2001):73, 75. This article presents an online activity designed to teachmiddle- and upper-level elementary school students about the skeletalsystem skeletal systemn.The bodily system that consists of the bones, their associated cartilages, and the joints. It supports and protects the body, produces blood cells, and stores minerals. . Students are given several questions about the human skeleton The human skeleton consists of both fused and individual bones supported and supplemented by ligaments, tendons, muscles and cartilage. Fused bones include those of the pelvis and the cranium. Osteocytes are present in the bone matrix. ,then are directed to several online science sites to find the answers. EJ636291 E-ACTIVITIES. Joy Brewster. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October2001): 72. This article presents five technology-based activities toteach elementary students about the human body. The activities relate toheartbeat, exercise, the senses, illnesses, and diagrams of the body. EJ636290 K-2 TECH TIPS. Gail Lovely. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October2001): 68-70. Tips to help K-2 teachers get their students usingtechnology include establishing routines, pairing students at thecomputer, tying computer lab learning with classroom learning, usingtime tasks, providing peer support, and using technology meaningfully inthe classroom. Sidebars present hints for selecting computer resourcesand Web sites. EJ633384 EDUCATION OR EDUTAINMENT Educational material that is also entertaining. (application) edutainment - Interactive education and entertainment services or software, usually supplied commercially via a cable network or on CD-ROM. ? Technology in the Classroom. DorisBergen. Childhood Education, Vol. 77, No. 2 (Winter 2000-2001): 114-116.Maintaining that computer software and Internet exploration introduceplayful elements into learning, the author discusses the implications of"edu-tainment" (a technologically mediated combination oflearning and enjoyment). She suggests that school may no longer be theprimary site for learning and that teachers may need to reevaluate theireducational approach. A list of software resources for children ages 6to 12 is included. EJ627245 THE GARBERS: Using Digital History To Recreate a 19th-centuryFamily. Cheryl L. Mason & Alice Carter. Social Studies and the YoungLearner, Vol. 12, No. 1 (September-October 1999): 11-14. This articledescribes a lesson in which students read a letter from an interactiveWeb site archive of digitized primary sources. Students searched thesite's population census to learn about a particular family, andalso about life in general, during the 19th century. EJ627171 TECHNOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, AND THE YOUNG CHILD. Douglas H. Clements.New England New England,name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Mathematics Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2 (May 2000): 28-38. Thisarticle examines two types of computer environments: a computermanipulative environment and a navigational environment. The articlediscusses how these environments contribute to young children'smathematics learning. EJ622246 COMPUTERIZED LANDSCAPES BY WAY OF THE HUDSON. Pixel Palette.Berniece Patterson. Arts & Activities, Vol. 126, No. 5 (January2000): 19, 65-66. This article presents an art lesson that integratesthe study of the "Hudson River School Hudson River school,group of American landscape painters, working from 1825 to 1875. The 19th-century romantic movements of England, Germany, and France were introduced to the United States by such writers as Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. " of painters withcomputer art. Students create landscapes using "Fractal DesignPainter See Painter. ." EJ620529 GET CONNECTED TO SCIENCE. Stephen W. Smith. Science and Children,Vol. 37, No. 7 (April 2000): 22-25. The Internet can be successfullyused in science education by keeping in mind the dangers of the Web,such as inaccuracy in��ac��cu��ra��cy?n. pl. in��ac��cu��ra��cies1. The quality or condition of being inaccurate.2. An instance of being inaccurate; an error. of information, information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. , andinappropriate materials. To help avoid the dangers, instructors can useWeb filters, directions for Internet searches, and bookmarks. The use ofcomputers as a publishing tool for an online classroom newsletter isdescribed. EJ604287 E-CLASSROOM. Cards to Parents, E-Mail Pals. Ruth Melendez &Jasmine Dudzik. Instructor, Vol. 109, No. 3 (October 1999): 73. Thisarticle describes standards-based, elementary-level social studiesactivities that incorporate computer technology. In the first, studentsuse HyperStudio to create postcards about regions of the United States United States,officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. .In the second, students participate in ongoing correspondence withE-mail pals. EJ604256 E-CLASSROOM EXTRA. Bulletin Boards, Class Newsletters, and GreetingCards See e-card. . Mary Dibb, Jennifer Barnes, & Betty Cavanaugh. Instructor,Vol. 109, No. 6 (March 2000): 101-102. This article presents elementarylevel, standards-based, technology-supported learning activities for theclassroom, including: creating a virtual reality bulletin board,developing a weekly newsletter on the computer, and generatingpersonalized per��son��al��ize?tr.v. per��son��al��ized, per��son��al��iz��ing, per��son��al��iz��es1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. greeting cards. EJ600207 GEOMETRY AND OP ART. Evelyn J. Brewer. Teaching ChildrenMathematics, Vol. 6, No. 4 (December 1999): 220-224, 236. This articledescribes an activity in which students use computers and techniquesfrom Op Art to learn various geometric concepts. The activity allowsthem to see the connection between art and mathematics, and reinforceswriting, speaking, and drawing skills. World Wide Web Resources SCIence Files: Science Resources From NASA NASA:see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASAin full National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationIndependent U.S. http:/whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/ Computers and Young Children. ERIC Digest. By Susan W. Hauglandhttp://ericeece.org/pubs/ digests2000haugland00.htmlhttp://ericeece.org/pubs/digests/ 2000/haugland00s.html (Spanish) Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journalwww.ncsu.edu/meridian/ NAEYC NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children (Washington, DC)Position Statement. Technology and Young Children--Ages 3Through 8 http://naeyc.org/resources/ position_statements/pstech98.htm Parents, Educators, Publishers (PEP) www.microweb.com/pepsite/ AskERIC: Educational Technology Information and Resourceshttp://askeric.org/cgi-bin/res.cgi/ Educational_Technology ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology: EducationalTechnology Information and Resources www.ericit.orgeducationaltechnology.shtml The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education(ERIC/EECE) contributed this column. Abstracts of ERIC documents andjournal articles can be read on ERIC microfiche Pronounced "micro-feesh." A 4x6" sheet of film that holds several hundred miniaturized document pages. See micrographics. and on CD-ROM CD-ROM:see compact disc. CD-ROMin full compact disc read-only memoryType of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , which areavailable in many libraries. The ERIC database is also available online.For online locations to search the ERIC database, visit the ACCESS ERICWeb site at www.eric.ed.gov. Most ERIC documents can be ordered in papercopy or on microfiche, and many recent documents can be ordered on theInternet, from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). Forcomplete ordering information, contact EDRS at 800-443-3742,http://edrs.com, or service@edrs.com. An availability source isindicated for those documents summarized in this column that are notavailable from EDRS. 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