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Online course environments (WebCT) are used in a teacher professional development program to provide a collaborative environment in which classroom teachers can work together to develop multimedia lessons. The approach explores the exchange of ...

The results of a three-year study of technology infusion in the College of Education of a major Southwestern University are presented. During the period of the study, the institution established a significant online teaching program, including both ...

Active k-12 teachers including graduate students studying multimedia pedagogy at a major University were provided two high quality open source tools for graphics and sound editing. The graduate students developed lessons for use with their K-12...

Reports on an ongoing study of the use of free online translation software to support science students in college biology courses. Free translation tools are easily accessible via the Internet, and while they are imperfect in their effectiveness,...

Pre-service teachers often perform poorly on high-stakes state certification exams. Noting that there were a few particular items and concepts that seemed to be the most problematical, the authors developed a n HTML and flash-based tutorial CD that ...

Grade 8-12 teachers participating in a physics professional development program were required to present, critique, and reflect upon lessons that pertained to specific physics content, and physics teaching content-pedagogy. These weekly activities...

Free and Open Source Software (often referred to as FOSS/ FLOSS) is transforming opportunities for access to technology in education. FLOSS/FOSS provides low-cost, high quality opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to develop multimedia,...

The results of an eight-year study of technology infusion in the College of Education of a major Southwestern university are presented. During the period of the study, the institution increased its online teaching program to two masters and a...

The use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in education has increased in recent years, and strategies and lessons that incorporate these tools have begun to be integrated into a number of classroom activities. This article is descriptive...

Free and Open Source Software tools (often referred to as FOSS/ FLOSS) are being used in teacher curriculum writing and multimedia pedagogy projects in teacher preparation programs and K-12 enrichment activities in a major southwestern university...

Reports information from an ongoing and successful program to develop Texas-certified Master Technology Teacher to facilitate language arts activities. Experienced teachers in a graduate program are using a variety of instructional and online...