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This paper addresses the need of including the concept of "community of practice" in the implementation of electronic portfolios in Teacher Education programs. Many models of electronic portfolios or commercial tools are selected for the purpose of...

The use of computer-mediated-communication (CMC) has been applied increasingly in staff development efforts for teachers. Many teacher education programs are looking to CMC, particularly computer conferencing systems, as an effective and low-cost...

This paper addresses the design of the web-based tools and its impact on developing concept of "community of practice" in the implementation of electronic portfolios in Teacher Education programs. Many web-based tools are selected for the purpose of ...

This is a story of applying computer applications in a home visit program. Beginning in 1997 eight schools in Sacramento, CA began doing home visits as part of a strategic plan for parent engagement on their campuses. They experienced immediate...

eMentoring has the potential to offer a means of forging effective support for the academic mentoring programs. The greatest promise that eMentoring offers is unbounded by time and location. Faced with limited resources for low-performing students,...

Since receiving a PT3 in 2000 faculty at Sacramento State University have been using the Taskstream tools in their courses. In this poster session we will showcase how the web-based suite of tools, Taskstream, have been used at CSU Sacramento to...

In this paper we describe the process undertaken faculty as they design and implement a web-based assessment and data aggregation tool. The tool, Taskstream, became the vehicle for moving from a teaching focused culture to a focus on student...

This paper presents an instructional model that applies a web-based tool (TaskStream) to provide the access to incorporate the social interactions, reflective processes, and situate learning. Students will provide and receive comments and...

In this paper we describe the process undertaken a teacher education institution as they design and implement a web-based assessment and data aggregation tool. The tool, Taskstream, became the vehicle for moving from student learning assessment to...

In this roundtable session, I will discuss the use of social science digital curriculum in a second grade class. Moreover, the effects of using digital curriculum for the students with different learning preferences (visual, aural, read/write &...

This paper addresses the relationship between eportfolio development and multicultural education. Barrett (2001) and Dominick (2002) define the processes of eportfolio development as reflection, assessment, connection, collection and presentation....

The purpose of this round table session is to discuss the effect of the use of interactive whiteboards as an instructional tool in elementary schools. The data collected from elementary school teachers regarding their perspectives of the use of...

In this paper, the effects of using interactive text for the students with different learning preferences will be discussed. Interactive texts have different characteristics from traditional texts. The examples of interactive text include: graphing ...

In the past decade online professional development model has become an increasingly important component of K-12 teacher education. Though online professional development model will continue to grow, it seems likely that the percentage of the teacher ...

One of the current trends in educational technology is the development of interactive technologies. The desired technology-infused learning environment should be where each learner and teacher will have access to technological and nontechnological...

Meeting the demands of teaching in the digital age requires the identification of effective types of educational technology and ways of encouraging its use (Taylor & Duran, 2006). As new technologies are developed, educators need to constantly...

Today’s science teacher must not only be proficient in subject matter, but also in effective teaching practices and the technologies that can enhance those practices (Dani & Koenig, 2008). We know now however, that teacher centered lecture does...

The primary goal of this research is to use a technology, computerized reading fluency program, to increase the rate of fluency for special education students in a middle school setting. This research used the computer edition of the Read Naturally ...

Learning a second language is a great challenge. Second language learners need to learn in authentic real-life ways where their second language comes to life as a means of communication. The purpose of this study is to evaluate Internet based...

Teacher preparation programs have been under fire, recently, and there is a wave of accountability washing over education from many accrediting bodies. There are several questions regarding technology in teacher preparation, such as whether to have ...