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Educational Technology (ET) has developed in Portugal since mid 70s. Many research studies in the field have been developed since then and most of these were reviewed in a meta-analysis conducted by one of the authors that covered the period between ...

This paper presents an experience of internet integration in pre service teacher education programs in Portugal. Participated in the study 26 student teachers, 14 from Natural Sciences (S) and 12 from Foreign Language classes (L). Future teachers...

In this paper we describe a collaborative learning experience with post graduate students attending a master degree course in Educational Technology in the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. The experience involved the use of wiki technology and...

Web 2.0 relates to a number of web-based services and applications that, though relatively mature, can be explored for educational uses in a myriad of new and innovative ways. In this paper we will begin by establishing: a) why we consider Web 2.0...

This paper reports portuguese postgraduate teachers' opinions about their experience of using, for one semester the social bookmarking tool Del.icio.us. A group of 20 in-service teachers created accounts on del.icio.us and developed an electronic...

In this study electronic concept mapping were used to support online learning activities in a post graduate teacher education program. For one semester, three teachers who couldn t attend regular classes used CmapTools as a constructivist learning...

The overarching purpose of this project was to develop a way for post graduate teachers to collectively contribute and share resources and information that are available on the Internet and could be important for the development of a research...

In this research, it was created, implemented and evaluated teaching experiences about the extending and refining of concepts of infinity through one webquest applied to a 12th grade class. There were established three research questions. Will the...

In the European region, the use of mobile learning is already a reality. As a result, studies in the field started to arise in Portugal, both at the higher education level and at the secondary education level. In order to get to know the use that...

In this paper we report how 26 teachers enrolled in a post graduate teacher education program used Cmaptools software for class work and assessment. For one semester teachers build electronic concept maps as a constructivist learning strategy to...

In this paper we look at the changing face of education and go on to consider the different ways in which the so-called ‘net generation’ is using technology for learning. We discuss the arguments that sustain the emergence of a new generation in e...

In the learning society we live in, educational systems must be aware that to learn and work successfully in an increasingly complex, information-rich and knowledge based society, students and teachers must use technology effectively. It is the...

In this paper we report how two groups of in-service teachers used concept mapping for studying the curricular subject Research Methods in Education during the 1st semester of 2008-2009. Teachers build electronic concept maps as a constructivist...

In this paper we will present a pedagogic experience carried out in a 6th grade class, in the current 2008/2009 school year, in the Music Education classroom. For this purpose, a podcast was created (www.podomatic.com) and several activities were...

Recent research shows that teachers familiarity, confidence and skills in integrating technology into the curriculum are dependent on the quality of training programs they attend. Aware of this context and responsible for preparing digitally wise...

The Internet and communication technologies have caused profound changes in the circulation of information, and consequently in the ways we teach, learn, and interact with each other. A research project was initiated in the year 2009 in order to...

In this article we present an experiment carried out in an 11th grade class (terminal year) in the discipline of Descriptive Geometry A. In a context where failure is high on the national exam, as well as in the discipline’s attendance, the main...

Digital Storytelling (DS) is a creative combination of images and sound that allows the production of pedagogical resources with high potential for teaching and learning. Recent research shows that teachers familiarity, confidence and skills in...

This article describes the development and implementation of a long term WebQuest on a EFA (Education and Training of Adults) course. The objectives of the study were: a) to understand the key aspects to be taken into account in the implementation...

The policies of Lifelong Learning are now a priority in the European political discourse. Portugal, as a member state, has developed a set of measures for the Education and Training aimed at increasing the qualifications of the adult population. The ...