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The Use of Videoconferencing as a Medium for Collaboration of Experiences and Dialogue Among Graduate Students: A Case Study from Two Southeastern Universities
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006:1 , Mar 19, 2006

Daniele Bradshaw & Kari Lee Siko, UNC Chapel Hill, USA; William Hoffman, East Carolina University, USA; June Talvitie-Siple, UNC Chapel Hill, USA; Bethann Fine, East Carolina University, USA; Ken Carano, Lynne A. Carlson, Natalie K Mixon, Patricia Rodriguez, Caroline C. Sheffield & Carey Sullens-Mullican, University of South Florida, USA; Cheryl Bolick, UNC Chapel Hill, USA; Michael J. Berson, University of South Florida, USA

An initiative between teacher education programs at the University of South Florida and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is empowering faculty and students to seek out innovative practices in tele-collaboration, as a means of breaking ...

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Breaking Stereotypes: Constructing Geographic Literacy & Cultural Awareness through Technology
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007

Kenneth Carano & Michael Berson, University of South Florida, USA

The geographic and cultural literacy of youth in the United States compares unfavorably to youth in many other industrialized countries. In an age, in which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected, it is pertinent that our youth...

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Mobilizing Social Networking Technology to Empower a New Generation of Civic Activism Among Youth
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007

Kenneth Carano, Natalie Keefer & Michael Berson, University of South Florida, USA

Through innovative websites and blogs, young people are discovering social networks, which are successfully providing youth a voice in the public arena. These forms of communication are becoming so powerful, even President Bush acknowledged its...

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Teaching Global and Cultural Literacy through the Use of Technology
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2008:1 , Mar 03, 2008

Kenneth Carano & Michael Berson, University of South Florida, USA

Youth of the United States are less culturally literate than young people in many other industrialized countries. The digital era has enabled educators the opportunity to transform students' ethnocentric point of view by accessing information across ...

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Past as Prologue: Visions of Technology in Historic Dime Novels
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2009:1 , Mar 02, 2009

Kenneth Carano, Caroline Sheffield & Michael Berson, University of South Florida, USA

We are a nation of inventors, constantly exploring the power and purpose of technological innovations. This paper examines the artifact of the dime novel in American history as a source of technological thinking. In particular the Frank Reade dime...

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What Dewey Can Teach Us about a Quality Technological Experience in a High School Social Studies Classroom
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2010:1 , Mar 29, 2010

Daniel Stuckart, Wagner College, USA; Kenneth Carano, Booker High School, USA

This paper examines the integration of technology in a secondary, social studies classroom through the lens of Deweyan philosophy, sometimes called American pragmatism. Specifically, the authors apply the Deweyan concepts of first-hand experiences,...

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Online Communities, World-Minded Students
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2011:1 , Mar 07, 2011

Kenneth Carano, University of South Florida, USA

This paper demonstrates ways teacher moderated social networking sites can facilitate the reduction of student stereotypes, raise cultural awareness, and improve geographical literacy. The author models blogging activities that use cultural...

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