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This paper will describe the process of using reciprocal teaching as an online asynchronous simulation, and the subsequent results in learning for the students involved. It includes four basic responses from students: summarizing, questioning,...

WebQuests are prolific online. Every time teachers search for WebQuests, a quick search on a favorite search engine yields hundreds of results. However, much like young students who have first discovered the Internet, they can be overwhelmed by the ...

When HyperStudio®, multimedia authoring software, met emergent literacy in an instructional technology course for elementary preservice teachers, the results were creative and dramatic. These teachers-specializing in early childhood and bilingual...

During the Fall 2007 semester, a group of students in the Elementary Education program at the University of Texas – Pan American enrolled in a supervised internship seminar. In this course, students were required to conduct weekly observations of...

Abstract: During the Fall 2008 semester, a group of students in their first semester of the elementary education program at the University of Texas – Pan American was required to deliver a lesson plan using the lesson cycle, videotape the lesson and ...

The One-Two step studied how learning through Second Life transformed teacher preparation experiences for students. Through the use of critical reflections, questionnaires, and self- and group-assessments, pre-service teachers worked in teams to...

The study investigated the potential for bridging theory and practice in the area of child development. Pre-service teachers utilized Second Life, a three dimensional virtual environment, to design elementary classrooms with developmentally...

Pre-service bilingual teachers completed a service learning project as part of their teacher preparation program, and chronicled it in video, which was viewable in YouTube through Private Sharing. Students then reflected on the project and how...

In this paper, the results of a qualitative survey are presented from a cohort of 28 students who completed an online course taught almost entirely in Second Life. These students were part of a teacher preparation program in their second semester,...