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If colleges of education are going to successfully prepare teacher candidates to meet NETS-T standards (Kelly, 2002), then teacher education programs must begin developing strategies to assess technology competencies of beginning college students....

The research study presented here was conducted by two educational technology faculty members, one from special education and the other from general education, and their respective undergraduate classes. This study applied an action research model ...

Most of the dialogue concerning technologies in education is conducted through traditional formats of verbal or written language. While textual media is powerful, adding data in other forms as a part of the inquiry and assertion-making process can...

We are living in an age where basic computer skills are a requirement in the academic and business environment. While national standards identify various technological competencies as being critical for P-12 students, schools continue to struggle...

State and national standards continue to prod teacher education programs towards preparing students who are capable of integrating computer technologies into their teaching methodologies. However, providing experiences and resources for this type...

This study explores pedagogical issues related to an online graduate course in curriculum theory and research incorporating virtual lectures. Data collected and analyzed for this unique critique include archival records of online chats, instructor...

This article describes the four-year journey of PT3-funded Project PICT (Pre-service Infusion of Computer Technology) and the remarkable on-going changes within the teacher education programs at Bowling Green State University. Methods to facilitate ...

The product to be shared is a 35-minute video documenting the day-to-day uses of computer technology in a fifth grade classroom in the Midwest. A story of this teacher's vision of "transparent technology" and how she integrates technology into daily ...

This poster session describes the process of developing template options for electronic portfolios to be used in an undergraduate teacher education program. College-wide collaboration, including an e-survey concerning electronic portfolios, provided ...

If colleges of education are going to successfully prepare teacher candidates to meet NETS-T standards, then teacher education programs must begin developing strategies to assess technology competencies of beginning college students. Colleges must...

This study explores pedagogical issues related to an online graduate course in contemporary educational theory and research from both the teacher and the learner perspectives. Data collected and analyzed for this unique critique include archival...

In the past three decades, the use of computers in education has continued to grow and develop. With the introduction and expansion of the Internet, K-12 schools, as well as colleges and universities are tapping into the resources of the World Wide...

This panel will present the process that BGSU experienced through Project PICT (Preservice Infusion of Computer Technology) in its efforts to restructure curriculum to infuse technology. The project director, coordinator, faculty leaders, and...

If colleges of education are going to successfully prepare teacher candidates to meet NETS-T standards, then teacher education programs must develop strategies to assess technology competencies of beginning college students. Such an assessment...

This study explores pedagogical issues related to an online graduate course in statistics incorporating virtual lectures. Data collected and analyzed for this unique critique include archival records of online chats, instructor virtual office hours,...

Our National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in the U.S. has strongly encouraged performance assessment processes, and electronic portfolios have been embraced as an organizational tool for collection and organization of...

Ravine Junior High School reflects key aspects of the "Digital Divide" and provides an opportunity to investigate how that divide might be dealt with. We define digital divide as the inability to use technology to its fullest in schools populated by ...

In an effort to establish a baseline of technology competency among our entering education students, our College of Education began implementing an Assessment of Technology Competencies (ATC) in Fall 2003. This performance-based assessment that...

This case study explores the impact of a statewide professional development program targeting university faculty and handheld computers. One region's experience (the "case") is documented through interviews of a purposeful sampling of participants...

Abstract: It is important to investigate how future teacher education candidates are experiencing the transition from the NETS-S to the NETS-T. In other words, are technology skills being nurtured in our nation's high schools that prepare teacher...