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This progress report delineates processes and procedures in assessing changes in teacher attitudes and behaviors as they utilize Internet for the first time in curriculum development and delivery. The setting is a north Texas rural district...

This paper details the integration of technology tools into a third-grade web based literacy project. The project included 13 students at the beginning of the school year possessing a wide range of technology exposure and reading experience levels....

The purpose of this poster presentation is to provide an overview of the Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) technology project. This initiative was designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher...

The Learning and Integrating Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) project is a three-year technology project is designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at the Texas Woman's University (TWU) and is...

Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) is a federally funded technology project designed to integrate established and emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University (TWU). The project is...

Education has been considered the "key to success," and technology, in recent history, has been considered "the great leveler"-capable of providing "keys" to all learners without regard to their race, ethnicity, or gender. Most recently, the term ...

The program described below, Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS), addresses national, institutional, and teacher education goals as we prepare pre-service teachers to use a variety of technologies to enhance student learning. ...

According to Shaw (1998) in his Report to the President on the Use of Technology to Strengthen K-12 Education in the United States, "a large scale program of rigorous, systematic research on . . . educational technology . . . will ultimately prove...

This paper details the associated research endeavor of a technology program designed to integrate emerging technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University. The objective of this study is to describe changes in...

LINKS is a three-year technology project designed to integrate technologies into the teacher preparation curriculum at the Texas Woman's University (TWU). The project is supported by a U.S.D.E., Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology...

Through a unique technology infusion approach, The Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) project addresses national, institutional, and teacher education goals as we prepare technology proficient teachers to use a variety of...

Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) is a three-year technology project designed to integrate the use of technology into the teacher preparation curriculum at Texas Woman's University (TWU). Supported by a U.S. Department of...

As part of the PT3 initiative, Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills (LINKS) was a technology project designed to enhance the teacher preparation program at Texas Woman's University. The primary goals were to (a) integrate effective use...

Opposing views about the impact of technology on the young learner have created uncertainty and ambiguity about technology's role in early childhood education. Early childhood professionals are concerned that indoctrinating young children into the...

This round table discussion will demonstrate a unique online collaboration tool as well as underlying instructional strategies currently being utilized to support the peer editing process in an online, graduate grants writing course. Additionally,...

This paper and associated presentation will highlight key components of a developmentally appropriate approach to technology integration. Recommendations will be made to teachers considering technology use with the young child. Participants will...

Virtual and distance learning is a prominent form of postsecondary education in the US. A majority of higher education degree granting institutions provide access to distance education. Given increased demand and acceptance of online tools within...

This paper examines the use of Ning, a social networking platform, as a learning strategy in undergraduate and graduate hybrid and online class at a over two years. Using the lens of Community of Inquiry, this study investigated how effective this...