Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
June 2009 Volume 9, Number 2
Editors
Glen L. Bull; Lynn Bell; Chrystalla Mouza
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Editorial: Tutor, Tool, Tutee: A Vision Revisited
Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States
Robert Taylor’s (1980a) book, The Computer in the School: Tutor, Tool, Tutee, was a seminal work, bringing together essays written by a number of early pioneers in the field of educational... More
pp. 89-94
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Fight the dragons: Using online discussion to promote critical literacy in teacher education
Christine Woodcock, Southern New Hampshire University, United States
Today’s children are bombarded by a range of media, and it is the responsibility of teachers to equip students to engage critically. Just as teachers are responsible to teach critical literacy,... More
pp. 95-116
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Preparing 8th Grade Mathematics Teachers to Use Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge in the Teaching and Learning of Algebra
Sandra Richardson, Lamar University, United States
This article describes experiences from a professional development project designed to prepare in-service eighth-grade mathematics teachers to develop, explore, and advance technological... More
pp. 117-130
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Preservice Biology Teachers’ Use of Interactive Display Systems to Support Reforms-Based Science Instruction
Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky, United States; Randy Bell, University of Virginia, United States
The purpose of this study was to explore preservice science teachers’ use of an interactive display system (IDS), consisting of a computer, digital projector, interactive white board, and Internet ... More
pp. 131-159
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Giving, prompting, making: Framing a conceptual home for TPACK in social studies instruction
Thomas Hammond, Lehigh University, United States; Meghan Manfra, Old Dominion University, United States
Technological pedagogical content knowledge (now known as technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge, or TPACK) has become a widely referenced conceptual framework within teacher education. It... More
pp. 160-185
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Enhancing TPACK with Assistive Technology: Promoting Inclusive Practices in Pre-service Teacher Education
Matthew Marino, Pauline Sameshima & Constance Beecher, Washington State University, United States
As the global community continues the transition from an industrialized factory model to an information and now participatory networked-based society, educational technology will play a pivotal... More
pp. 186-207
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Ten Ways to Incorporate Technology into a TESOL Teacher Preparation Program
Andrea Honigsfeld, Vicky Giouroukakis, Audrey Cohan & Maureen Walsh, Molloy College, United States
A comprehensive approach for integrating technology into a TESOL teacher preparation program is described. Ten specific ways to assure constructivist technology use in teacher education are... More
pp. 208-221