SITE 1994--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
1994
Editors
Jerry Willis; Bernard Robin; Dee Anna Willis
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 200
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Factors Affecting Incorporation of Telecommunications into Teaching Practices: Circumstances and Experiences Leading to Change
Janice Miller Stuhlmann, Bridgewater State College
The general consensus of the public and the media is that our schools have changed little in the last one hundred years. More
pp. 647-651
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Use of Telecomputing to Support Group-Oriented Inquiry during Student Teaching
Linda A. Hoover, Shippensburg University
I have learned so much from my peers. Sometimes when I’m reading someone’s e-mail entry, I picture all of us back [on campus] in Chambers Building sitting in a circle discussing all kinds of topics... More
pp. 652-656
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Facilitating Reflective Thinking in Student Teachers through Electronic Mail
Jennifer Nelson, Gonzaga University
Preparation of reflective teachers is an important theme in teacher education. During student teaching, many student teachers experience a sense of isolation as they leave the university... More
pp. 657-660
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Computer Conferencing, Moral Discussion, and Teacher Development
Kathleen Quinn-Leering, The University of Michigan
Although it may be the moral and ethical dimensions of teaching that set it apart from other professions these issues are often ignored in preservice programs or given, at most, a passing mention (... More
pp. 661-665
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Internet Activities Open New Worlds for Educators
LeAnn McKinzie, West Texas A&M University
Computer-mediated-communication (CMC) opens a world of information to students and educators alike. Telecommunicators may discover new ideas, discuss timely issues, and exchange limitless... More
pp. 666-670
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Technology: Connecting People and Places
Richard G. Stahlhut, University of Northern Iowa
University faculty in colleges of education typically seek out practitioners and enter classrooms only when they wish to find placements for preservice education majors needing exposures to... More
pp. 671-673
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TeacherNet: The Wave of the Future...Toward a National Network of Educators
Mary Ellen Vogt, California State University, Long Beach
As this paper is written, ten newly credentialed teachers are reluctantly returning the notebook computers they had at home during their sixteen weeks of teacher training. They all started as... More
pp. 677-679
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Technology Supported Teacher Education: Implementing a Global Vision
Larry M. Albertson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
My colleagues and I at the University of Wisconsin- More
pp. 680-682
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Beyond Telnet: Approaches to Internet Training for Teachers
Catherine Collier, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
During the winter and spring of 1993, teachers and educational researchers in eastern Massachusetts enrolled in a variety of basic-skills workshops on Internet. Electronic mail, Telnet, and FTP... More
pp. 683-687
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Diversifying Instructional Delivery: Design and Implementation of a Distance Learning Program Using Telecommunications
Lara Kiser, University of South Florida
The purpose of this paper is to report on the implementation of the Learn From A Distance (LFAD) Program, sponsored by the College of Education, University of South Florida. LFAD is one of the ways... More
pp. 688-692
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The Influence of Conference Moderator Strategies on the Participation of Teachers in Collaborative Telecomputing Projects
Bernard Robin, University of Houston
In Virginia, a statewide public school computing network, Virginia’s Public Education Network (Virginia’s PEN) is available to any public school educator who wants an account and has access to a... More
pp. 693-698
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The Problem Solving Corner: An Electronic Community of Math Learners
Marguerite Mason, University of Virginia
The Problem Solving Corner is a project on Virginia’s Public Education Network (Virginia's PEN) which joins K12 students, their teachers, preservice teachers, and graduate students in mathematics... More
pp. 699-703
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Jefferson By Topic: An Archiving Approach that Makes Retrieval Easy
Marie Leavitt, University of Virginia
An alternative method for storing information generated during electronic student to educational resource discussions has been implemented in the history forum on Virginia’s Public Education... More
pp. 704-706
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Utilizing Gopher Technology in an Academic Environment
Cynthia Addison, University of Virginia
In the past 18 months, gopher technology has emerged as the penultimate tool for archival storage of information on the Internet, and most universities have now established their own gophers. The... More
pp. 707-708
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Teaching Hands-On Science With Fully Interactive Distance Education Technology
William J. Boone, Indiana University
Technology and teacher education have been linked for many purposes in a variety of venues. This paper describes a semester-long, fully interactive hands-on science course for elementary teachers. ... More
pp. 709-713
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Project MentorNet
Gail Carmack, The Science Academy of Austin
This paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, the development and implementation of MentorNet will be described. In this section the logistics of giving students access to limited modems... More
pp. 714-716
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Extending the Reach of Teachers Beyond the Classroom: Exploring PBS Learning Link
Steven L. Purcell, Old Dominion University
Learning Link is a public television sponsored, computer-based telecommunications and information network developed for K-12 teachers. In its broader context, Learning Link is actually a network of... More
pp. 717-719
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Technology and Education: A Successful Marriage for the Twenty- First Century
Steve Harlow, University of Nevada, Reno
To set the stage for what we want to say in this paper, we refer to Seymour Papert’s latest book The Children’s Machine (1993). In this book, Papert takes the position that “megachange” has... More
pp. 722-724
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United We Stand: A Portrait of Teachers and Technology in Rural America
Jerry A. Bennett, Roswell Independent School District
Society is riding a technological tidal wave unprec- More
pp. 725-729
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Aligning Information Technology With Curricular Intent
Barbara Burkhouse, Marywood College
As teacher educators, most of us have probably found ourselves admonishing prospective teachers to clarify instructional purpose or objectives before designing activities, since the latter, without... More
pp. 730-732