Search results for author:"Jenny Burson"
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Adding a Field-based Component to a Course in Educational Computing
Jenny Burson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 326–328
In 1993, the University of Houston became part of a regional consortium that includes four area universities, eight Professional Development and Technology Schools (PDTS), and regional education service centers. The primary goal of the consortium is ...
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Using eBooks to Develop TPACK: Teacher Candidates Get ‘Handy’ for Class
Candace Figg; Burson Jenny
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4340–4345
This paper describes the development of an eBook textbook that is serving as the main resource for elementary teacher candidates in a technology integration methods course, and the perspectives of the teacher candidates as to the effectiveness of...
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Giving a “Hand” to the Writer’s Workshop with PDAs
Candace Figg; Jenny Burson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1894–1896
Lack of student access to computers in the classroom (or lack of adequate computer lab access) has limited the computer's usefulness in the writing process to the "publish" stage. Although publishing an attractive, professional-looking document as a ...
Topics: Computers, Developmental Stages, Professional Development
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PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants): Computing Tools for All Students
Candace Figg; Jenny Burson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1779–1780
Because access to computers has long been viewed by classroom teachers as a barrier to integrating computer technologies into daily teaching/learning experiences, the poster presentation emphasizes the low cost of furnishing computing tools to all...
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Taking TPACK to the Classroom: Teacher Candidates Get ‘Handy’ for Class
Candace Figg; Jenny Burson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3824–3825
This paper describes the development of a textbook containing practice-based information, guided lesson planning activities, and discussions of appropriate technology based on a taxonomy of TPACK characteristics and actions derived from a two-year...
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Across the Curriculum with Handheld Computers
Candace Figg; Jenny Burson
Computers in the Schools Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jan 11, 2006) pp. 131–144
Using computer technology to support authentic learning activities produces effective learning environments when two situations occur-the teacher understands how technology tools can be used in delivering instruction and the students have access to...
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PDA strategies for preservice teacher technology training
Candace Figg; Jenny Burson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 507–509
Making technology integration relevant by eliminating the access barrier for preservice teachers is a problem that may be solved for educators of preservice teachers by the utilization of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices. For approximately $...
Topics: Integration, Teachers
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Student Teachers as Instructional Designers: A First Experience
Candace Figg; Jenny Burson
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) p. 1671
The design for this study utilized a participatory, recursive design process (Schuler & Namioka, 1993), to enable 185 student teachers to work collaboratively in the design and construction of the class tutorial, Word Processing Wizardry. The...
Topics: Instructional Design, Students
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Using TPACK-in-Practice to Design Technology Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers
Kamini Jaipal; Candace Figg; Jenny Burson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4710–4717
This poster presentation proposes a re-envisioned model of TPACK (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) and illustrates its usefulness in framing technology professional learning for teachers and teacher educators or technology workshops. Four design elements...
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Integrating technology into teacher education: A team approach
Linda Voges; Anne Bustard; Mike Bell; Jenny Burson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1669–1670
Digital literacy is more than just using software and hardware. It creates a new paradigm in which to develop technology integration. Barriers to the integration of technology in methods courses are age old; time, resources, and lack of confidence....
Topics: Integration, Training, Faculty, Students
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Movies and Books are Elementary, Watson
Jenny Burson; Anne Bustard; Mike Bell; Linda Voges
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2250–2251
The focus of this demonstration is to explore the multimedia products created by one cohort of 23 preservice students seeking elementary/early childhood certification at the University of Texas, College of Education. Each item was prepared for use...
Topics: Elementary Education, Professional Development, Early Childhood Education, Students
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INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Jenny Burson; Jerry Price; Brandie Colon; Gita Varagoor
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 554–555