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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Differences in Student Information and Communication Technology Literacy Based on Socio-Economic Status, Ethnicity, and Gender: Evidence of a Digital Divide in Florida Schools
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Ritzhaupt, Albert D.; Liu, Feng; Dawson, Kara; Barron, Ann E. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2013
This research examines student information and communication technology (ICT) literacy and its relationships to a student's socio-economic status (SES), gender, and ethnicity of middle school students. We recruited 5,990 students from 13 school districts across the state of Florida. Student participants completed the Student Tool for Technology…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technological Literacy, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity
Florida's EETT Leveraging Laptops Initiative and Its Impact on Teaching Practices
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Dawson, Kara; Cavanaugh, Cathy; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
This study measures changes in teaching practices that occurred during a school year that included laptop implementation and professional development. The changes were documented through direct observations of more than 400 classrooms in more than 50 K-12 schools in 11 Florida districts. Trained observers used two valid observation instruments to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Effect Size, Professional Development
Teacher Inquiry: A Vehicle to Merge Prospective Teachers' Experience and Reflection during Curriculum-Based, Technology-Enhanced Field Experiences
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Dawson, Kara – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2006
This study describes and analyzes a four-year effort to provide curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences for prospective teachers. These field experiences and this associated study espouse the notion that experiences and reflective activity must coalesce to yield professional growth for prospective teachers. The study suggests that…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Reflective Teaching