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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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Using Anchored Instruction to Teach Preservice Teachers to Integrate Technology in the Curriculum
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Kariuki, Mumbi; Duran, Mesut – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2004
This case study addresses the use of the "anchored instruction approach" to restructure educational computing courses to enhance future teachers' learning of technology applications in the classroom. A cohort group of 22 preservice teachers from a typical teacher education institution in Southeastern Ohio was involved in the study. The preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
A Technology Partnership: Lessons Learned by Mentors.
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Kariuki, Mumbi; Frankiln, Teresa; Duran, Mesut – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2001
Describes a university-school partnership that was established for instructional technology graduate students to act as mentors to elementary school teachers in a rural school in Ohio. Discusses the values of mentoring; the need for flexibility; the use of technology; and collaborative learning. (LRW)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers, Graduate Students
Creating Electronic Portfolios Using Laptops: A Learning Experience for Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Pupils, and Elementary School Teachers.
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Kariuki, Mumbi; Turner, Sandy – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2001
Describes a study that provided preservice teachers with laptop computers to use in a yearlong fieldwork experience in an elementary school. Topics include results of participant observations and interviews that investigated how preservice teachers used the laptops and the impact of their use; developing electronic portfolios with pupils; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students