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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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Teaching Literacy in Primary Schools Using an Interactive Whole-Class Technology: Facilitating Student-to-Student Whole-Class Dialogic Interactions
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Maher, Damian – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2012
Much of the research conducted on the use of interactive whole-class technologies in primary school classroom focuses on teacher-to-student interactions. This paper, drawing on a social theory of learning, reports on a qualitative case study undertaken with two primary school classes in one school in New South Wales, Australia where the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
Supporting Students' Transition from Primary School to High School Using the Internet as a Communication Tool
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Maher, Damian – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
This paper reports on a transition project where the Internet as a communication tool was used to facilitate interactions between primary school and high school students. The qualitative case study involved capturing the online interactions of the students and teachers as well as the use of questionnaires. Results of the study demonstrate that the…
Descriptors: Internet, High School Students, Transitional Programs, Computer Uses in Education