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Direct linkMark, Lauren; Ratliffe, Katherine T. – Computers in the Schools, 2011
The experiences of 247 middle school children around cyberbullying were examined through in-class questionnaires. Their use of different media, their experiences with cyberbullying, and the relationships among school type, gender, and grade level were analyzed. Of the students in this sample 33% of female and 20% of male students reported being a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Questionnaires, Gender Differences
Coutinho, Clara; Mota, Pedro – Computers in the Schools, 2011
This article presents a report of a pedagogic experience carried out in a Portuguese 6th-grade music education class during the 2008-2009 school year. A podcast was created (www.podomatic.com) and several activities were developed, in classroom context, taking advantage of the tool's potential for teaching and learning. Although the podcast was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Informal Education, Music
Banister, Savilla – Computers in the Schools, 2010
Advocates of ubiquitous computing have long been documenting classroom benefits of one-to-one ratios of students to handheld or laptop computers. The recent sophisticated capabilities of the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad have encouraged further speculation on exactly how K-12 teaching and learning might be energized by such devices. This paper…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices
Lieberman, Debra A.; Bates, Cynthia H.; So, Jiyeon – Computers in the Schools, 2009
This article reviews a selection of studies on digital media and learning for young children ages 3 to 6. The range of digital media for this age group is growing and includes computer-delivered and online activities; console video games; handheld media, occasionally with GPS or an accelerometer, in cell phones and other wireless mobile devices;…
Descriptors: Young Children, Social Networks, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
Morales, Cesareo; Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda – Computers in the Schools, 2008
The Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) questionnaire was administered to 978 elementary and middle school teachers from Mexico City, and 932 elementary and middle school teachers from the Dallas, Texas, metroplex in the USA, in order to examine self-efficacy similarities and differences for technology proficiency self-appraisals in a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Middle School Teachers
Bangert, Arthur W. – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Traditional student evaluations of teaching do not adequately assess the essential constructivist-based practices that have been recommended for effective online instruction. There is a need for student evaluation of teaching instruments that are specifically designed to provide online instructors with valid feedback about the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Graduate Students, Teacher Effectiveness
Thomas, David A.; Li, Qing – Computers in the Schools, 2008
The World Wide Web is evolving in response to users who demand faster and more efficient access to information, portability, and reusability of digital objects between Web-based and computer-based applications and powerful communication, publication, collaboration, and teaching and learning tools. This article reviews current uses of Web-based…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Mathematics Education, Distance Education, Mathematics Teachers
Rosen, Dina; Nelson, Charles – Computers in the Schools, 2008
New social-sharing applications are transforming the Internet from a "read-only" (Web 1.0) environment to a "read-write" ecology that many are calling Web 2.0. These tools (e.g., weblogs and wikis) enable Internet users to publish information online almost as easily as they can read online, and they have tremendous potential for learning. This…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Networks, Communities of Practice, Technological Advancement
Heafner, Tina L.; Friedman, Adam M. – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Web 2.0 software, in particular wikis, have the potential to allow students to become active contributors to the Internet and, as a result, restructure traditional learning environments. In this study, the effects of student-created wikis were evaluated through measures of student engagement, cognitive benefits, and student learning in both the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Self Efficacy, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students
Liu, Leping; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Computers in the Schools, 2008
This article presents a study of Web 2.0 articles intended to (a) analyze the content of what is written and (b) develop a statistical model to predict whether authors' write about the need for new instructional design strategies and models. Eighty-eight technology articles were subjected to lexical analysis and a logistic regression model was…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Content Analysis, Journal Articles, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedBrucklacher, Barry; Gimbert, Belinda – Computers in the Schools, 1999
Reviews the research literature about cooperative learning and technology, describes role-playing software programs designed for cooperative learning, and shows how Web pages built on a WebQuest model can be used to augment these programs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
Bonk, Curtis J.; Daytner, Katrina; Daytner, Gary; Dennen, Vanessa; Malikowski, Steve – Computers in the Schools, 2002
This study was part of a two-year review regarding the use of Web-based case conferencing to enhance, extend, and transform the learning of preservice teachers in an introductory educational psychology course. First, Web conferencing enhanced the learning opportunities within educational psychology by providing an electronically shared space for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Internet, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teachers
Kahn, Jessica; Pred, Robert – Computers in the Schools, 2002
The design, implementation, and evaluation of the second phase in a two-year faculty development initiative by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium on Higher Education (SEPCHE) is presented. The initiative addressed instruction of SEPCHE faculty in the use of technology in college teaching. Six workshops were conducted for faculty in specific…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Workshops, Faculty Development, College Instruction
