Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
January 2007 Volume 15, Number 1
Editors
Richard Hartshorne
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Editorial: Examining Social Software in Teacher Education
Richard E. Ferdig, University of Florida, United States
Faculty members in our department are assigned as advisors to numerous undergraduate teacher education students. Unlike master or doctoral advisees, these students visit academic counselors for... More
pp. 5-10
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Direct Links: Using E-mail to Connect Preservice Teachers, Experienced Teachers, and High School Students Within an Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program
Alison Cook-Sather, Bryn Mawr/Haverford Education Program, Bryn Mawr College, United States
Much of preservice teacher education at the undergraduate level is based on indirect links between those preparing to teach and those who spend their days in schools. This article describes two... More
pp. 11-37
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PDAs in Teacher Education: A Case Study Examining Mobile Technology Integration
Teresa Franklin, Ohio University, United States; Colleen Sexton, Governors State University, United States; Yong Lu, Ohio University, China; Hongyan Ma, Rio Grande University, China
The classroom computer is no longer confined to a box on the desk. Mobile handheld computing devices have evolved into powerful and affordable learning tools. Handheld technologies are changing the... More
pp. 39-57
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Laptop Technology and Pedagogy in the English Language Arts Classroom
Ewa McGrail, Georgia State University, United States
The English Language Arts teachers in this qualitative study reported somewhat negative outcomes in social and material spaces in the context of laptop technology in their classrooms. These... More
pp. 59-85
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Assessing Higher Order Thinking in Video Games
John Rice, Texas Center for Educational Technology, University of North Texas, United States
Computer video games have become highly interesting to educators and researchers since their sophistication has improved considerably over the last decade. Studies indicate simple video games... More
pp. 87-100
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Key Design Factors in Durable Instructional Technology Professional Development
John Wells, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
The capacity of any professional development effort to achieve durable change in teacher practice is affected by a host of design factors and their precise alignment with multiple delivery... More
pp. 101-122
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Preparing Teachers and Counselors to Help Under-Represented Populations
Kelly Nicholson, Dawson Hancock & Teresa Dahlberg, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States
In the US and many other industrialized nations, far fewer females and minorities enter Information Technology (IT) fields than do males and majority populations. Research has revealed that... More
pp. 123-143
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Book Review: Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods
Debra Sprague, George Mason University, United States
Current models of professional development have not been successful in helping teachers change their practice. To address this issue, online teacher professional development (oTPD) programs have... More
pp. 145-149
