Using technology in the classroom to foster student learning. (ERIC/EECE Report).This column summarizes recent ERIC documents and journal articles, and highlights some World Wide Web resources, that discuss uses of technology in the elementary school elementary school: see school. classroom to foster student learning. For details about ERIC and ordering ERIC documents, please see the information following these abstracts. ERIC Documents ED438534 LINKING LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY: A Guide for K-8 Classrooms. Shelley B. Wepner, William J. Valmont, & Richard Thurlow, Eds. 2000. 266 p. (Available from EDRS EDRS ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Columbia University, NY) EDRS Eating Disorders Research Society EDRS Enforcement Document Retrieval System EDRS Electronic Data Reporting System EDRS European Data Relay Satellite and from: International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139; www.reading.org.) Based on the idea that instruction should drive technology, and not vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. , this book shares ideas, options, and opportunities for using technology in the classroom. Vignettes and examples of classroom uses of technology are presented throughout the book to highlight concepts and help teachers support literacy goals. The essays in the book offer lesson plans that can be used in classrooms or computer labs. Each lesson plan includes objectives, materials, activities, and assessments. Journal Articles EJ647726 DIFFERENTIATING CURRICULUM WITH TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED CLASS PROJECTS. Technology in the Classroom. Doris Bergen. Childhood Education, Vol. 78, No. 2 (Winter 2001-2002): 117-118. This article describes how children of every ability level are motivated to create technology-enhanced projects using the Internet, online databases, scanned pictures and drawings, video clips, and hyperlinks. Such projects can help teachers differentiate curriculum for all children. A list of resources for teaching with technology, including software, Web sites, articles, and books, is provided. EJ645594 AUTHENTIC PROGRAM PLANNING IN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. Sarah J. Stein, Campbell J. McRobbie, & Ian S. Ginns. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 11, No. 3 (2001): 239-261. This article reports on needs identified by teachers during an investigation into their experiences implementing technology in primary classrooms. Two models for conceptualizing and planning units of work in technology are presented. The models form frameworks to structure thinking for authentic classroom planning and for sequencing of lessons. EJ644018 ELEMENTARY CIVICS civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. AND THE ELECTION YEAR: Exercises on the Web. Linda B. Bennett. Social Education, Vol. 64, No. 5 (September 2000): 301-303. This article describes two civics lessons for elementary school students that use the World Wide Web. In one lesson, kindergartners and 1st-graders conduct research about the White House in order to understand the presidency. In the second lesson, 4th- and 5th-graders examine viewpoints about public issues discussed by presidential candidates. EJ640193 E-ACTIVITIES: Internet-based Activities To Expand Your History Curriculum. Lisa Trumbauer. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 5 (January-February 2002): 65. Three Internet-based activities for teaching elementary students about the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad, in U.S. history, loosely organized system for helping fugitive slaves escape to Canada or to areas of safety in free states. It was run by local groups of Northern abolitionists, both white and free blacks. are presented: 1) creating a "freight train" of facts, 2) mapping routes, and 3) participating in an electronic simulation of life as a fugitive slave In the history of slavery in the United States, a fugitive slave was a slave who had escaped his or her enslaver often with the intention of traveling to a place where the state of his or her enslavement was either illegal or not enforced. . EJ636391 DEVELOPING A COMPUTER-ASSISTED TUTORING PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDREN AT RISK TO LEARN TO READ. Bette Chambers, Philip C. Abrami, Katherine McWhaw, & Michel Charles Therrien. Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, Vol. 7, No. 2-3 (September 2001): 223-239. This study performed a formative evaluation Formative evaluation is a type of evaluation which has the purpose of improving programmes. It goes under other names such as developmental evaluation and implementation evaluation. of a computer-assisted tutoring program to help students who were experiencing problems learning to read. Initial findings provide support for developing a program designed with "just in time" support for tutors and interactive activities for tutees based on material in their reading classes. EJ636293 WEB SITINGS. Erika Lo. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October 2001): 76. This article presents seven mathematics games, located on the World Wide Web, for elementary students. EJ636292 CYBERHUNT. Chris Mills For the Chicago singer-songwriter, see . Christopher Lemonte Mills (born on January 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional basketball player. . Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October 2001): 73, 75. This article presents an online activity designed to teach middle- and upper-level elementary school students about the skeletal system skeletal system n. The bodily system that consists of the bones, their associated cartilages, and the joints. It supports and protects the body, produces blood cells, and stores minerals. . Students are given several questions about the human skeleton The human skeleton consists of both fused and individual bones supported and supplemented by ligaments, tendons, muscles and cartilage. Fused bones include those of the pelvis and the cranium. Osteocytes are present in the bone matrix. , then are directed to several online science sites to find the answers. EJ636291 E-ACTIVITIES. Joy Brewster. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October 2001): 72. This article presents five technology-based activities to teach elementary students about the human body. The activities relate to heartbeat, exercise, the senses, illnesses, and diagrams of the body. EJ636290 K-2 TECH TIPS. Gail Lovely. Instructor, Vol. 111, No. 3 (October 2001): 68-70. Tips to help K-2 teachers get their students using technology include establishing routines, pairing students at the computer, tying computer lab learning with classroom learning, using time tasks, providing peer support, and using technology meaningfully in the classroom. Sidebars present hints for selecting computer resources and Web sites. EJ633384 EDUCATION OR EDUTAINMENT Educational material that is also entertaining. (application) edutainment - Interactive education and entertainment services or software, usually supplied commercially via a cable network or on CD-ROM. ? Technology in the Classroom. Doris Bergen. Childhood Education, Vol. 77, No. 2 (Winter 2000-2001): 114-116. Maintaining that computer software and Internet exploration introduce playful elements into learning, the author discusses the implications of "edu-tainment" (a technologically mediated combination of learning and enjoyment). She suggests that school may no longer be the primary site for learning and that teachers may need to reevaluate their educational approach. A list of software resources for children ages 6 to 12 is included. EJ627245 THE GARBERS: Using Digital History To Recreate a 19th-century Family. Cheryl L. Mason & Alice Carter. Social Studies and the Young Learner, Vol. 12, No. 1 (September-October 1999): 11-14. This article describes a lesson in which students read a letter from an interactive Web site archive of digitized primary sources. Students searched the site's population census to learn about a particular family, and also about life in general, during the 19th century. EJ627171 TECHNOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, AND THE YOUNG CHILD. Douglas H. Clements. New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Mathematics Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2 (May 2000): 28-38. This article examines two types of computer environments: a computer manipulative environment and a navigational environment. The article discusses how these environments contribute to young children's mathematics learning. EJ622246 COMPUTERIZED LANDSCAPES BY WAY OF THE HUDSON. Pixel Palette. Berniece Patterson. Arts & Activities, Vol. 126, No. 5 (January 2000): 19, 65-66. This article presents an art lesson that integrates the study of the "Hudson River School Hudson River school, group of American landscape painters, working from 1825 to 1875. The 19th-century romantic movements of England, Germany, and France were introduced to the United States by such writers as Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. " of painters with computer art. Students create landscapes using "Fractal Design Painter See Painter. ." EJ620529 GET CONNECTED TO SCIENCE. Stephen W. Smith. Science and Children, Vol. 37, No. 7 (April 2000): 22-25. The Internet can be successfully used in science education by keeping in mind the dangers of the Web, such as inaccuracy in·ac·cu·ra·cy n. pl. in·ac·cu·ra·cies 1. The quality or condition of being inaccurate. 2. An instance of being inaccurate; an error. of information, information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. , and inappropriate materials. To help avoid the dangers, instructors can use Web filters, directions for Internet searches, and bookmarks. The use of computers as a publishing tool for an online classroom newsletter is described. EJ604287 E-CLASSROOM. Cards to Parents, E-Mail Pals. Ruth Melendez & Jasmine Dudzik. Instructor, Vol. 109, No. 3 (October 1999): 73. This article describes standards-based, elementary-level social studies activities that incorporate computer technology. In the first, students use HyperStudio to create postcards about regions of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In the second, students participate in ongoing correspondence with E-mail pals. EJ604256 E-CLASSROOM EXTRA. Bulletin Boards, Class Newsletters, and Greeting Cards See e-card. . Mary Dibb, Jennifer Barnes, & Betty Cavanaugh. Instructor, Vol. 109, No. 6 (March 2000): 101-102. This article presents elementary level, standards-based, technology-supported learning activities for the classroom, including: creating a virtual reality bulletin board, developing a weekly newsletter on the computer, and generating personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. greeting cards. EJ600207 GEOMETRY AND OP ART. Evelyn J. Brewer. Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 6, No. 4 (December 1999): 220-224, 236. This article describes an activity in which students use computers and techniques from Op Art to learn various geometric concepts. The activity allows them to see the connection between art and mathematics, and reinforces writing, speaking, and drawing skills. World Wide Web Resources SCIence Files: Science Resources From NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. http:/ whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/ Computers and Young Children. ERIC Digest. By Susan W. Haugland http://ericeece.org/pubs/ digests2000haugland00.html http://ericeece.org/pubs/digests/ 2000/haugland00s.html (Spanish) Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal www.ncsu.edu/meridian/ NAEYC NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children (Washington, DC) Position Statement. Technology and Young Children--Ages 3 Through 8 http://naeyc.org/resources/ position_statements/pstech98.htm Parents, Educators, Publishers (PEP) www.microweb.com/pepsite/ AskERIC: Educational Technology Information and Resources http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/res.cgi/ Educational_Technology ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology: Educational Technology Information and Resources www.ericit.org educationaltechnology.shtml The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE) contributed this column. Abstracts of ERIC documents and journal articles can be read on ERIC microfiche Pronounced "micro-feesh." A 4x6" sheet of film that holds several hundred miniaturized document pages. See micrographics. and on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , which are available in many libraries. The ERIC database is also available online. 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