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Month: April 2022

Garbo, L. M. (2016). Technology integration: A mixed methods study of veteran secondary teachers’ beliefs, attitudes, and classroom practices (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 10255704) Abstract: “The veteran secondary teacher is a valuable asset in the educational field, yet has not been the focus of…

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Fitzgerald, A. T. (2015). Supporting teachers’ integration of technology with e-learning (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 1603340) Abstract: “Teachers need training to integrate technology into classroom curriculum, activities, and pedagogy. The adoption of the Common Core State Standards and statewide computer based assessments, coupled with…

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Ferrari, K. A. (2016). Examining the design and implementation of a professional development program on the use of writing software in a school for the deaf (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 10247074) Abstract: “Nikolaraizi, Verkiri and Easterbrooks (2013) documented how deaf learners can benefit from…

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Ellis, J. A. (2015). Develop, discuss, and decide: How new science teachers use technologies to advance their practice (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 3727953) Abstract: “For decades, there has been a nationwide demand to increase the number of science teachers in K-12 education (National Commission…

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Duncan, P. (2015). An evaluation for how the innovator, innovation, and context affect technology innovations in a K-5 setting (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 3738651) Abstract: “There are a variety of factors that can facilitate or constrain technology use in classrooms (Hew & Brush, 2006).…

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Dillon, P. A. (2017). How deeper learning and 21st century skills influenced one suburban district’s transition to 1:1 student technology (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 10261930) Abstract: “The purpose of this study was to examine administrator, student, and teacher perceptions of organizational structures, systems, and supports…

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Depew, R. W. (2015). Investigating the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and technology leadership capacities of K-12 public school principals (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 3734106) Abstract: “It is understood that principals play a key role the integration of computer technology their schools, however there…

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Cumbee, C. M. V. (2017). Elementary teachers’ use of technology for teaching and parent communication in low socio-economic classrooms: A case study (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. (UMI No. 10263560) Abstract: “Rural areas have less technology access due to an inadequate amount of income and limited internet…

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Clarke, A.-M. (2016). A digital narrative inquiry with teachers developing instructional digital stories: Opportunities and challenges (Unpublished doctoral thesis). Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Ireland. Abstract retrieved from http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.706290 Abstract:  “Technology was highlighted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development and the United Nations Educational Organisation as an important feature in teacher professional development.…

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Champion, R. (2017). Digitally sound? Teachers’ use of digital literacies in predominantly African American classrooms in a low-SES urban school setting (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/ece_diss/30 Abstract: “While digital technologies have been recognized as a necessary part of school learning, a digital divide persists between those who have technological access and those…

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