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Free and Open Source Software (often referred to as FOSS/ FLOSS) is transforming opportunities for access to technology in education. FLOSS/FOSS provides low-cost, high quality opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to develop multimedia,...

Free and Open Source Software tools (often referred to as FOSS/ FLOSS) are being used in teacher curriculum writing and multimedia pedagogy projects in teacher preparation programs and K-12 enrichment activities in a major southwestern university...

Reports information from an ongoing and successful program to develop Texas-certified Master Technology Teacher to facilitate language arts activities. Experienced teachers in a graduate program are using a variety of instructional and online...

Shadow plays have a long history in a variety of world cultures. In the activity described in this paper, the Tools, Tasks, and Strategies framework for technology integration is used to describe how shadowplays in elementary classrooms can serve as ...

Reports on an ongoing study of the use of free online translation software to support science students in college biology courses. Free translation tools are easily accessible via the Internet, and while they are imperfect in their effectiveness,...

The use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in education has increased in recent years, and strategies and lessons that incorporate these tools have begun to be integrated into a number of classroom activities. This article is descriptive...

Grade 8-12 teachers participating in a physics professional development program were required to present, critique, and reflect upon lessons that pertained to specific physics content, and physics teaching content-pedagogy. These weekly activities...

The tools, tasks, and strategies (TTS) framework is being used in a major Southwestern university to help teachers adapt technology-enhanced lessons as technology changes over time. This is useful because of the fast rate at which technology tools...

Teachers are provided with technology tools that range from the very simple to the very sophisticated. Often, when they receive professional development for a technology tool, they learn how to use it in only one context, and they never apply it to ...

Online course environments (WebCT) are used in a teacher professional development program to provide a collaborative environment in which classroom teachers can work together to develop multimedia lessons. The approach explores the exchange of ...

The results of a three-year study of technology infusion in the College of Education of a major Southwestern University are presented. During the period of the study, the institution established a significant online teaching program, including both ...

Active k-12 teachers including graduate students studying multimedia pedagogy at a major University were provided two high quality open source tools for graphics and sound editing. The graduate students developed lessons for use with their K-12...

Pre-service teachers often perform poorly on high-stakes state certification exams. Noting that there were a few particular items and concepts that seemed to be the most problematical, the authors developed a n HTML and flash-based tutorial CD that ...

The results of an eight-year study of technology infusion in the College of Education of a major Southwestern university are presented. During the period of the study, the institution increased its online teaching program to two masters and a...