Date of Award
1-1-1992
Document Type
Practicum
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Child and Youth Care Administration
Advisor
Georgianna Lowen
Committee Member
Debbie Rees
Keywords
computer literacy, computer peripherals, curriculum, education technology, elementary education, grades K–5, inservice training, instruction, professional development, RF modulator, teacher computer literacy, teacher education, teacher workshops, technology integration, television monitor, whole-class instruction
Abstract
The problem addressed by the practicum was that the computer literacy of teachers and students varied from grade to grade and classroom to classroom, as did the amount of use of the computer. The goal of the practicum was that the teachers at the writer's school would improve their knowledge and skills as well as to use the computer for professional and personal purposes.
The writer developed a computer literacy curriculum for grades K through 5; each level specifies vocabulary, knowledge, and skills. Individual teacher inservices were held to enhance teacher computer literacy and to generate a project of the teacher's choice to reflect growth. The writer presented a faculty workshop focusing on classrooms with access to one computer.
The grade level specific computer literacy curriculum was adopted by the faculty at the writer's school. Analysis of the data revealed that the participants in the individual inservice sessions were able to use the computer to produce a product and/e explore use of the computer in a new way. Demonstration of the use of a RF modulator to enable use of a 25” television set as a monitor for whole class lessons leu to the purchase and/or placement of this equipment for all classrooms in the writer's school.