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Assessing online lesson plans.

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| December 22, 2004 | Stiska, Adam; Volk, Fred; Rymsza-Pawlowska, Malgorzata | COPYRIGHT 2004 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

As information technology (IT) increasingly enters into classroom instruction, study of classroom IT becomes imperative. To assess one form of classroom IT, the use of online lesson plans, two focus groups were conducted with public school teachers in the Washington D.C. area. Participants discussed professional difficulties including time constraints and the difficulty in reaching different 'tiers' of classroom learners. Instead of 'step-by-step' lesson plans, participants stated their preferences for discrete online materials to develop their classroom discussions.

Introduction

As the number of schools connected to information ...

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