Resource Log #3 (Sources #13-18)

#13 “Constructing Knowledge with Technology” – Page 8 of this article discusses some of the controversies associated with Constructivism.

Dimock, K., Boethel, M., & Southwest Educational Development Lab., A. (1999, January 1). Constructing knowledge with technology. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED431398) Retrieved January 25, 2009, from ERIC database.

#14 “Constructivism and Technology: Instructional Designs for Successful Education Reform” –
This article discusses integrating constructivism and technology to improve student achievement and to more thoroughly meet National Education Goals.

Lunenburg, F. (1998, January 1). Constructivism and technology: Instructional designs for successful education reform. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 25(2), 75-81. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ577745) Retrieved January 29, 2009, from ERIC database.

#15 “How Technology Aids Constructivism in the Social Studies Classroom” – This article discusses the benefits of infusing technology into constructivist classrooms, but it also offers a variety of techniques for using technology in these classrooms. These techniques/ideas for using technology in the constructivist classroom include using multimedia/hypermedia, telecommunications, databases, internet projects, and much more.

Rice, M., & Wilson, E. (1999, January 1). How technology aids constructivism in the social studies classroom. Social Studies, 90(1), 28-33. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ588699) Retrieved January 29, 2009, from ERIC database.

#16 “Kids, Computers, and Constructivism” – This article discusses the link between constructivism and young children’s computer use. The research presented in this article discusses many ways young children use computers in the classroom, but it contends that word processing programs are the most compatible with constructivism because it allows young children to construct and express their own thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

Brown, D. (1996, January 1). Kids, computers, and constructivism. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 23(3), 189-95. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ532859) Retrieved January 29, 2009, from ERIC database.

#17 “The Many Faces of Constructivism” – This article discusses the variety of approaches associated with constructivism. It talks about how constructivism can be constructivism but look different with different teachers and in different contexts. I thought this was a very interesting perspective of constructivism and it really made me think about the varying ways I use constructivism in my current classroom.

Perkins, D. (1999, November). The many faces of constructivism. Educational Leadership, 57(3), 6. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

#18 “Using a Constructivist Approach to Teaching” – This Discovery Education video clip features a high school teacher who explains how she uses a constructivist approach in her own personal classroom and how it helps her students succeed in her room.

Using a constructivist approach to teaching. ASCD (2001). Retrieved January 31, 2009, fromDiscovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/