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Media Advisory: UAlbany Student Web Developers Inspire Future Generation of Techies
Contact: Catherine Herman (518) 437-4980
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 8, 2006)
What:
Six project teams of graduate students
from the University at Albany course IST 673
(Technology and School Library Media)
present their multi-media and interactive
poster sessions aimed at encouraging the use
of computers and technology to enhance
learning in the classroom.
Who:
Joette M. Stefl-Mabry, assistant professor,
School of Information Science and Policy,
research assistant professor, Department of
Educational Theory and Practice (ETAP)
William E.J. Doane, doctoral student, provided
technical support
Representatives from the six project teams
Students representing grades K-7, K-12
administrators, and inservice professionals from
the following collaborating schools Montessori
Magnet School, North Albany Academy, Hackett
Middle School, and Thomas O'Brien Academy of
Science & Technology (TOAST)
When:
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 4:30 p.m.
Where:
CETL Digital Classroom #2, 1st floor,
Science Library, University at Albany Uptown
campus, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y.
Background:
The University at Albany's graduate students
of IST 673 (Technology and School Library
Media) develop interactive web-based
projects each semester in collaboration with
area schools to foster technology in the
classroom and a "learning community." This
spring, three UAlbany undergraduate students
served as Web consultants for design
aspects. Each of the six projects, designed
in collaboration with North Albany Academy,
Montessori Magnet School, Hackett Middle
School, and Thomas O'Brien Academy of
Science & Technology, targets a specific
grade from K-7 providing technological
activities for each grade level.
The five-minute formal presentations and interactive poster presentations illustrate highlights of the project goals and objectives; the New York State, ALA, and ISTE Standards incorporated into each project; assessment instruments and results; literature review; substantiation for technology and academic elements included in the projects; Web design features; and future recommendations. Project titles include "Colonial Times," "Weather and the Seasons," "Ocean Animals," "Music, Basketball, and Sneakers," "Underground Railroad," and "The Solar System."
For details on the projects visit Collaborate Projects Spring 2006.
