Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Lesson 4b Additional Education Databases


Under the Teacher Reference Center:

We were asked to find articles post 2008, but I started with just a simple search, and varied the way I entered the search terms, something many don't do but which will sometimes find new resources.

"Technology Education" +  Alaska - 5 returned from 1994 to 2008

limited results because I could never get the dates to change to just 2009 and beyond

APA citation
LEADER OF THE YEAR. (2008). Technology & Learning, 29(5), 4-12.


Next I tried as simple search but I edited the dates to look at and checked full text before I clicked search:

Alaska AND Technology Education - 9 results from 2008 to 2011 full text

Gordon, D. (2011). REMOTE LEARNING: TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL SCHOOLS. T H E Journal, 38(9), 18-24.
"Particular attention is paid to technology integration at several districts including Kodiak Island Borough School District in Alaska, Eastern Lebanon County School District in Pennsylvania, and Danville Public Schools in Virginia…."

J.R. (2011). On the Edge, in the Center. Phi Delta Kappan, 92(6), 4.
"The article profiles the actions of Grant Kashatok, principal of Ayaprun School in Newtok, Alaska…. It also discusses the role of the Internet and other technologies in teaching students English."

Alaska District Partners with Discovery. (cover story). (2010). Electronic Education Report, 17(18), 1-2.
"The article reports on the partnership between Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Alaska and Discovery Education to maximize the use of technology for instruction…."

others don't seem to apply but showed:

K12 Grows Revenue and Enrollment in FY 2010. (cover story). (2010). Electronic Education Report, 17(18), 1-4.

Manzo, K. (2009). Former Apple Executive to Lead U.S. Ed-Tech Office. Education Week, 29(11), 15-20.

Partnerships & Acquisitions. (2009). Electronic Education Report, 16(19), 6-7.

Ohler, J. (2009). New-Media Literacies. Education Digest, 75(3), 31-36.


By using advanced search, Technology Education (all text) and Alaska (GE Geographic terms) two showed, the one in Phi Delta Kappan and the one in Electronic Education Report

J.R. (2011). On the Edge, in the Center. Phi Delta Kappan, 92(6), 4.

Alaska District Partners with Discovery. (cover story). (2010). Electronic Education Report, 17(18), 1-2.


Next I tried
"Technology Education" AND Alaska in ERIC
10 results

"Technology Education" AND Alaska; 2009 to 2012 with full text; 1 result

Doblar, D. (2009). Ten Schools and School Districts to Get Excited About. Educational Horizons, 87(2), 116-127.
"…(10) Chugach School District--Alaska. These ten schools and school districts exhibit many of the information-age features one would expect to find based upon changes in society and in other social systems."

Technology Education+Alaska; 2009 to 2012; 120 results
DiPerna, P., & Friedman Foundation for Educational, C. (2011). Alaska K-12 & School Choice Survey: What Do Voters Say about K-12 Education? Polling Paper No. 3. Friedman Foundation For Educational Choice.

Center on Education, P. (2010). Subgroup Achievement and Gap Trends: Alaska. Center On Education Policy. (not sure I'd classify this with Technology)

ACT, I. c. (2011). The Condition of College and Career Readiness, 2011: Alaska. ACT, Inc. (not sure I'd classify this with Technology)

Advanced search - 4 items (2 definitely had info; 1 was possible; 1 not useful)
Technology Education - TX all text
Alaska SU Descriptors
Craig Rushing, S. (2010, January 1). Use of Media Technologies by Native American Teens and Young Adults: Evaluating Their Utility for Designing Culturally-Appropriate Sexual Health Interventions Targeting Native Youth in the Pacific Northwest. ProQuest

Annie E. Casey, F. (2009). KIDS COUNT Data Book, 2009: State Profiles of Child Well-Being. Annie E. Casey Foundation.
(I'm not sure this had much useful info.)

Hall, L. D., & Sanderville, J. (2009). United Sugpiaq Alutiiq (USA) Video Game: Preserving Traditional Knowledge, Culture, and Language. Educational Technology, 49(6-), 20-24




WIth Professional Development:

"Technology Education' AND "Alaska" - no results

"Technology Education" AND Alaska - 98 results with full text and 2009 to 2012

1)Gordon, D. (2011). REMOTE LEARNING: TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL SCHOOLS. T H E Journal, 38(9), 18-24.

2)Guillory, R. M. (2009). American Indian/Alaska Native College Student Retention Strategies. Journal Of Developmental Education, 33(2), 12-38.

3)ASH, K. (2012). ALASKA. Education Week, 31(19), 18.

4)Takano, T. (2009). Connecting with place: implications of integrating cultural values into the school curriculum in Alaska. Environmental Education Research, 15(3), 343-370.

#13
J.R. (2011). On the Edge, in the Center. Phi Delta Kappan, 92(6), 4.

#14
Alaska District Partners with Discovery. (cover story). (2010). Electronic Education Report, 17(18), 1-2.

There are the same articles as from the other searches, but there are also many more that have nothing to do with Technology Education and Alaska.

Limiting which three data bases to search, original search came up with 419; adding full text and 2009 to 2012 left 20 resources to consider.  This way of searching gave me more resources that seemed to fit the topic.

these came up early in the list and appeared related at least:

Chesbro, P., & Boxler, N. (2010). Weaving the Fabric of Professional Development in the 21st Century Using Technology. Journal Of Staff Development, 31(1), 48-53.

Sturgis, C., Patrick, S., & International Association for K-12 Online, L. (2010). When Success Is the Only Option: Designing Competency-Based Pathways for Next Generation Learning. International Association For K-12 Online Learning,

Nelson, S., & Education, N. (2010). Leveraging the Unique Features of Small, Rural Schools for Improvement. Lessons Learned. Volume 1, Issue 5. Education Northwest,

Gordon, D. (2011). REMOTE LEARNING: TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL SCHOOLS. T H E Journal, 38(9), 18-24.


Adams, C. (2009). Digital STORYTELLING. Instructor, 119(3), 35-37.

Coyle, S., Jones, T., & Pickle, S. (2009). e-Learning Programs Come in All Shapes and Sizes: From Alaska to Arkansas, Districts Are Experimenting with Online Learning to Solve Access Problems. Learning & Leading With Technology, 37(2), 12-15.


As with all searching for topic related references, knowing how to utilize a variety of techniques (sometimes specific to certain databases) helps to find what one is looking for.  Additionally, just practice with the various databases helps to know better how to search.




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