Integrating Educational Technology and Media into Pre-service Teachers’ Preparation in Rural United States

• In Event: TED - Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the Classroom

Short Description

This study presented pre-service teachers’ development in their knowledge of and skills for technology integration in a rural area. The digital use divide not merely exists between learner but also future educators. By integrating the direct instruction of technology integration techniques, the participants were more capable to effectively integrate technology into their future teaching. The study could help pre-service teachers in rural areas cultivate their knowledge of and skills for technology integration.

Authors

• Szu-Yueh Justine Chien, University of Wisconsin-Extension

• Chien Yu, Mississippi State University