Upcoming RCET Presentations

6/25/2012: ISTE 2012, San Diego, CA.

van 't Hooft & McNeal: Your Students Can Be Digital, Local Historians: The GeoHistorian Project.

van 't Hooft & McNeal: SIGML Walking Tour.

RCETJ Vol. 8, No. 1 Published

The latest issue of RCETJ, Vol. 8, No. 1 has been published. Please visit the RCETJ site to access it as well as all . . . → Read More: RCETJ Vol. 8, No. 1 Published

GeoHistorian Curriculum Now Available for Download

After many revisions and lots of editing, the GeoHistorian curriculum is now available for download on the GeoHistorian site’s Curriculum page. This is a major milestone in our project, which is nearing completion. We’d like to thank everyone who helped us to get to this point, including:

Thomas Hatch, Julie Kenworthy, Lorie Bednar, Sandy and Henry Halem, . . . → Read More: GeoHistorian Curriculum Now Available for Download

Second Set of GeoHistorian QR Code Markers Being Installed

Six of the 18 new QR code markers have been installed. Sites include Ray’s Place, Sue Nelson Design (former Thompson Grocery), the Kent Stage, the Link Block, Standing Rock Cemetery, and Franklin Township Hall. See the GeoHistorian Project site for . . . → Read More: Second Set of GeoHistorian QR Code Markers Being Installed

RCETJ Call for Papers: Special Issue on Technology Use in the Social Studies

The Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCETJ) is seeking articles on using technology in social studies education for a special issue, edited by Alicia R. Crowe, to be published in the fall of 2012. Manuscripts to be considered for this special issue should focus on utilization of technology in preK-12 and pre-service social . . . → Read More: RCETJ Call for Papers: Special Issue on Technology Use in the Social Studies

Second Set of GeoHistorian Videos Finished

After lots of recording, editing, re-recording, and re-editing, the second set of 18 GeoHistorian videos is now available online at the GeoHistorian YouTube Channel. The videos cover a wide variety of existing sites like Beckwith Orchards, Ray’s Place, and Davey Elementary School, and sites that no longer exist such as the Kent Block and Opera House.

The . . . → Read More: Second Set of GeoHistorian Videos Finished

New Issue of RCETJ Published

A new issue of RCETJ has been published! It can be found here. Topics in Vol. 7 No. 2 include

Using digital representations in chemistry education
Digital word walls and vocabulary learning
Appreciative learning approach and computer game development to increase student creativity
Text messaging and teenagers
Pre-service teacher perceptions . . . → Read More: New Issue of RCETJ Published

GeoHistorian Project in the News

Kent State’s e-inside just published a brief article about the GeoHistorian Project. The project itself is in great shape, as the last of the first set of markers are being installed, while gearing up to work with three teachers and approximately 60 students from Davey Elementary School in the fall.

For more information and updates, please visit . . . → Read More: GeoHistorian Project in the News

Call for Manuscripts: RCETJ Spring 2012 Issue

Manuscripts are being accepted for the Spring 2012 issue of RCETJ. See http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/announcement/view/9 for submission information . . . → Read More: Call for Manuscripts: RCETJ Spring 2012 Issue

First of the GeoHistorian QR Code Markers Have Been Installed

On June 18, the Kent Historical Society reopened its doors in a new location, the Clapp-Woodward House on East Main Street in Kent. As part of the reopening, and with the help of our teachers and a couple of students, the first QR code marker was installed at the house. Go here for the . . . → Read More: First of the GeoHistorian QR Code Markers Have Been Installed

GeoHistorian Project Updates

A couple of updates on the GeoHistorian Project:

An article about the project was just published in the Kent Historian, issued by the Kent Historical Society. See pages 4-5.

The first set of QR code markers will be installed on Saturday, June . . . → Read More: GeoHistorian Project Updates