Integrating Technology into Course Content to Prepare Preservice Teachers to Work with Students Struggling with Written Expression
Abstract: Technology is rapidly infusing our lives and revolutionizing our classrooms. Future teachers planning to work in elementary and special education need to be familiar with an array of tools that can be used to support their students. The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to familiarize preservice teachers with technology that has the potential to benefit students struggling with written expression and second, to facilitate the written expression of preservice teachers that identified themselves as challenged with writing. Results from this study suggest that after completing oral compositions using voice recognition software, preservice teachers are more likely to integrate voice recognition software and iPad technology in their future teaching especially when working with students struggling with written expression and are more likely to recommend this technology to other teachers.